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Cards / Goblinstein
Goblinstein Clash Royale

Goblinstein

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

Goblinstein is a 5-elixir Champion Troop in Clash Royale, played in 2.0% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Goblinstein decks right now, what counters Goblinstein, what Goblinstein beats, and the cards it pairs with most.

Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Goblinstein, 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
Champion
Type
Troop
Meta usage
2.0%
Win rate
50.6%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 79 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Goblinstein decks

01

0.5% of metaOpen deck file

02

0.3% of metaOpen deck file

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0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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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

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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

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

What counters Goblinstein

  • P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
  • Inferno TowerSoft counter
  • Mini P.E.K.K.ASoft counter
  • LightningSoft counter
  • Skeleton ArmySoft counter

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

What Goblinstein counters

No curated counter interactions on file for this card.

Best synergies

  • Archers43% of its decks
  • Bomb Tower46% of its decks
  • Graveyard41% of its decks
  • Poison41% of its decks
  • Ice Wizard13% of its decks
  • Lightning32% of its decks
  • Cannon Cart19% of its decks
  • Barbarian Barrel77% of its decks

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

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Goblinstein?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Goblinstein right now is Archers, Barbarian Barrel, Bomb Tower, Goblinstein, Graveyard, Ice Spirit, Poison, Skeletons, at 0.5% of the live meta panel.
What counters Goblinstein in Clash Royale?
The strongest curated counters to Goblinstein are P.E.K.K.A, Inferno Tower, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Lightning.
What cards go well with Goblinstein?
In the current ranked meta Goblinstein is played most often alongside Archers, Bomb Tower, Graveyard, Poison.
How popular is Goblinstein right now?
Goblinstein appears in 2.0% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Goblinstein?
Decks running Goblinstein win 50.6% of the 79 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Goblinstein

  • Giant
  • Goblin Giant
  • Royal Giant
  • Rune Giant
  • Electro Giant
  • Elixir Golem

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

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