Minion Giant is a 4-Elixir Rare flying win condition released in September 2026. It flies, only targets buildings and Crown Towers, spits toxin from 4 tiles away and can't be knocked back.

How to play

Send Minion Giant from a bit behind the bridge so you can add support behind it. Because it attacks from range, it starts hitting before it reaches the tower; pulling or spelling out your opponent's air defense (Musketeer, Minion Horde, Inferno Dragon) first makes its job much easier. Add a ground troop next to it (Ice Golem, Miner) to split the defense. If your opponent has a defensive building it will go for the building rather than the tower, and its sight range is shorter than Lava Hound's, so it is easier to pull.

Stats

Values at Level 11 (tournament standard; Supercell uses this level in its balance notes too). Latest balance changes included.

Count	×1
Targets	Buildings
Hit speed	1.5 s
Range	4 tiles
Sight range	6.5 tiles
Speed	Medium (60)

Stats by level (Level 3–16)

Level	Hitpoints	Damage	Damage per second
3	859	79	52
4	944	87	58
5	1036	96	64
6	1136	105	70
7	1249	116	77
8	1370	127	84
9	1505	139	92
10	1654	153	102
11	1817	168	112
12	1994	184	122
13	2193	203	135
14	2406	222	148
15	2640	244	162
16	2903	268	178

Other levels are calculated with the game’s level multipliers; a few values may differ by ±1 due to rounding. Sources: Supercell’s official balance notes and Liquipedia Clash Royale Wiki.

🏰 On its own it takes down a Level 11 Princess Tower (3052 HP) in 19 hits (about 29 seconds of uninterrupted hitting).

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:

• Minion Giant (HP 1817): 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.

Tips

• If your opponent has Minions or Minion Horde, keep Arrows or Fireball ready: Minion Giant can't hit air swarms at all.
• Carry a reset card such as Electro Wizard or Zap against Inferno Tower and Inferno Dragon.
• Sending it as a counterattack after a good defense works much better than sending it alone.

Strengths

• Because it flies, ground troops and ground-only spells (The Log, Earthquake) can't touch it.
• Its ranged attack starts damaging the tower from a distance, and it can't be knocked back.

Weaknesses

• It only targets buildings, so it can't defend itself against air swarms and air defense.
• Its short sight range makes it easy to pull away from the tower with defensive buildings.

How to counter it

Cards that deal with it efficiently:

Balance history

• September 16, 2026 September 2026 balance changes
  • ⬇ Damage: 189 → 168 (−11%)
• September 7, 2026 Minion Academy season: Minion Giant and Hero Ice Wizard
  • ✨ New card: a 4-Elixir Rare flying win condition that targets buildings and spits toxin from range.

Source: Supercell’s official balance notes. Evolution and hero changes are listed too.

Works well with

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