Clash Royale Guides

Deck building basics and how to play the classic decks

Here you'll find the core rules of building a Clash Royale deck and game plans for the best-known decks. Each deck guide covers every card's role, tips, and the deck's strengths and weaknesses. Try any deck with your own cards in one click.

Essential guides

• How to Build a Good Clash Royale Deck
  Win condition, spells, air defense and elixir balance: the 7 core rules for building a balanced Clash Royale deck, plus the most common mistakes.
• Clash Royale Beginner's Guide
  New to Clash Royale? The basic rules of the game, what to watch for when building your first deck, and 10 practical tips to improve fast.
• Clash Royale Elixir Management: Positive Trades and Elixir Advantage
  The hidden skill that wins Clash Royale matches: how to build an elixir advantage, what a positive trade is, how to avoid leaking elixir and how to count your opponent's elixir.
• Clash Royale Deck Archetypes: Beatdown, Cycle, Control, Siege and More
  The main Clash Royale deck archetypes: beatdown, fast cycle, control, siege, bait and bridge spam. Each archetype's game plan, strengths and weaknesses.
• Clash Royale Defense and Card Placement Guide
  The basics of Clash Royale defense: pulling troops to the middle (kiting), placing buildings correctly, activating your King Tower and turning defense into a counterpush.
• Clash Royale Match Phases: Single Elixir, Double Elixir and Overtime
  How to play each phase of a Clash Royale match: the opening, single elixir, double elixir and overtime, plus how to manage tower damage.
• Which Clash Royale Cards Should You Upgrade? A Card Level Guide
  Don't waste your gold and cards: which Clash Royale cards to upgrade first, how card levels affect matches and how to keep your deck's levels balanced.

Deck guides

Fast cycle

Bait

Siege

Beatdown

Air attack

Control

Bridge spam

Pump