P.E.K.K.A is a 7-elixir heavy tank that deals huge damage to one target at a time. She destroys tanks and lone troops, but she is slow, can’t hit air and gets stuck on cheap distractions.

Quick answer: the most efficient counters to P.E.K.K.A are Skeleton Army, Inferno Tower, Guards, Ronin.

Best counters to P.E.K.K.A

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

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  Skeleton Army 3 elixir +4 elixir trade
  Skeleton Army surrounds her; she can only kill one skeleton per hit, so the rest bring her down for 3 elixir.
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  Inferno Tower 5 elixir +2 elixir trade
  Inferno Tower’s beam ramps up on her large hit points and melts her, while the building keeps her away from your towers.
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  Guards 3 elixir +4 elixir trade
  Guards’ shields soak her hits one at a time; while she works through them, the other Guards and your tower keep dealing damage.
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  Ronin 5 elixir +2 elixir trade
  Ronin parries her melee hits and reflects double damage back, one of the few single troops that beats her head-on.

How to defend

• Place Skeleton Army or Guards right on top of her so they all reach her at once, not one after another.
• Watch her support: P.E.K.K.A decks often bring Electro Wizard, Royal Ghost, Bandit or a small spell to clear your swarm. Drop your swarm after these are used.
• She ignores air troops. Minions, Minion Horde or Bats chip her down freely while your ground cards distract her.
• If she defends and walks to your side, pull her to the middle with a building or a cheap troop so both towers shoot her.

Common mistakes

• Sending a single tank or mini tank at her head-on: she kills it in a couple of hits.
• Dropping your swarm while her splash support (Wizard, Executioner, Valkyrie) is still next to her.
• Pushing into her lane: she’s most dangerous on defense, so don’t send your big push where she can defend for free.

After defending: the counterattack

P.E.K.K.A costs 7 elixir and walks slowly. When she’s played at the back, pressure the other lane at once. When you kill her with a cheap swarm, the survivors plus your win condition make a strong counterpush.

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:

• P.E.K.K.A (HP 3760): 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 P.E.K.K.A

Decks ElixirDeck’s deck builder makes against P.E.K.K.A: 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 P.E.K.K.A

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

• LavaLoon · Great matchup
• LumberLoon Freeze · Great matchup
• Miner Poison Control · Great matchup
• Balloon Bowler · Great matchup

Which decks use P.E.K.K.A?

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

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Matchups are estimated from card roles and well-known counters; player skill and card levels change the result a lot.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best counter to P.E.K.K.A?

The most efficient counters to P.E.K.K.A are Skeleton Army, Inferno Tower, Guards, Ronin. Skeleton Army surrounds her; she can only kill one skeleton per hit, so the rest bring her down for 3 elixir.

What deck is good against P.E.K.K.A?

Among the classic decks, LavaLoon, LumberLoon Freeze, Miner Poison Control match up well against it. The best counter deck ElixirDeck builds is a Goblin Barrel deck: Goblin Barrel, Goblins, Princess, The Log, Goblin Gang, Ronin, Inferno Tower, Rocket.

How do you get a positive elixir trade against P.E.K.K.A?

Stop P.E.K.K.A (7 elixir) cleanly with Skeleton Army (3 elixir) and you are 4 elixir ahead, enough to attack the other lane.

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