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Ronin
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Ronin is a 5-elixir Legendary Troop in Clash Royale, played in 4.4% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Ronin decks right now, what counters Ronin, what Ronin beats, and the cards it pairs with most.
Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Ronin, 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
Ronin is brand new, so the win-chance model is still being retrained on it. Counters and synergies below come from the curated matchup data, and you can already field it in the Deck Lab — but for now the model scores its slot as a neutral card of the same cost and role. Real numbers land with the retrained model.
Card stats
- Elixir
- 5
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Type
- Troop
- Meta usage
- 4.4%
- Win rate
- 55.5%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 1,504 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Ronin decks
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The most-played ranked decks in the live meta panel featuring this card.
What counters Ronin
- Minion HordeHard counter
- Skeleton ArmyHard counter
- Goblin GangSolid counter
- MinionsSolid counter
- Inferno TowerSolid counter
- BarbariansSolid counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
What Ronin counters
- Mega KnightHard counter
- P.E.K.K.AHard counter
- PrinceHard counter
- Mini P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
- Boss BanditSolid counter
- Golden KnightSolid counter
- Elite BarbariansSolid 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 Bandit9% of its decks
- Mother Witch28% of its decks
- Battle Ram31% of its decks
- Golden Knight26% of its decks
- Bandit24% of its decks
- Ram Rider5% of its decks
- Zappies27% of its decks
- Royal Ghost31% of its decks
Cards played alongside Ronin far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Ronin?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Ronin right now is Arrows, Bandit, Battle Ram, Golden Knight, Mother Witch, Ronin, Royal Ghost, Zappies, at 0.8% of the live meta panel.
- What counters Ronin in Clash Royale?
- The strongest curated counters to Ronin are Minion Horde, Skeleton Army, Goblin Gang, Minions.
- What cards go well with Ronin?
- In the current ranked meta Ronin is played most often alongside Boss Bandit, Mother Witch, Battle Ram, Golden Knight.
- How popular is Ronin right now?
- Ronin appears in 4.4% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Ronin?
- Decks running Ronin win 55.5% of the 1,504 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Ronin
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Ronin does not fit the deck.