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3.3% of metaOpen deck file
Barbarian Barrel
Hero Barbarian Barrel· Hero form
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Barbarian Barrel is a 2-elixir Epic Spell in Clash Royale with a Hero form (Hero Barbarian Barrel), played in 31.4% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Barbarian Barrel and Hero Barbarian Barrel from live ladder data, what counters Barbarian Barrel, what Barbarian Barrel beats, and its top synergies.
Hero Barbarian Barrel is fielded as the Hero variant of Barbarian Barrel. Ladder decks below include both forms — ranked by real play rate, not the win-chance model.
Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Barbarian Barrel, not win-chance model scores. To score a full 8-card list with the machine-learning model and search automatic upgrades, open the Deck Lab. Open the Deck Lab
Card stats
- Elixir
- 2
- Rarity
- Epic
- Type
- Spell
- Meta usage
- 31.4%
- Win rate
- 53.3%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 1,289 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Barbarian Barrel & Hero Barbarian Barrel decks
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2.2% of metaOpen deck file
03
1.6% of metaOpen deck file
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1.4% of metaOpen deck file
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1.2% of metaOpen deck file
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1.0% of metaOpen deck file
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0.8% of metaOpen deck file
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0.7% of metaOpen deck file
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0.6% of metaOpen deck file
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0.5% of metaOpen deck file
Most-played ranked decks featuring Barbarian Barrel or Hero Barbarian Barrel, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).
What counters Barbarian Barrel
No curated counter interactions on file for this card.
What Barbarian Barrel counters
- PrincessHard counter
- Skeleton ArmyHard counter
- SkeletonsHard counter
- Goblin BarrelSolid counter
- Goblin GangSolid counter
- GoblinsSolid counter
- Wall BreakersSolid counter
- FirecrackerSolid counter
- Dart GoblinSolid counter
- GraveyardSoft counter
- MinerSoft counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Royal Giant11% of its decks
- Flying Machine11% of its decks
- Hunter13% of its decks
- Goblinstein5% of its decks
- Goblin Hut3% of its decks
- Goblin Cage22% of its decks
- Fisherman10% of its decks
- Mortar17% of its decks
Cards played alongside Barbarian Barrel far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Hero Barbarian Barrel?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Barbarian Barrel or Hero Barbarian Barrel right now is Barbarian Barrel, Cannon Cart, Fireball, Goblins, Minions, Mortar, Rascals, Skeleton Barrel, at 3.3% of the live ladder panel.
- What cards go well with Barbarian Barrel?
- In the current ranked meta Barbarian Barrel is played most often alongside Royal Giant, Flying Machine, Hunter, Goblinstein.
- How popular is Barbarian Barrel right now?
- Barbarian Barrel appears in 31.4% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Barbarian Barrel?
- Decks running Barbarian Barrel win 53.3% of the 1,289 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Barbarian Barrel
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Barbarian Barrel does not fit the deck.