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3.6% of metaOpen deck file
Cannon
Evo Cannon· Evolution
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Cannon is a 3-elixir Common Building in Clash Royale with an Evolution (Evo Cannon), played in 14.0% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Cannon and Evo Cannon from live ladder data, what counters Cannon, what Cannon beats, and its top synergies.
Evo Cannon is the Evolution of Cannon. 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 Cannon, 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
- 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Building
- Meta usage
- 14.0%
- Win rate
- 55.5%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 1,635 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Cannon & Evo Cannon decks
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1.4% 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
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0.3% of metaOpen deck file
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0.3% of metaOpen deck file
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0.3% of metaOpen deck file
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0.2% of metaOpen deck file
Most-played ranked decks featuring Cannon or Evo Cannon, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).
What counters Cannon
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
What Cannon counters
- Hog RiderHard counter
- Battle RamSolid counter
- Ram RiderSolid counter
- Royal GiantSoft counter
- GiantSoft counter
- Wall BreakersSoft counter
- Rune GiantSoft counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Earthquake25% of its decks
- Archer Queen14% of its decks
- Royal Delivery16% of its decks
- Mighty Miner18% of its decks
- Ice Spirit54% of its decks
- Ice Golem30% of its decks
- Musketeer32% of its decks
- Hog Rider46% of its decks
Cards played alongside Cannon far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Evo Cannon?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Cannon or Evo Cannon right now is Cannon, Fireball, Hog Rider, Ice Golem, Ice Spirit, Musketeer, Skeletons, The Log, at 3.6% of the live ladder panel.
- What counters Cannon in Clash Royale?
- The strongest curated counters to Cannon are Earthquake.
- What cards go well with Cannon?
- In the current ranked meta Cannon is played most often alongside Earthquake, Archer Queen, Royal Delivery, Mighty Miner.
- How popular is Cannon right now?
- Cannon appears in 14.0% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Cannon?
- Decks running Cannon win 55.5% of the 1,635 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Cannon
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Cannon does not fit the deck.