Clash Royale Tier List - Best Cards for Your Decks (Updated)

This Clash Royale Tier List gives you the overall ranking of the best cards in the game right now. Detailed information for each card is included. 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ClashRoyaleTierList2 TierACards2.1 Win-ConditionCards(Giant,LavaHound,etc)2.2 SupportCards2.3 SwarmCards2.4 UtilitySpells2.5 DefensiveBuildings2.6 Tankbusters/Melee2.7 Other3 TierBCards3.1 Win-ConditionCards3.2 SupportCards3.3 SwarmCards3.4 UtilitySpells3.5 DefensiveBuilding3.6 Tankbusters/Melee3.7 Other4 TierCCards4.1 Win-ConditionCards4.2 SupportCards4.3 Swarms4.4 UtilitySpells4.5 DefensiveBuildings4.6 Tankbusters/MeleeUnits4.7 OtherClashRoyaleTierListInsteadoftoomanytiers,thisClashRoyaleTierListwillbeorganizedintothreemaincategories:TierA:Strongcardsthatarecurrentlydominatingthemetaorhavemaintainedastrongpositionforawhileandhaveviabilityinmultipledecks.TierB:Cardsthateitherhasapowerfulrole,butonlyinonedeck.TierC:Cardsthatarenicheandhavelimitedstrengthincertaindecks.Thecardsarenotorderedwithinthecategories!TierACardsWin-ConditionCards(Giant,LavaHound,etc)HogRiderTheHogRiderhashadagoodpositioninthegamesinceitstarts,anditremainspowerfulwithTornadoHogdecksandEarthquake.GraveyardDefinitelyahighskillcard,andhaschangedrolessincewhenitcameout.Graveyarddeckshavesomeofthehighestwinratesinchallenges.-Advertisement-GiantAlthoughseenasabasiccard,GiantcycledecksandGiantdoublePrincehavekepthimrelevant.LavaHoundAlthoughnotusedbymany,LavaHoundhasahighwinrateandquiteafewversionsofittoplay,includingtheever-presentLavaloonandLavaMiner.SupportCardsBabyDragonTheBabyDragonhashadatopspotinavarietyofdecksforanextremelylongtimeduetoitsuniquenessastheonlyairtroopthatdealssplash.ItworksperfectlyinGraveyarddecksandGolemespecially.MusketeerTheMusketeerisafavoritewithinlegacydeckslikeHog2.6.ItspopularitycouldincreaseevenmoreaftertheMagicArcher’srangenerf.IceWizardTheIceWizardisfeaturedalongsideTornadoduetohispowerfulsplashattack,andcangethugepositiveelixirtradesalongwithamini-tank.HehasmadehiswayintoX-Bow,GraveyardandGolem.IceSpiritIceSpirithasremainedoneofthetopcardsforanextremelylongtime.Duetoit’slowcost,playerscanuseitmanytimesduringagame,makingitachallengetobalance.Ithasfoundagoodspotasaterrificcyclecard.SparkyOnceregardedasacompletejoke,afterSupercellchangedherattacktobefasterbutlessdamaging,shesurgedinpopularityandcanbefoundinavarietyofdecks,suchasGoblinGiant,Giant,andEGolem.ElectroWizardBecauseofthemultiplewaysthathecanbeused,theElectroWizardhasremainedaversatilesupportthatcanbefoundinRoyalGiant,PEKKA,andbridgespamdecks.ElectroDragonTheElectroDragonisdefinitelyaveryusefulcardinthismeta,beinginGolemandElixirGolemespecially,beingabletodestroyMinionsandothersupport.FirecrackerTheFirecrackerisusefulasasupportcardforpositiveelixirtrades,andisseeninHogCycleandBalloonCycle.SwarmCardsBatsBatshavesortofreplacedMinionsasthekingofairunits.Theirvulnerabilityismadeupfortheirhighdamageandfastspeed,andisgoodforpositivetrades.SkeletonsSkeletonshavebeenacrucialpartofthegamesinceit’srelease.Mosthighskilldecksusethemduetheirabilitytoquicklycyclethroughunits.Skilledplayerscanusethemtokite,distract,anddealsurprisingdamage.UtilitySpellsTheLogWhenitwasreleased,TheLogwasincrediblyunderwhelming,now,itisusedintonsofdecksandisthepremiersmallspell.FireballDuetotheprevalenceofMagicArcher,Fireballiscrucialinmanydecks.Theknockbackeffectcanalsobeincrediblyusefulwhenusedcorrectly.BarbarianBarrelAlthoughnotaspowerfulasitwas,theBarbarianBarrelisstillgreatfortakingoutthebacklineofpushesandcanbeusedasaLogreplacement.ZapByalmostallmetrics,Zaphassomeofthehighestusageratesinthegamefortherightreason.Unlikeotherspells,itcanimmediatelytakeoutcards,whichmeanspredictionsaren’tnecessarytogetunitsliketheHogRidertothetower.SnowballSnowball’sslowandknockbackallowsforSnowballtokeepunitsfromhittingthetowerisgreatforskilledplayers.DefensiveBuildingsBarbarianHutAsaspawnerit’sterrible.ButafterachangethatmadeBarbariansspawnafterdeath,thisbuildinghashadamassiveboostinpopularitythatwarrantsahighranking.ItisusedinSplashyardandEGolem,mostly.GoblinHutJustlikeBarbarianHut,GoblinHuthasreceivedthesametreatmentwheretroopsspawnafterdeathandithelpedimmensely.BombTowerAnotherbuildingthathasincreaseddramaticallyafterreceivingadeathrattle,thebombtowerhadahugebuffwhichmakesitveryusefulinanumberofdecksandcandestroybiggroupsofsupporttroops.Tankbusters/MeleeMegaKnightMegaKnighthasnowbecomealotmorepopularinavarietyofdecks.Themostpopulardeckisalsoquitestableandhasbeenaroundawhile.(MK,InfernoDragon,SkeletonBarrel,Miner,Bats,GoblinGang,SpearGoblins,Zap)Itisespeciallypopularinmid-ladderduetohiseaseofuseandhishugelandandsplashdamage.BanditThefavouriteofbridgespamplayers,Bandithasbeenasolidcardforawhilenow.Smartplayerscanuseherdashtoavoidrangedattacksgivingherahighskillceiling.MiniPEKKAAfterslowingcreepingup,MiniPEKKAhasfinallygottentherespectitdeserves.Excelsattakingouttanksandsupports,andcaneventakeouttowersifyouropponentisn’tcareful.Possiblythemostversatileandstrongcardinthegamenow!DarkPrinceThiscardhasexcelledforawhileduetohispowerfulsplashattack.Itshighdamageallowsforittofunctionasaswarmkillerandsupportkillerwithease.OtherIceGolemIceGolemcombinesmanypositivetraits.Hislowcostallowsforhimtobequicklycycled,heisgreatatkitingenemies,andhisdeathdamageletshimefficientlytakeoutskeletons.TierBCardsWin-ConditionCardsGoblinBarrelBaitdeckshavecontinuedtobeextremelypopular,andtheonewithKnightandInfernoTowerhasbeenaroundforaround3years.However,thesedecksareprettyfringeatthehighestlevelsofplayandGoblinBarrelisonlypartofthesedecks.MinerMinerisanextremelygoodcard,buthisevaluationisbasedondecksthatheisthecardthatdoesmostofthedamage,likeMinerControl.Thesedecksaren’tverypopularrightnowduetohisdamagenerf.ThreeMusketeersThistriohasseenarevivalaftertheyweremovedbackto9elixirandtheirdeploytimewaschanged.Thenew3MdecksareheavilyreliantonFireballBait,andnowfeatureHunterandRoyalHogs.GolemTheheavyweightofthegamehasbeenstrugglingsinceit’sglorydaysofGolem/NightWitchhaveended.MiniPEKKAhasgivenGolemdecksmoreviability,butthepopularityofPEKKAhaskeptthemincheck.RoyalGiantThemajorRoyalGiantdeckhaslongbeenregardedaseasytoplay,butthatdoesn’tmeanthatitisn’tgood.IthasbeenstrugglingalittleduetoPEKKA’spopularity.ElixirGolemBeforeapairofnerfs,ElixirGolemwasdefinitelyatoptiercard.Itismuchweakernowbutremainspresentduetothestrengthofit’ssupportingcards.X-BowAlthoughsomeplayersdominatewithit,X-Bowremainsveryhardtoplayfortheaverageplayer.InClassicDecks,X-Bow2.9hastheworstwinrate,whichcementsitasinaccessibleforlower-skilledplayers.RoyalHogsAccompaniedornotwithThreeMusketeers,RoyalHogsarefeaturedinFireballBaitdecksbuthaveahardtimeinmatchupswheretheopponenthasplentyofsplash.ItisusedalmostexclusivelyinadeckwithRoyalDeliveryandHunter.WallbreakersTheWallbreakersfelloutoffavourasasuperOPcardaftertheMinernerf,butstillaregoodinthehandsoftherightplayerandMinerWBdeckscanstillbeseenintopladder.BalloonBalloonMinerhasbeenquitepopularrecentlyontopladder,andPEKKABalloonandGiantSkellyBalloonhaspoppedupincertainoff-metadecks.Onehitisenoughtochangethewholegame.SupportCardsCannonCartHasstartedtobecomemorepopularafteranincreasetoitsdamage.AppearsinGolemandGraveyarddecks.Itcouldalsoincreaseinusageifothersupportsfall.Veryunderratedandunderestimated,heavydamagedealer.ArchersThebackboneof2.9X-Bow,theArcherscan’tbefoundinmanyotherdecksapartfromcertainBalloondecks.FlyingMachineVerypopularinFireballbaitdecksandsometimesLavahound,butitsfragilityholdsitbackfromreallybecomingapowerhouse.DartGoblinRascalsBaitandMortarBaitliketofeatureDartGoblinasanadditionaltargetforsmallspells.Lackofinclusivityinotherarchetypesholditback.NightWitchAnothercardthathasbenefitedfromreceivingastrongdeathrattlelikeBombTowerandBarbarianHut,NightWitchhasapowerfulmeleeattackandaswarmofbatspartnersexceedinglywellwithtanks.However,sheisonlyviableinGolemdecks.InfernoDragonHasgainedpopularitywithMegaKnightandlikeallotheraircards,Lavahound.Thenerfthatallowedhimtobeknockedbackreallymakeshimstruggleagainstexperiencedplayers.BomberInthepast,BomberfailedtousedpastRoyalArena.Nowthathisdamageisextremelyhigh,hecanbefoundinGolemdecksandthroughoutlowandmiddleLegendaryArena.ExecutionerExecutionertookahitafterhisreworkdebacle,butcamebackstronginHogNado.PrincessAlthoughsheisexclusivelyusedinBaitdecks,Princesshasanirreplaceablerolewithinthem.HerabilitytodrawLogsandbeprotectedbyskilledplayersmakesherinvaluable.However,shedoesnotfitintoanyotherdeckbesidesLogBait.SwarmCardsGoblins:Goblinswerethego-tocarduntiltheintroductionoftheGoblinGang.Now,theyareonlyusedinHogExeNado,buttheyhaveasolidspotinit.GoblinGangEventhoughthereisnolongerathirdSpearGoblin,thefactthatthestabgoblinssurviveZapandSnowballmakestheGoblinGangverypowerfulandstronginbaitdecks,butarerarelyseenoutsidebaitdecks.Barbarians:Thechangetofive,butweakerBarbarianshavemadethemgreatinFireballbaitdecks.Theycanalsobesplitreasonablywell. UtilitySpellsRocketRocketseesplayinX-Bowandbait,butit’ssmallareaofeffectandcostpreventitfrombeingincludedinotherdecks.PoisonPoison,whichisdirectlyincompetitionwithFireball,hasbeenoutclassedduetoplayersfavoringtheinstantdamage.LightningSinceit’smainlyincludedinbeatdowndecks,especiallyGolemorRoyalGiant,thedownfallofthesedeckshashurtLightning.TornadoTornadostillremainsahigh-skillcardthatreliesoncombinationswithothersplashunits.LikePoison,thisspellisjustlackingcomparedtoothersrightnow.ArrowsEvenaftertheirchangeto3waves,arrowsgotslightlybetterbutstillnotgreat.Zap/SnowballoffersmoreversatilityandFireballcantakecareofsupports.DefensiveBuildingFurnaceTheonlyplacethatFurnaceseesplaywithinthemetaiswithRoyalGiantdecks.Sinceheisn’tdoingthatgreat,InfernoTower:InfernoTowerhasbeendoingalrightsinceithasasolidinclusioninClassicBait.Nootherdecksplayitconsistentlythough. Tesla:EvenafterthechangetoEarthquake,TeslaremainsviableinX-Bowandevenoff-brandversionsofdecks.Tankbusters/MeleePEKKATheomnipresentPEKKAcontroldeckscontinuetobeapowerhousewithinthegameandshownosignsofslowingdown.However,overthelastwhile,shehasbeenovershadowedbytheMiniPekka.KnightThe“goodstatsforitscost”kingisonlyhamperedforhisnormalcy.HasagoodroleinX-Bow,ClassicBaitandGraveyard.LumberjackAlthoughhe’sfarfromhispeak,theLumberjackcouldseeabigresurgenceifMiniPEKKAgetsnerfed.MegaMinionLikeLumberjack,MegaMinionsiscertainlynotinit’sprime.Hisslowspeedkeepshimfrombeingabletoattackrangedairattackersatall.HunterHunteralwaysseemstoappearinthemetaforquickbursts,butneverstaysforlong.Somestabilitycoulddefinitelypropelhimtothehighertier.MinionsUnlikeMinionHorde,havingthemtakenoutbyFireballisn’ttheendoftheworld.Thisallowsthemtobeplayedmuchmorefreely.ValkyrieHerstatsareverygood,butshestrugglestofindherwayintodecks.Shewasbrieflyincludedinbaitbutcontinuestosearchforahome.However,sheisverypopularinmid-ladder.OtherBattleRamAsolidpositioninPEKKAbridgespamisallBattleRamhasgoingforit.Itisdefinitelyhardtofindanotherdeckthatitcouldfitin.TierCCardsWin-ConditionCardsMortarMortardeckshavethesameproblemasX-Bowdecks.AlthoughMortarbaitissomewhatviable,ithasstartedtofalloff.AbigRoyalDeliverybuffcouldcertainlyhelpMortardecksout.Duetoitsslowhitspeedandlackofthreat,itisnotverypowerfulnowadaysexceptwithone-tricks.EliteBarbariansThefavoriteofover-leveledplayersinlowerleagues,EliteBarbariansbecomepatheticallyweakinhigherleaguesduetohoweasytheyaretocounter.RamRiderTheRamRiderisfoundinacoupleofbridgespamdecks,butnotduetoherownstrength.GoblinGiantThiscardisgoodforkitingbecauseofthe2speargoblins’damage,butonlyseesplayinSparkyZapBaitdecks,anddoesnothavemuchutilityelsewhere.Itsmediummovespeeddoesnotmakeupmuchforitspatheticallylowdamage.SupportCardsMagicArcherTheMagicArcherreceivedahugehitafterhewasnerfedinearly2020.ThedecreaseintherangehasnowresultedinhimbeingoneoftheworstLegendaries.SpearGoblinsThistrioofgoblinsisoutclassedbyGoblinGangandothercheapsupportslikeDartGoblin.WitchWitchwasabletofindashortrevivalafteranothermessyrework,butwasbroughtbacktoheroriginalstatusasaweakcardthatcouldgetbyinthelowerarenas.WizardUnlikeExecutionerorMagicArcher,theWizardisveryeasytoplay,buthasverylittlepotential.HisdismalwinrateinGrandChallengeshighlightsthis.ZappiesForashortperiodoftime,playersrealizedthataninsanelystrongdefenseandchipdamagewasaneffectivelystrategywhileRoyalRecruitswereattheirprime.However,thisledtoextremelydullmatches,soSupercellnerfedbothofthesecardstotheground.Arecentbuffwasbig,butstillfailedtojustifyZappies,whosedesignlimitedthemcompletely.FireSpiritsOnpaper,theFireSpirtsseeminsane.534damageforonly2elixir!However,theirkamikazeattackbeingunpredictablemakethemunusableathigherlevels.BowlerInitially,theBowlercouldbefoundinavarietyofdecks,especiallyGraveyard.Butnow,hisvulnerabilitytoairmakeshimtooexpensivetobeusedatall.SwarmsGuardsAlthoughtheyhavegreatsurvivability,theirslowspeedgivesthemnochanceonoffense.Theysometimesfindtheirwayintodecks,butneverforlong.SkeletonArmyAlthoughinsanelygoodatlowerlevels,fewdecksusetheSkeletonArmyontopladderapartfromGolemandGiantGraveyard,thelatterofwhichhasfallenoutofthemetaafterbeingverypopularafewmonthsago.UtilitySpellsRoyalDeliveryThenewestadditiontothegameishamperedbyitslongdelayandtheweaknessoftheRoyalRecruit.Liketheotherrecentcardsadded,thisoneisgimmicky.ItsonlyuseisinthemetaHogsHunterdeck.CloneSpell/Freeze/Mirror/RageAllofthesespellssufferfromthesameproblem.Theycanworkextremelywellinsomescenarios,butoftengowasted.FreezeisprobablythemostusefulsinceitseessomeplaywithBalloon.DefensiveBuildingsCannonCannonfailstoseerelevancyoutsideofHog2.6.TombstoneAlthoughithasthehighestwinrateinLegendaryArena,thiscanbeattributedtothefactthatthedecksthatplayithaveahigherskillcap.GoblinCageAlthoughitusedtobeapremierbuilding,thenerfstoGoblinCagehitithard.Tankbusters/MeleeUnitsGiantSkeletonGiantSkeletondoesnotfinditswayintomanydecks,butisespeciallypopularin2v2andcanprovidehugevaluewithhisdeathbomb.PrincePrinceisinasimilarsituationasBowler.Heisextremelygoodincertainscenarios,buthisvulnerabilitytoairandweaknessincertainmatchupslimitshimtoplayinRascalsBaitandGiantDoublePrince,andcertainoff-metadecks.RoyalGhostBarelyseesplayinonedeck,PEKKAbridgespam.HewasOPatfirstreleasebuthassincefallendramatically.BattleHealerAlthoughsheseemedcrazywhenshecameout,theappealofBattleHealerhaswornoff.SeesplayinElixirGolemandveryrarelyGolem.MinionHordeThevulnerabilityofthisfiveelixircardmakesitahugerisktoplayifyouhaven’tbaitedoutoftheirairtargetingones.FishermanFishermanstartedoutextremelypowerful,butaseriesofnerfsdroppedhimdownaton.Hisextremelylongchargeoftimepreventshimfrombeingabletodealwiththatmanyunits.Despitehissnarerangebuff,heisstillweak.Other SkeletonBarrelAlongtimenichecardthathasseenplayinMegaKnightdecks,butisevenmediocreinthatdeck.AsimilarfatetoRoyalDelivery.Hopefully,theSeason10updatecanimprovethiscard. ElixirCollectorBackinitsglorydays,theElixirCollectorwasnecessaryinalmostallheavydecks.Aftertwodevastatingnerfs,it’lltakesomethingbigforittoseesomeplayagain.RarelyincludedinX-Bowdecks.IhopeyouenjoyedthisClashRoyaleTierList.Ifyou’dlikeadditionalinformationabouteachcard,clickontheiconsonthehomepage.Wehavesomegreatguidesforalmosteverysinglecard.Letmeknowifyouagreeordisagreewithanyoftherankingsofthetierlist,wewilltrytocontinuouslyupdatethisguideafterthelatestmetachanges.4.1 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