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Golem
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Golem is a 8-elixir Epic Troop in Clash Royale, played in 6.0% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Golem decks right now, what counters Golem, what Golem beats, and the cards it pairs with most.
Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Golem, 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
- 8
- Rarity
- Epic
- Type
- Troop
- Meta usage
- 6.0%
- Win rate
- 45.6%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 217 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Golem decks
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The most-played ranked decks in the live meta panel featuring this card.
What counters Golem
- Inferno TowerHard counter
- Inferno DragonHard counter
- P.E.K.K.AHard counter
- Mighty MinerSolid counter
- Mini P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
- HunterSolid counter
- Elite BarbariansSolid counter
- BarbariansSolid counter
- Minion HordeSolid counter
- Skeleton ArmySoft counter
- LumberjackSoft counter
- VoidSoft counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
What Golem counters
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Battle Healer26% of its decks
- Night Witch50% of its decks
- Elixir Collector35% of its decks
- Electro Dragon24% of its decks
- Phoenix15% of its decks
- Mini P.E.K.K.A46% of its decks
- Lumberjack37% of its decks
- Baby Dragon48% of its decks
Cards played alongside Golem far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Golem?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Golem right now is Baby Dragon, Battle Healer, Elixir Collector, Golem, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Valkyrie, Vines, Zappies, at 0.8% of the live meta panel.
- What counters Golem in Clash Royale?
- The strongest curated counters to Golem are Inferno Tower, Inferno Dragon, P.E.K.K.A, Mighty Miner.
- What cards go well with Golem?
- In the current ranked meta Golem is played most often alongside Battle Healer, Night Witch, Elixir Collector, Electro Dragon.
- How popular is Golem right now?
- Golem appears in 6.0% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Golem?
- Decks running Golem win 45.6% of the 217 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Golem
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Golem does not fit the deck.