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1.4% of metaOpen deck file
Zappies
Balance data: July 2026 (Season 85 — Ronin counter pass) · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Zappies is a 4-elixir Rare Troop in Clash Royale, played in 10.6% of ranked meta decks. Below: the best Zappies decks right now, what counters Zappies, what Zappies beats, and the cards it pairs with most.
Usage shares and “best decks” below rank live ladder play rate for Zappies, 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
- 10.6%
- Win rate
- 52.8%
Share of ranked-meta decks in our live popular panel that run this card. Win rate across 326 analyzed ladder battles played with this card.
Best Zappies decks
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1.2% of metaOpen deck file
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0.8% of metaOpen deck file
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0.8% of metaOpen deck file
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0.8% of metaOpen deck file
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0.8% of metaOpen deck file
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0.3% of metaOpen deck file
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0.2% of metaOpen deck file
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0.2% of metaOpen deck file
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0.2% of metaOpen deck file
The most-played ranked decks in the live meta panel featuring this card.
What counters Zappies
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
What Zappies counters
Strength comes from our curated interaction table — a hard counter shuts the card down outright, a soft counter only trades favourably.
Best synergies
- Flying Machine32% of its decks
- Mother Witch34% of its decks
- Royal Recruits36% of its decks
- Giant Skeleton24% of its decks
- Vines24% of its decks
- Royal Hogs38% of its decks
- Golden Knight30% of its decks
- Battle Ram31% of its decks
Cards played alongside Zappies far more often than chance in the current ranked meta.
Quick answers
- What is the best deck with Zappies?
- The most-played ranked deck featuring Zappies right now is Barbarian Barrel, Battle Ram, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Royal Ghost, Vines, Wizard, Zappies, at 1.4% of the live meta panel.
- What counters Zappies in Clash Royale?
- The strongest curated counters to Zappies are Fireball, Lightning.
- What cards go well with Zappies?
- In the current ranked meta Zappies is played most often alongside Flying Machine, Mother Witch, Royal Recruits, Giant Skeleton.
- How popular is Zappies right now?
- Zappies appears in 10.6% of ranked meta decks in our live popular panel.
- What is the win rate of Zappies?
- Decks running Zappies win 52.8% of the 326 ladder battles we analyzed in the current window.
Cards like Zappies
Same role and a close elixir cost — the usual swaps when Zappies does not fit the deck.