Is this a good counter for the classic tank setup?

To me, the classical tank setup is 5-10 minotaurs, 1-2 ogres, some emissaries, and 1-2 cyclops. I wanted to know if redbacks + aspises is a worthwhile combo to fight minotaurs, since i have had a lot of success with this combo in the past.

Another good strat is skuttles or mass Phantom

If the tanks aren't shielded, you can just build Placeholder Skuttle and invalidate their existence. Note that a single Minotaur costs more than a Placeholder + Skuttle combo, so it's even cost-effective, especially if Placeholder catches multiples at once.

But yes, shielded redback is good because it's a very high-dps, high-range riot that gets given free EHP and license to move freely instead of skirming.

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