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Cards / Giant Skeleton
Giant Skeleton Clash Royale

Giant Skeleton

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

Giant Skeleton is a 6-elixir Epic Troop in Clash Royale, played in 4.3% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Giant Skeleton decks right now, what counters Giant Skeleton, what Giant Skeleton beats, and the cards it pairs with most.

Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Giant Skeleton, 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
Epic
Type
Troop
Meta usage
4.3%
Win rate
51.2%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 508 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Giant Skeleton decks

01

1.4% of metaOpen deck file

02

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

03

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

04

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

05

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

06

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

07

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

08

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

09

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

10

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

The most-played ranked decks in the live meta panel featuring this card.

What counters Giant Skeleton

  • P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
  • Skeleton ArmySolid counter
  • Inferno TowerSolid counter

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

What Giant Skeleton counters

No curated counter interactions on file for this card.

Best synergies

  • Clone6% of its decks
  • Mother Witch50% of its decks
  • Wizard47% of its decks
  • Vines39% of its decks
  • Zappies60% of its decks
  • Battle Ram44% of its decks
  • Royal Ghost47% of its decks
  • Fisherman10% of its decks

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

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Giant Skeleton?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Giant Skeleton right now is Barbarian Barrel, Battle Ram, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Royal Ghost, Vines, Wizard, Zappies, at 1.4% of the live meta panel.
What counters Giant Skeleton in Clash Royale?
The strongest curated counters to Giant Skeleton are P.E.K.K.A, Skeleton Army, Inferno Tower.
What cards go well with Giant Skeleton?
In the current ranked meta Giant Skeleton is played most often alongside Clone, Mother Witch, Wizard, Vines.
How popular is Giant Skeleton right now?
Giant Skeleton appears in 4.3% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Giant Skeleton?
Decks running Giant Skeleton win 51.2% of the 508 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Giant Skeleton

  • Mega Knight
  • P.E.K.K.A
  • Goblin Giant
  • Royal Giant
  • Sparky
  • Bowler

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

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