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Skeleton Army
Evo Skeleton Army· Evolution
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Skeleton Army is a 3-elixir Epic Troop in Clash Royale with an Evolution (Evo Skeleton Army), played in 7.3% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Skeleton Army and Evo Skeleton Army from live ladder data, what counters Skeleton Army, what Skeleton Army beats, and its top synergies.
Evo Skeleton Army is the Evolution of Skeleton Army. Ladder decks below include both forms — ranked by real play rate, not the win-chance model.
Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Skeleton Army, 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
- 3
- Rarity
- Epic
- Type
- Troop
- Meta usage
- 7.3%
- Win rate
- 54.3%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 1,439 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Skeleton Army & Evo Skeleton Army decks
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Most-played ranked decks featuring Skeleton Army or Evo Skeleton Army, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).
What counters Skeleton Army
- ArrowsHard counter
- The LogHard counter
- ZapHard counter
- Barbarian BarrelHard counter
- Royal DeliveryHard counter
- ValkyrieHard counter
- Mega KnightHard counter
- Mother WitchHard counter
- Giant SnowballSolid counter
- PoisonSolid counter
- Dark PrinceSolid counter
- BomberSolid counter
- BowlerSolid counter
- Baby DragonSolid counter
- Royal GhostSolid counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
What Skeleton Army counters
- P.E.K.K.AHard counter
- RoninHard counter
- Hog RiderSolid counter
- Battle RamSolid counter
- SparkySolid counter — Surround
- Elite BarbariansSolid counter
- PrinceSolid counter
- Mini P.E.K.K.ASolid counter
- GiantSolid counter
- Royal GiantSolid counter
- Ram RiderSolid counter
- Giant SkeletonSolid counter
- Boss BanditSolid counter
- MonkSolid counter
- GolemSoft counter
- Mega KnightSoft counter
- Rune GiantSoft counter
- Mighty MinerSoft counter
- BerserkerSoft counter
- Golden KnightSoft counter
- Goblin MachineSoft counter
- GoblinsteinSoft counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Skeleton King23% of its decks
- Void7% of its decks
- Goblin Curse7% of its decks
- Inferno Tower26% of its decks
- Elixir Golem14% of its decks
- Princess29% of its decks
- Minion Horde10% of its decks
- Dart Goblin35% of its decks
Cards played alongside Skeleton Army far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Evo Skeleton Army?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Skeleton Army or Evo Skeleton Army right now is Dart Goblin, Goblin Barrel, Ice Spirit, Inferno Tower, Knight, Princess, Skeleton Army, The Log, at 1.0% of the live ladder panel.
- What counters Skeleton Army in Clash Royale?
- The strongest curated counters to Skeleton Army are Arrows, The Log, Zap, Barbarian Barrel.
- What cards go well with Skeleton Army?
- In the current ranked meta Skeleton Army is played most often alongside Skeleton King, Void, Goblin Curse, Inferno Tower.
- How popular is Skeleton Army right now?
- Skeleton Army appears in 7.3% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Skeleton Army?
- Decks running Skeleton Army win 54.3% of the 1,439 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Skeleton Army
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Skeleton Army does not fit the deck.