Clash Royale weekly meta report: October 31, 2026
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This report compares 2,780 battles (5,532 decks) collected from the latest battles of the top 200 players on the global Ranked leaderboard with the data from a week earlier (October 24, 2026). Below you’ll see which decks climbed, which cards were dropped and how the share of each deck type changed. Data from October 31, 2026.
This week’s highlights
- The most played deck is now Minion Giant deck, up from #4 last week (win rate 58.8%).
- New in the top 10: Graveyard deck, Hog Rider deck, Goblin Barrel deck, Three Musketeers deck, Golem deck.
- Biggest riser: Knight, from 20.8% to 26.8% of decks.
- Biggest faller: Tesla, from 12.9% to 7.4% of decks.
- Among deck types, Lava Hound / air (+5.2 pts) gained ground while Heavy beatdown (−5.4 pts) lost it.
- Among decks with at least 50 battles, the best win rate belongs to Graveyard deck (63.3% in 60 battles).
- Balance changes released this week: King vs. King Season: Giant and Mirror Evolutions, King of Cards Event
Top 10 decks
This week’s most played decks and their rank last week (“new”: not in last week’s top 25). Decks that differ by a single card count as the same deck.
| Deck | Win rate | Battles | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Minion Giant deck        | 58.8% | 204 | 4. ▲ |
2. Graveyard deck    | 56.8% | 162 | new |
3. Hog Rider deck     | 52.4% | 143 | 19. ▲ |
4. Graveyard + Giant deck       | 54.2% | 142 | 6. ▲ |
5. Royal Hogs deck     | 47.2% | 142 | 1. ▼ |
6. Hog Rider deck · Musketeer   | 47.5% | 122 | 2. ▼ |
7. Goblin Barrel + Wall Breakers deck      | 52.5% | 120 | 8. ▲ |
8. Goblin Barrel deck | 58.6% | 116 | new |
9. Three Musketeers deck       | 40.7% | 108 | new |
10. Golem deck      | 55.9% | 102 | new |
Most popular deck of the week: Minion Giant deck
Average elixir 3.0 · 4-card cycle 8
204 battles · win rate 58.8%
Rising and falling cards
The share of top players’ decks that include the card; cards above 2% in at least one of the two weeks.
Rising
| Card | This week | Last week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knight | 26.8% | 20.8% | +6.0 pts |
| Cannon | 22% | 16.9% | +5.1 pts |
| Elite Barbarians | 13.8% | 8.7% | +5.1 pts |
| Minion Giant | 11.6% | 6.9% | +4.7 pts |
| Barbarian Barrel | 39.5% | 34.9% | +4.6 pts |
Falling
| Card | This week | Last week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tesla | 7.4% | 12.9% | −5.5 pts |
| Giant Snowball | 8.4% | 13% | −4.7 pts |
 Tornado | 10.6% | 15% | −4.4 pts |
 Minion Horde | 4.4% | 8.2% | −3.9 pts |
| Valkyrie | 4% | 7.8% | −3.7 pts |
Deck types
Grouping decks by their win conditions, here are each type’s share and win rate:
| Deck type | Share | Change | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy beatdown | 20.9% | −5.4 pts | 48.3% |
| Hog Rider / fast cycle | 19.2% | +1.9 pts | 51.3% |
| Bridge spam | 17.6% | +2.6 pts | 49.9% |
| Lava Hound / air | 15% | +5.2 pts | 51.3% |
| Bait (Log Bait) | 10.8% | −2.9 pts | 51.5% |
| Miner / Graveyard control | 7% | +3.1 pts | 50.1% |
| Siege (X-Bow / Mortar) | 3.8% | −3.5 pts | 47.1% |
| Royal Giant | 2.6% | −0.8 pts | 50.7% |
| Mega Knight / P.E.K.K.A | 1.3% | +0.6 pts | 47.1% |
| Balloon / Lumberjack | 0.8% | −1.3 pts | 40% |
Highest win rate decks
Decks played in at least 50 battles:
| Deck | Win rate | Battles |
|---|---|---|
| Graveyard deck | 63.3% | 60 |
| Royal Hogs deck | 60.3% | 68 |
Battle Ram deck      | 60% | 60 |
| Minion Giant deck | 58.8% | 204 |
| Goblin Barrel deck | 58.6% | 116 |
Highest win rate deck of the week: Graveyard deck
Average elixir 3.0 · 4-card cycle 8 · Similar classic deck: Graveyard Poison
60 battles · win rate 63.3%
Evolutions and heroes
The forms played most in the special slots; the percentage is the share of decks that play the card in that form.
Evolutions
| Card | This week | Last week |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 18.5% | 13.2% |
| Elite Barbarians | 13.8% | 8.7% |
| Zap | 12.3% | 13.6% |
| Royal Ghost | 10.1% | 9.2% |
| Battle Ram | 9.4% | 8.3% |
Heroes
| Card | This week | Last week |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Wizard | 17.5% | 14.2% |
| Electro Wizard | 9.1% | 6.3% |
| Bowler | 7.8% | 10.9% |
| Knight | 6% | 7% |
| Giant | 5.3% | 7% |
Which of these decks can you play?
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How this report is made
- Data comes from the official Clash Royale API: the latest battle logs of the top 200 players on the Ranked leaderboard. Only Ranked battles count, both sides’ decks are included, and each battle is counted once.
- Each week the data, collected the same way, is compared with the week before. The report is published automatically every week; the daily list lives on the meta decks page.
- Win rates over few battles can be luck; check the battle count too. Player names and tags are never published.
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