Clash Royale Deck Archetypes

Best Beatdown Decks

One push, too big to answer.

Beatdown decks win by building one push too big to answer.

Best Control Decks

Defend cheap, counter-push on the elixir you saved.

Control decks win on elixir.

Best Cycle Decks

Come back round before the counter does.

Cycle decks run cheap enough to reach the same win condition faster than the opponent reaches its counter.

Best Siege Decks

Attack from your own side of the river.

Siege decks attack the tower from their own side of the river with X-Bow or Mortar, then defend the building.

Best Bridge Spam Decks

Punish at the bridge, no build-up.

Bridge spam decks drop fast units at the bridge the moment the opponent commits elixir elsewhere.

Best Bait Decks

Three cards, one spell to answer them.

Bait decks carry several cards that all die to the same small spell, so whichever one the opponent answers first, the next is free.

Best Lavaloon Decks

Balloon behind a tank that soaks the air.

Best Miner Control Decks

Chip every rotation, defend for less.

Best Graveyard Poison Decks

Skeletons on the tower, Poison on the answer.

Best Hog Cycle Decks

Hog every rotation, defend for two elixir.

Best PEKKA Bridge Spam Decks

PEKKA holds the lane, the ram punishes.

Best Log Bait Decks

Pull the Log, then land the barrel.