Archetypes
Clash Royale deck archetypes
Since the Oct 19, 2026 patch · Ladder and Ranked · 227,516 battles · updated 35 min ago · source: official Supercell API
We track 25 archetypes in 6 play styles. Since the Oct 19, 2026 balance patch, Beatdown is the most-played style: its 8 archetypes make up 16.1% of decks. 62.6% of decks match none of these archetypes.
Beatdown · 16.1% of decks
| # | Archetype | Usage | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro Giant Tornado | 5.5% | 50.4%24,904 battles |
| 2 | Golem Beatdown | 3.5% | 48.4%16,066 battles |
| 3 | Balloon Freeze | 2.3% | 50.1%10,538 battles |
| 4 | Royal Giant | 1.5% | 51.5%7,019 battles |
| 5 | LavaLoon | 1.3% | 52.0%5,922 battles |
| 6 | Goblin Giant Sparky | 1.0% | 48.8%4,519 battles |
| 7 | Giant Double Prince | 0.5% | 55.7%2,478 battles |
| 8 | Three Musketeers | 0.4% | 48.9%1,929 battles |
Siege · 6.4% of decks
| # | Archetype | Usage | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mortar Cycle | 4.2% | 49.7%19,056 battles |
| 2 | X-Bow 2.9 | 2.2% | 51.9%9,828 battles |
| 3 | Mortar Bait | <0.1% | 54.5%426 battles |
| 4 | Goblin Drill | <0.1% | 0.0%3 battles · low sample |
Bridge Spam · 5.0% of decks
| # | Archetype | Usage | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pekka Bridge Spam | 4.1% | 51.2%18,600 battles |
| 2 | Ram Rider Bridge Spam | 0.7% | 49.5%3,329 battles |
| 3 | Mega Knight Bridge Spam | 0.2% | 54.8%770 battles |
| 4 | MK Mini PEKKA | <0.1% | 29.8%47 battles |
Control · 5.0% of decks
| # | Archetype | Usage | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graveyard Control | 3.5% | 50.5%15,857 battles |
| 2 | Hog Exenado | 0.9% | 51.8%3,883 battles |
| 3 | Splashyard | 0.4% | 49.9%1,793 battles |
| 4 | Miner Poison | 0.2% | 47.6%1,057 battles |
| 5 | Pekka Magic Archer | <0.1% | 40.9%22 battles · low sample |
Cycle · 3.6% of decks
| # | Archetype | Usage | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6 Hog Cycle | 2.6% | 49.3%11,870 battles |
| 2 | Wall Breakers Miner | 0.6% | 49.4%2,787 battles |
| 3 | Royal Hogs Cycle | 0.4% | 50.6%1,637 battles |
Bait · 1.2% of decks
| # | Archetype | Usage | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Log Bait | 1.2% | 49.2%5,616 battles |
Usage is the share of all decks played (every battle has two decks, one per player), and a deck's battle count is the number of battles it was played in. Win rates below 30 battles are marked low sample.
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