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Cards / Elite Barbarians
Elite Barbarians Clash Royale
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Elite Barbarians

Evo Elite Barbarians· Evolution

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

Elite Barbarians is a 6-elixir Common Troop in Clash Royale with an Evolution (Evo Elite Barbarians), played in 1.5% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Elite Barbarians and Evo Elite Barbarians from live ladder data, what counters Elite Barbarians, what Elite Barbarians beats, and its top synergies.

Evo Elite Barbarians is the Evolution of Elite Barbarians. 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 Elite Barbarians, 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
6
Rarity
Common
Type
Troop
Meta usage
1.5%
Win rate
54.5%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 567 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Elite Barbarians & Evo Elite Barbarians decks

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0.2% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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0.0% of metaOpen deck file

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0.0% of metaOpen deck file

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0.0% of metaOpen deck file

Most-played ranked decks featuring Elite Barbarians or Evo Elite Barbarians, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).

What counters Elite Barbarians

  • Mega KnightHard counter
  • Skeleton ArmySolid counter
  • BarbariansSolid counter
  • ValkyrieSolid counter
  • BowlerSolid counter
  • P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
  • GuardsSolid counter
  • Goblin GangSolid counter
  • RoninSolid counter
  • KnightSoft counter
  • Royal DeliverySoft counter
  • FireballSoft counter

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

What Elite Barbarians counters

  • Royal GiantSolid counter
  • GolemSolid counter

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

Best synergies

  • Three Musketeers30% of its decks
  • Heal Spirit33% of its decks
  • Monk14% of its decks
  • Rage25% of its decks
  • Elixir Collector29% of its decks
  • Night Witch18% of its decks
  • Zap56% of its decks
  • Lumberjack26% of its decks

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

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Evo Elite Barbarians?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Elite Barbarians or Evo Elite Barbarians right now is Arrows, Bomber, Elite Barbarians, Golem, Lumberjack, Mega Minion, Night Witch, Zap, at 0.2% of the live ladder panel.
What counters Elite Barbarians in Clash Royale?
The strongest curated counters to Elite Barbarians are Mega Knight, Skeleton Army, Barbarians, Valkyrie.
What cards go well with Elite Barbarians?
In the current ranked meta Elite Barbarians is played most often alongside Three Musketeers, Heal Spirit, Monk, Rage.
How popular is Elite Barbarians right now?
Elite Barbarians appears in 1.5% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Elite Barbarians?
Decks running Elite Barbarians win 54.5% of the 567 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Elite Barbarians

  • Mini P.E.K.K.A
  • Prince
  • Ronin
  • Hunter
  • Inferno Dragon
  • Mighty Miner

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

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