Electro Giant is a 7-elixir tank that targets buildings and zaps every troop that attacks it at close range, stunning it and resetting Inferno beams. Swarms and Inferno cards lose to it; you need a few high-damage hits, a building to pull it, and spells for its support.

Quick answer: the most efficient counters to Electro Giant are P.E.K.K.A, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Cannon.

Best counters to Electro Giant

These cards deal with it safely and for little elixir. Tap a card’s name to open its own guide.

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  P.E.K.K.A 7 elixir
  P.E.K.K.A has the hit points to survive the zaps and needs only a few hits to kill it, so the reflect barely matters.
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  Mini P.E.K.K.A 4 elixir +3 elixir trade
  Mini P.E.K.K.A hits hard and rarely, so the reflect only triggers a few times; with tower support it takes the Giant down cheaply.
• 
  Cannon 3 elixir +4 elixir trade
  Cannon pulls it to the middle of your side and buys time for both towers and your troops to shoot it.

How to defend

• Pull it with a building first, then attack it with one or two strong troops instead of many small ones.
• Its support (Bowler, Electro Wizard, Lightning) is the real danger: spell or kill the support while your building holds the Giant.
• Troops attacking from further away are not zapped back; ranged damage behind your tower is safe.
• Expect Tornado: Electro Giant decks pull your defenders onto the Giant so they get zapped.

Common mistakes

• Using Inferno Tower or Inferno Dragon: every zap resets the beam.
• Dropping Skeleton Army or Goblin Gang on it: its zaps clear swarms.
• Spending all your elixir on the Giant and having nothing left for the Bowler or Electro Wizard behind it.

After defending: the counterattack

Electro Giant costs 7 elixir and walks slowly. If it’s played at the back, attack the other lane; after defending with P.E.K.K.A, send her to the bridge.

Which spells kill it on their own?

At equal levels, whether a single spell takes this troop out without help from towers or other cards:

• Electro Giant (HP 3952): no single spell kills it

* Poison and Earthquake only kill it if the troop stays in the area for the whole duration. Values assume equal levels; level differences change the outcome.

Best decks against Electro Giant

Decks ElixirDeck’s deck builder makes against Electro Giant: each one is scored on both deck balance and its matchup against this card (all cards at the same level, evolutions and heroes unlocked). Every deck uses a different win condition; if your cards differ, you can adapt any deck to your collection.

Classic decks with a good matchup against Electro Giant

Each guide explains step by step how the deck is played.

• LumberLoon Freeze · Great matchup
• Royal Hogs Earthquake · Great matchup
• Mighty Miner Wall Breakers · Great matchup
• Rune Giant Lumberjack · Great matchup

Which decks use Electro Giant?

Guides to the classic decks that run this card; each one also explains what to play against that deck.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best counter to Electro Giant?

The most efficient counters to Electro Giant are P.E.K.K.A, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Cannon. P.E.K.K.A has the hit points to survive the zaps and needs only a few hits to kill it, so the reflect barely matters.

What deck is good against Electro Giant?

Among the classic decks, LumberLoon Freeze, Royal Hogs Earthquake, Mighty Miner Wall Breakers match up well against it. The best counter deck ElixirDeck builds is a Miner deck: Bats, Magic Archer, Hunter, Miner, Zap, Cannon, Poison, P.E.K.K.A.

How do you get a positive elixir trade against Electro Giant?

Stop Electro Giant (7 elixir) cleanly with Cannon (3 elixir) and you are 4 elixir ahead, enough to attack the other lane.

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