Royal Hogs Earthquake Deck Guide
Bridge spam · Average elixir 2.9 · 4-card cycle 8 · Last updated:
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Royal Hogs is a win condition made of four small hogs that target buildings. Being able to split them across both lanes puts opponents in an awkward spot, and Earthquake deals heavy damage to defensive buildings and the tower. The deck defends solidly, then pressures with Royal Hogs.
Royal Hogs Earthquake 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):
“Hog Rider / fast cycle” decks make up 20% of top players’ decks and win 50% of their battles. No deck close to the classic Royal Hogs Earthquake 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 Royal Hogs deck in the meta
Average elixir 2.9 · 4-card cycle 7
194 battles · win rate 52% · Changes from the classic list: adds Archer Queen, Skeletons, Ice Spirit, Royal Delivery; drops Fisherman, Hunter, Electro Spirit, Ice Golem.
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Game plan
Send Royal Hogs in one lane or split them across both. A single defensive card can't stop all of them.
If your opponent has a defensive building, hit it and the tower together with Earthquake. Earthquake is most efficient when Royal Hogs are just reaching the building.
On defense, use Fisherman, Hunter, Cannon and Ice Golem to defend cheaply and efficiently. Electro Spirit and The Log clear swarms.
Cards and their roles
Earthquake 3 elixir
Spell that deals extra damage to buildings. Hits defensive buildings and the tower.
Tips
- If your opponent has a splash card (Valkyrie, Bowler), split Royal Hogs across both lanes.
- Cast Earthquake so it covers both your opponent's building and their tower.
- Placing Royal Hogs behind Ice Golem lets Ice Golem take the damage up front.
- Place Cannon in the middle to pull your opponent's Hog Rider or Giant.
Strong against
- Against building decks: Earthquake neutralizes buildings.
- Against decks that rely on single-target defenders: split hogs are hard to stop.
Struggles against
- Against decks with strong splash (Valkyrie, Bowler, Executioner, Mega Knight).
- Against heavy air decks: you have a limited number of air-targeting cards.
How to counter Royal Hogs Earthquake
Based on its cards’ roles, these are the deck’s weak spots:
- Weak air defense (2 cards): flying cards like Balloon, Lava Hound and Minion Horde give it trouble.
- Only one small spell (The Log): bait it out with another swarm first, then play your main swarm.
- Fast cycle (avg. 2.9 elixir): its win condition comes back often. Keep your answer ready and win elixir with cheap defense.
Known answers to its key cards
Classic decks with a good matchup against it
- Mortar Miner · Great matchup
- Mega Knight Miner · Great matchup
- Graveyard Poison · Good matchup
Matchups are estimated from card roles and well-known counters; player skill and card levels change the result a lot.
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