Royal Hogs Earthquake Deck Guide

Bridge spam · Average elixir 2.9 · 4-card cycle 8

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.

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

• 
  Royal Hogs 5 elixir
  Win condition. Four building-targeting hogs; can be split into both lanes.
• 
  Electro Spirit 1 elixir
  One-elixir chain zap. Clears swarms and resets Infernos.
• 
  The Log 2 elixir
  Small spell. Clears ground swarms.
• 
  Ice Golem 2 elixir
  Cheap tank. Distracts troops on defense and takes damage in front of Royal Hogs.
• 
  Earthquake 3 elixir
  Spell that deals extra damage to buildings. Hits defensive buildings and the tower.
• 
  Fisherman 3 elixir
  Pulls troops with his hook; on defense, brings tanks into your towers' range.
• 
  Cannon 3 elixir
  Defensive building. Pulls ground tanks to the middle.
• 
  Hunter 4 elixir
  Tank killer with huge close-range damage. Also hits air.

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.

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