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Executioner
Evo Executioner· Evolution
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Executioner is a 5-elixir Epic Troop in Clash Royale with an Evolution (Evo Executioner), played in 6.2% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Executioner and Evo Executioner from live ladder data, what counters Executioner, what Executioner beats, and its top synergies.
Evo Executioner is the Evolution of Executioner. 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 Executioner, 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
- 5
- Rarity
- Epic
- Type
- Troop
- Meta usage
- 6.2%
- Win rate
- 51.2%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 865 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Executioner & Evo Executioner decks
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Most-played ranked decks featuring Executioner or Evo Executioner, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).
What counters Executioner
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
What Executioner counters
- Goblin GangHard counter
- BalloonSolid counter
- Minion HordeSolid counter
- BatsSolid counter
- Lava HoundSolid counter
- GraveyardSolid counter
- Royal HogsSolid counter
- Skeleton BarrelSolid counter
- Goblin BarrelSoft counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Boss Bandit14% of its decks
- Void4% of its decks
- Freeze33% of its decks
- Elixir Golem9% of its decks
- Ram Rider7% of its decks
- Tornado54% of its decks
- Graveyard19% of its decks
- Golden Knight22% of its decks
Cards played alongside Executioner far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Evo Executioner?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Executioner or Evo Executioner right now is Executioner, Goblins, Hog Rider, Ice Spirit, Rocket, The Log, Tornado, Valkyrie, at 0.9% of the live ladder panel.
- What counters Executioner in Clash Royale?
- The strongest curated counters to Executioner are Rocket, Lightning.
- What cards go well with Executioner?
- In the current ranked meta Executioner is played most often alongside Boss Bandit, Void, Freeze, Elixir Golem.
- How popular is Executioner right now?
- Executioner appears in 6.2% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Executioner?
- Decks running Executioner win 51.2% of the 865 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Executioner
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Executioner does not fit the deck.