Card Guides
Clash Royale Card Guides
Deep dives on every Clash Royale card — best decks, counter lists, and real ladder tips.
About These Guides
Each card guide is written from personal ladder experience at Legendary / Ultimate Champion arena, cross-referenced with public Supercell card data. We focus on how to actually play the card, not just stat tables.
Guides are refreshed after every major balance patch. Last site-wide review: October 2026.
Published Guides
Legendary · 7 elixir
Mega Knight
Splash tank, 1,000-mustache jump damage.
Epic · 8 elixir
Golem
The original 8-elixir beatdown. Splits into Golemites on death.
Common · 6 elixir
Royal Giant
5-tile ranged building-targeter. Top of Path of Legends in Oct 2026.
Legendary · 5 elixir
Graveyard
~15 skeletons in 10 seconds, anywhere. Highest ceiling win-con in the current meta.
Epic · 6 elixir
X-Bow
11.5-tile siege building. The hardest win condition to master in Oct 2026.
Legendary · 7 elixir
Lava Hound
7-elixir flying tank. Rune Giant variant dominates Oct 2026 top trail.
Epic · 7 elixir
P.E.K.K.A
7-elixir melee tank-killer. Top defensive anchor in Oct 2026 ladder.
Legendary · 3 elixir
Miner
3-elixir anywhere troop. The most versatile mini-tank in the game.
Rare · 4 elixir
Hog Rider
4-elixir fast building-targeter. The original F2P win condition.
Rare · 9 elixir
Three Musketeers
9-elixir split-lane threat. Highest risk, highest reward card in the game.
Rare · 4 elixir
Mini P.E.K.K.A
4-elixir glass-cannon tank killer. The signature defender of 2.6 Hog Cycle — and she loves pancakes.