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0.9% of metaOpen deck file
Valkyrie
Hero Valkyrie· Hero form
Evo Valkyrie · Evolution
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Valkyrie is a 4-elixir Rare Troop in Clash Royale with a Hero form (Hero Valkyrie), played in 10.2% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best decks with Valkyrie and Hero Valkyrie from live ladder data, what counters Valkyrie, what Valkyrie beats, and its top synergies.
Hero Valkyrie is fielded as the Hero variant of Valkyrie. 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 Valkyrie, 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
- 4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Troop
- Meta usage
- 10.2%
- Win rate
- 53.9%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 1,831 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Valkyrie & Hero Valkyrie decks
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Most-played ranked decks featuring Valkyrie or Hero Valkyrie, from live ladder leaderboard data (no model score).
What counters Valkyrie
No curated counter interactions on file for this card.
What Valkyrie counters
- Skeleton ArmyHard counter
- Goblin GangHard counter
- GraveyardSolid counter
- Royal HogsSolid counter
- Elite BarbariansSolid counter
- Battle RamSolid counter
- GuardsSolid counter
- Hog RiderSolid counter
- MinerSolid counter
- Goblin DrillSolid counter
- Three MusketeersSolid counter
- Suspicious BushSolid counter
- Goblin DemolisherSolid counter
- BarbariansSolid counter
- RascalsSolid counter
- Goblin BarrelSoft counter
- Boss BanditSoft counter
- BerserkerSoft counter
- Mighty MinerSoft counter
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Lava Hound27% of its decks
- Tombstone19% of its decks
- Battle Healer10% of its decks
- Skeleton Dragons16% of its decks
- Spirit Empress6% of its decks
- Mega Minion18% of its decks
- Rocket19% of its decks
- Guards12% of its decks
Cards played alongside Valkyrie far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Hero Valkyrie?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Valkyrie or Hero Valkyrie right now is Executioner, Goblins, Hog Rider, Ice Spirit, Rocket, The Log, Tornado, Valkyrie, at 0.9% of the live ladder panel.
- What cards go well with Valkyrie?
- In the current ranked meta Valkyrie is played most often alongside Lava Hound, Tombstone, Battle Healer, Skeleton Dragons.
- How popular is Valkyrie right now?
- Valkyrie appears in 10.2% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Valkyrie?
- Decks running Valkyrie win 53.9% of the 1,831 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Valkyrie
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Valkyrie does not fit the deck.