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Cards / Lava Hound
Lava Hound Clash Royale

Lava Hound

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

Lava Hound is a 7-elixir Legendary Troop in Clash Royale, played in 4.4% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Lava Hound decks right now, what counters Lava Hound, what Lava Hound beats, and the cards it pairs with most.

Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Lava Hound, 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
7
Rarity
Legendary
Type
Troop
Meta usage
4.4%
Win rate
48.9%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 188 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Lava Hound decks

01

0.4% of metaOpen deck file

02

0.4% of metaOpen deck file

03

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

04

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

05

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

06

0.2% of metaOpen deck file

07

0.1% of metaOpen deck file

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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 Lava Hound

  • Inferno TowerHard counter
  • Three MusketeersHard counter
  • Inferno DragonHard counter
  • MusketeerSolid counter
  • Mega MinionSolid counter
  • Archer QueenSolid counter
  • MinionsSolid counter
  • HunterSolid counter
  • PhoenixSolid counter
  • WizardSolid counter
  • ExecutionerSolid counter
  • TeslaSoft counter
  • ArchersSoft counter
  • Electro DragonSoft counter
  • Minion HordeSoft counter

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

What Lava Hound counters

No curated counter interactions on file for this card.

Best synergies

  • Skeleton Dragons49% of its decks
  • Tombstone47% of its decks
  • Spirit Empress14% of its decks
  • Mega Minion48% of its decks
  • Barbarians21% of its decks
  • Balloon73% of its decks
  • Valkyrie62% of its decks
  • Guards23% of its decks

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

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Lava Hound?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Lava Hound right now is Balloon, Fireball, Lava Hound, Mega Minion, Skeleton Dragons, Tombstone, Valkyrie, Zap, at 0.4% of the live meta panel.
What counters Lava Hound in Clash Royale?
The strongest curated counters to Lava Hound are Inferno Tower, Three Musketeers, Inferno Dragon, Musketeer.
What cards go well with Lava Hound?
In the current ranked meta Lava Hound is played most often alongside Skeleton Dragons, Tombstone, Spirit Empress, Mega Minion.
How popular is Lava Hound right now?
Lava Hound appears in 4.4% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Lava Hound?
Decks running Lava Hound win 48.9% of the 188 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Lava Hound

  • Golem
  • Elixir Golem
  • Electro Giant
  • Goblin Giant
  • Royal Giant
  • Balloon

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

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