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Guards Clash Royale

Guards

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

Guards is a 3-elixir Epic Troop in Clash Royale, played in 4.4% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Guards decks right now, what counters Guards, what Guards beats, and the cards it pairs with most.

Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Guards, 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
3
Rarity
Epic
Type
Troop
Meta usage
4.4%
Win rate
52.0%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 610 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Guards decks

01

0.4% of metaOpen deck file

02

0.3% of metaOpen deck file

03

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

08

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

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

What counters Guards

  • ValkyrieSolid counter
  • BowlerSolid counter

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

What Guards counters

  • GraveyardSolid counter
  • P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
  • PrinceSolid counter
  • Elite BarbariansSolid counter
  • Hog RiderSolid counter
  • MinerSolid counter
  • Ram RiderSolid counter
  • SparkySolid 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 Bandit11% of its decks
  • Lava Hound23% of its decks
  • Skeleton Dragons16% of its decks
  • Minion Horde7% of its decks
  • Graveyard18% of its decks
  • Valkyrie28% of its decks
  • Giant14% of its decks
  • Executioner16% of its decks

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

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Guards?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Guards right now is Balloon, Fireball, Guards, Inferno Dragon, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Valkyrie, Zap, at 0.4% of the live meta panel.
What counters Guards in Clash Royale?
The strongest curated counters to Guards are Valkyrie, Bowler.
What cards go well with Guards?
In the current ranked meta Guards is played most often alongside Boss Bandit, Lava Hound, Skeleton Dragons, Minion Horde.
How popular is Guards right now?
Guards appears in 4.4% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Guards?
Decks running Guards win 52.0% of the 610 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Guards

  • Goblin Gang
  • Skeleton Army
  • Goblins
  • Spear Goblins
  • Barbarians
  • Skeletons

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

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