Miner Poison Control Deck Guide

Control · Average elixir 3.3 · 4-card cycle 9 · Last updated: November 9, 2026

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Miner Poison Control is a control deck that wins through constant chip damage rather than big pushes. Miner can pop up anywhere on the map, and Poison damages both the tower and the troops defending it. The rest of the deck builds a solid, cheap defense.

Miner Poison Control in the current meta

Based on 8,479 decks played in the last 4,372 Ranked battles of the top 200 players in the world (data from November 9, 2026):

Miner / Graveyard control: 5.4% of decksType win rate 47%

“Miner / Graveyard control” decks make up 5.4% of top players’ decks and win 47% of their battles. No deck close to the classic Miner Poison Control list is among the 80 most played Ranked decks right now. That doesn’t make it a bad deck: top players simply prefer other decks at the moment. It’s still a good pick on Trophy Road and in friendly battles.

Most played Miner deck in the meta

Average elixir 2.9 · 4-card cycle 7

103 battles · win rate 59% · Changes from the classic list: adds Musketeer, Balloon, Giant Snowball, Barbarian Barrel, Skeletons, Ice Golem, Bomb Tower; drops Poison, The Log, Valkyrie, Bats, Spear Goblins, Inferno Tower, Electro Wizard.

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How often each card is played in the meta

Share of top players’ decks that include each card:

The Log 21%Electro Wizard 12%Bats 9.5%Poison 9.2%Miner 4.2%Valkyrie 4.2%Inferno Tower 3.2%Spear Goblins 0.8%

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Game plan

Defend first. Inferno Tower handles tanks, Valkyrie and Electro Wizard handle ground swarms and support troops, and Bats and Spear Goblins provide cheap air defense and cycle.

After defending, send Miner to the tower to support your surviving troops or just to deal direct damage. Poison the troops your opponent places against Miner to hit them and the tower together.

Matches usually go long. Build up small amounts of damage every cycle, keep your elixir lead, and use Poison to finish towers late.

Cards and their roles

Miner 3 elixir
Win condition. Can be placed anywhere; deals steady tower damage and can tank on defense.
The Log 2 elixir
Small spell. Clears ground swarms and Goblin Barrel.
Bats 2 elixir
Cheap air damage. Melts tanks and air troops quickly.
Spear Goblins 2 elixir
Cheap ranged damage. Hits air and speeds up your cycle.
Poison 4 elixir
Medium spell. Damages the tower and nearby defenders over time.
Valkyrie 4 elixir
Splash mini tank. Clears swarms and counterpushes with Miner.
Electro Wizard 4 elixir
Air-targeting support. Every hit stuns; resets Infernos and Sparky.
Inferno Tower 5 elixir
Tank-killing building. Stops big tanks.

Tips

Place Miner on the side of the tower where your opponent's defenders will arrive, then Poison them all together.
Use Miner on defense too: send it onto your opponent's backline troops to soak damage.
Place Inferno Tower before the enemy tank reaches the bridge.
When you're ahead, avoid risky attacks; control decks win with an elixir lead.

Strong against

Against beatdown decks: Inferno Tower and cheap defenses stop tanks efficiently.
Against swarm and bridge-spam decks: Valkyrie, Electro Wizard and The Log clean them up.

Struggles against

Against siege decks: Miner's damage may not be enough to take down buildings like X-Bow quickly.
Against decks with multiple Inferno resets and spells: if Inferno Tower is neutralized, defending tanks gets hard.

How to counter Miner Poison Control

Based on its cards’ roles, these are the deck’s weak spots:

Only one small spell (The Log): bait it out with another swarm first, then play your main swarm.

Known answers to its key cards

Miner · How to counter

Knight
3 elixir · Common

Valkyrie
4 elixir · Rare

Poison
4 elixir · Epic

Goblins
2 elixir · Common

Valkyrie

Mini P.E.K.K.A
4 elixir · Rare

P.E.K.K.A
7 elixir · Epic

Minions
3 elixir · Common

Inferno Dragon
4 elixir · Legendary

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