Do obstacles slow down troops in Clash of Clans?

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I noticed that when attacking in multiplayer, my ground troops avoid running through obstacles such as trees. Instead the troops walk around the tree (or other obstacle).
I’m wondering if obstacles actually slow the troops on their way to a building or if their horizontal/vertical/diagonal speed is still the same?
I also wonder if anyone has tried to place obstacles (using a shovel) as an actual defense advantage?
Here’s a funny base my friend came across once:

amazingruler1 · Answer

No obstacles don't slow down troops and if they do it would be probably like 0.000001% slower so u would have to place a lot of obstacles for it to make the slightest difference.
Although it could make troops reroute to attack some other building.

Chris Keen · Answer

Obstacles only affect placement of troops. You cannot deploy a troop on top of an obstacle, but it does not seem to affect troops in any other way. For instance, giants still walk past / over the bush obstacle, instead of around it, if you put them in a nice row, as opposed to walls, which stop or divert troop pathing.
You can learn more about pathing here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/2y614j/misc_strategy_troop_pathing_explained_maybe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Do obstacles slow down troops in Clash of Clans?

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