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Minions Clash Royale

Minions

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

Minions is a 3-elixir Common Troop in Clash Royale, played in 11.4% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Minions decks right now, what counters Minions, what Minions beats, and the cards it pairs with most.

Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Minions, 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
Common
Type
Troop
Meta usage
11.4%
Win rate
51.1%

Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 874 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.

Best Minions decks

01

3.3% of metaOpen deck file

02

1.0% of metaOpen deck file

03

0.5% of metaOpen deck file

04

0.3% 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

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 Minions

  • ArrowsHard counter
  • Baby DragonSolid counter
  • Royal DeliverySolid counter
  • PhoenixSolid counter
  • Giant SnowballSoft counter — With tower help
  • ZapSoft counter
  • TornadoSoft counter

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

What Minions counters

  • BalloonSolid counter
  • Lava HoundSolid counter
  • P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
  • RoninSolid counter

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

Best synergies

  • Mortar56% of its decks
  • Cannon Cart46% of its decks
  • Rascals48% of its decks
  • Skeleton Barrel55% of its decks
  • Goblins46% of its decks
  • Witch10% of its decks
  • Fireball61% of its decks
  • Giant11% of its decks

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

Quick answers

What is the best deck with Minions?
The most-played ranked deck featuring Minions right now is Barbarian Barrel, Cannon Cart, Fireball, Goblins, Minions, Mortar, Rascals, Skeleton Barrel, at 3.3% of the live meta panel.
What counters Minions in Clash Royale?
The strongest curated counters to Minions are Arrows, Baby Dragon, Royal Delivery, Phoenix.
What cards go well with Minions?
In the current ranked meta Minions is played most often alongside Mortar, Cannon Cart, Rascals, Skeleton Barrel.
How popular is Minions right now?
Minions appears in 11.4% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
What is the win rate of Minions?
Decks running Minions win 51.1% of the 874 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.

Cards like Minions

  • Minion Horde
  • Mega Minion
  • Baby Dragon
  • Bats
  • Flying Machine
  • Phoenix

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

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