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Cards / Bowler
Bowler Clash Royale
Hero Bowler Clash Royale

Bowler

Hero Bowler· Hero form

Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Bowler is a 5-elixir Epic Troop in Clash Royale with a Hero form (Hero Bowler), played in 10.2% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Bowler and Hero Bowler from live ladder data, what counters Bowler, what Bowler beats, and its top synergies.

Hero Bowler is fielded as the Hero variant of Bowler. 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 Bowler, 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

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Card stats

Elixir
5
Rarity
Epic
Type
Troop
Meta usage
10.2%
Win rate
53.8%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 1,071 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Bowler & Hero Bowler decks

01

1.0% of metaOpen deck file

02

0.8% of metaOpen deck file

03

0.6% of metaOpen deck file

04

0.5% of metaOpen deck file

05

0.3% of metaOpen deck file

06

0.3% of metaOpen deck file

07

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

08

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

09

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

10

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

Most-played ranked decks featuring Bowler or Hero Bowler, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).

What counters Bowler

No curated counter interactions on file for this card.

What Bowler counters

  • Elite BarbariansSolid counter
  • Skeleton ArmySolid counter
  • GraveyardSolid counter
  • Royal HogsSolid counter
  • Goblin GangSolid counter — Boulder rolls the whole line
  • BarbariansSolid counter
  • GuardsSolid counter
  • Boss BanditSoft counter

Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.

Best synergies

  • Electro Giant19% of its decks
  • Graveyard31% of its decks
  • Freeze39% of its decks
  • Inferno Dragon41% of its decks
  • Tornado60% of its decks
  • Baby Dragon34% of its decks
  • Giant15% of its decks
  • Goblin Hut3% of its decks

Cards played alongside Bowler far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Hero Bowler?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Bowler or Hero Bowler right now is Baby Dragon, Balloon, Barbarian Barrel, Bowler, Freeze, Inferno Dragon, Knight, Tornado, at 1.0% of the live ladder panel.
What cards go well with Bowler?
In the current ranked meta Bowler is played most often alongside Electro Giant, Graveyard, Freeze, Inferno Dragon.
How popular is Bowler right now?
Bowler appears in 10.2% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Bowler?
Decks running Bowler win 53.8% of the 1,071 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Bowler

  • Executioner
  • Witch
  • Wizard
  • Sparky
  • Bomber
  • Dark Prince

Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Bowler does not fit the deck.

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