Clash Royale: Best Lava Hound + Poison Deck and Strategy for Arena 8-9

Hello Clash Royale fans, I know most of you are dreaming about having a legendary card. Lava Hound, however, isn’t mentioned a lot. Therefore, I am going to share a Lava Hound + Poison deck with you guys.
 
My Deck

Lava Hound/Zap/Poison cannot be replaced by other troops
Mini Pekka and Barbarians can be used to take out heavy tankers and support Lava Hound
Elixir Collector should be dropped in the beginning
Princess can be replaced by Spear Goblins

Match Ups
Giant + Balloon
There is no defensive building in the deck, you can only try your luck by pushing another lane.
 
Pekka + Prince + Dark Princess
If the Pekka is alone, drop Barbarians before he can move and then Zap Pekka when he stars to move. If there are supporting troops behind the Pekka, use Mini Pekka + Zap to take out the supporting troops.
 
Poison + Miner
All Poison + Miner decks focus on chip damage. You can take that feature to protect your Elixir Collector or just push a lane without dropping Elixir Collector. You need to sacrifice your arena tower’s hp when you battle against Miner decks. For example, your opponents prefer to use Miner to take out the Pump, just ignore it and make a huge push. Or your opponents use Miner + Mini Pekka, you need to ignore the Miner first and use Barbarians to deal with Mini Pekka immediately.
 
Furnace
If the Fire Spirits can touch your Arena Tower, then you need to drop the Elixir Collector on the other side. Drop Lava Hound behind your King Tower to soak the damage. Paired with Minions/Mini Pekka + Spear Goblins, Lava Hound will be able to take out the lane.
 
Poison + Hog Rider
The deck is amazing! It can stay stable in Arena 9 without Legendary Cards! On defence, you should drop Barbarians on the bridge to deal with Hog Rider. By doing so, the Poison won’t hurt your Barbarians.
 
Royal Giant
You don’t have to worry about RG because we have Barbarians and Mini Pekka to take care of it.

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Battle Strategy
A. Have Pump in the beginning
Drop Pump behind Towers and play defensively. After the defence, place Lava Hound behind your King Tower. Don’t rush to put down Princess! Be smart, use Poison to make a positive elixir trade. (Check the Screenshots below) 
B.No Pump or Lava Hound in the begining Just play defensively, throw Poison to do damage to the elixir collector and Arena Tower.
  My opponent use RG + Minions, I just drop Barbarians in front of my Arena Tower so that the Minions will fly within Arena Tower’s attack range and I can use Zap to take them down.
  After the successful defence, I drop the Elixir Collector. As soon as my elixir hit 10, I place Lava Hound behind my King Tower.
  My Opponent use RG to distract my Princess.
 
I use Poison to take out Ice Wizard + Minions. And drop Barbarians to take care of RG.
  You can see I am now in a leading role.