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

• From a Bus Seat to the Meeting Room: My Years with Clash Royale
  A Clash Royale story that began on a university bus and came back in boring work meetings: friends, absurd decks and 13,000 trophies.
• 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 stop leaking elixir and count your opponent's.
• 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.

Clash Royale Cards

Guides for every Clash Royale card: how to play it, what it pairs well with, which decks use it and how to counter it. All cards →

Deck guides

Fast cycle

Bait

Siege

Beatdown

Air attack

Control

Bridge spam

Pump