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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Baby Dragon was last changed on Jul 6, 2026 (July Balance Changes, buff).

Card overview

Baby Dragon — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
Unofficial guide · Card · Checked Oct 24, 2026

Baby Dragon Clash Royale card

4 elixirEpicTroopRanged 3.5Air and ground
Baby Dragon is a 4-elixir epic troop, with an Evolution. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 11.7% of deck-sides and won 50.4% ±0.6 of its 25,277 uses. It ranks #39 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #14 by use rate in our counts.
Source: official card list, checked Oct 24, 2026 · rates counted Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 (n 108,336 battles)

What beats Baby Dragon, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    49%wins
    51% losses±1.1 · n 8,008
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    53%wins
    47% losses±1.3 · n 5,651
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    49%wins
    51% losses±1.3 · n 5,581
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    53%wins
    47% losses±1.3 · n 5,546
All 120 counted matchups for Baby Dragon

How much Baby Dragon is played

Usage rate 2%
Win rate 50%

Played in a plain slot (no Evolution, no Hero). ±1.6 pp · n 3,711 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost3.9
Decks counted115

Baby Dragon's latest balance change

buff
  • +4%Damage161 → 168
Official notes · Jul 6, 2026 · July Balance Changes
All balance changes

Cards that work with Baby Dragon

Top decks using Baby Dragon115 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Baby Dragon — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Elixir Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Elixir Golem: Baby Dragon decks won 62.1% ±3.4 of 768 games. −1 elixir trade.
Baby Dragon — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)P.E.K.K.A — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with P.E.K.K.A: Baby Dragon decks won 41.7% ±2.3 of 1,745 games. +3 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles3,711
Win rate49.6% ±1.6
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceMedium

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Mother Witch
51.1% win rate ±0.8
Learnable option
Furnace
50.7% win rate ±0.7

Baby Dragon level stats

DamageDPSHit speedSpeed
6715104691.50 sfast
9952139921.50 sfast
11standard1,1521681121.50 sfast
141,5332241491.50 sfast
161,8552711801.50 sfast

Air and ground · Ranged 3.5 · fast speed · hits every 1.5 s · deploys in 1 s · radius 1.5. Level 11 is the tournament standard.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Baby Dragon”, revision of 2026-09-30. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(6 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 159%
Damage↑ 161%
DPS↑ 161%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)
  • Jul 6, 2026 · buff: Damage 161 → 168
  • Dec 1, 2025 · nerf (evolution): Speedup Allies % 50 → 30
  • Oct 24, 2025 · nerf (evolution): Cycles 1 → 2
Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 49.6% ±1.6 over 3,711 uses.
  • Evolution: Yes. Wind Gush: A wind gust slows enemies and speeds up friendly troops in a wide area. Needs 2 cycles. Evolution slot cost 4 elixir. Stats: Identical Stats. Counted: 50.5% ±0.7 over 21,566 uses.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
  • Electro Wizard · 4 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Furnace · 4 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Mother Witch · 4 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Musketeer · 4 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
Quick answers
How much elixir does Baby Dragon cost?
Baby Dragon costs 4 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Baby Dragon?
Baby Dragon is epic (official card list).
Does Baby Dragon have an Evolution?
Yes, the official card list flags an Evolution.
Does Baby Dragon have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Baby Dragon have?
Levels 6 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Baby Dragon's stats at level 11?
1,152 hitpoints and 168 damage (community wiki).
What are Baby Dragon's stats at level 16?
1,855 hitpoints and 271 damage (community wiki).
What is Baby Dragon's win rate?
50.4% ±0.6 over 25,277 uses in ranked battles of top Path of Legends players, Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026. Counted by GamGem, not an official statistic.
What counters Baby Dragon?
By our counts, decks with P.E.K.K.A (41.7% for Baby Dragon over 1,745 games), Suspicious Bush (42.0% for Baby Dragon over 578 games), Archers (42.4% for Baby Dragon over 1,111 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Baby Dragon?
Minions, Witch, Golem, Baby Dragon, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Guards, Barbarian Barrel, Vines won 73.5% over 34 counted uses.
Was Baby Dragon changed in a balance update?
Yes, last on Jul 6, 2026 (July Balance Changes): buff, Damage 161 → 168.
Is Baby Dragon a good card right now?
It ranks #39 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #14 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 25,277 uses in ranked battles of top Path of Legends players, Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026; a rank is a place in that sample, not an official tier.

Every interaction we hold

Baby Dragon vsBarbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Barbarian BarrelArrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ArrowsFireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)FireballSkeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)SkeletonsZap — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ZapThe Log — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)The LogTornado — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)TornadoKnight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)KnightWin rate49%53%49%53%50%52%49%48%Elixir trade−2−1±0−3−2−2−1−1DifficultyMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumHard
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Baby Dragon: every counted matchup(120 cards)

P.E.K.K.A does best against Baby Dragon: its decks win 58.3% of 1745 decided games. Of 120 cards with at least 100 decided games, 21 beat it, 65 play even and 34 lose to it.

Cards that beat Baby Dragon

Their decks’ win rate against Baby Dragon decks

Cards Baby Dragon beats

Baby Dragon decks’ win rate against theirs

Baby Dragon against every card, by Baby Dragon win rate, lowest first
CardBaby Dragon winsGamesResultElixir trade
P.E.K.K.A41.7% ±2.31,745LOSES+3
Suspicious Bush42.0% ±4.0578LOSES−2
Archers42.4% ±2.91,111LOSES−1
Goblinstein42.4% ±3.3839LOSES+1
X-Bow42.5% ±4.2520LOSES+2
Bandit43.7% ±2.02,326LOSES−1
Cannon Cart43.7% ±2.41,628LOSES+1
Rascals44.4% ±2.51,535LOSES+1
Mother Witch44.7% ±2.31,782LOSES±0
Goblin Giant45.3% ±4.7433EVEN+2
Battle Ram45.5% ±2.02,364LOSES±0
Mortar45.6% ±2.51,514LOSES±0
Minion Horde45.7% ±2.91,146LOSES+1
Goblin Gang45.9% ±2.12,201LOSES−1
Inferno Tower46.5% ±3.11,002LOSES+1
Dart Goblin46.6% ±2.02,336LOSES−1
Fisherman46.6% ±4.2547EVEN−1
Ice Wizard46.9% ±1.92,638LOSES−1
Skeleton Barrel47.1% ±2.12,244LOSES−1
Magic Archer47.1% ±4.1573EVEN±0
Royal Ghost47.2% ±1.83,048LOSES−1
Giant Skeleton47.2% ±2.81,228EVEN+2
Rocket47.2% ±3.01,088EVEN+2
Three Musketeers47.2% ±4.0583EVEN+5
Rune Giant47.2% ±7.3178EVEN±0
Electro Wizard47.4% ±1.63,793LOSES±0
Golden Knight47.5% ±2.71,273EVEN±0
Ram Rider47.6% ±4.0597EVEN+1
Prince47.7% ±3.4832EVEN+1
Knight47.9% ±1.53,989LOSES−1
Sparky48.1% ±2.61,402EVEN+2
Electro Giant48.3% ±2.41,718EVEN+3
Wall Breakers48.3% ±2.51,487EVEN−2
Vines48.4% ±2.91,140EVEN−1
Dark Prince48.6% ±2.22,010EVEN±0
Princess48.6% ±2.21,955EVEN−1
Zappies48.7% ±2.41,631EVEN±0
Barbarian Barrel48.8% ±1.18,008LOSES−2
Goblin Barrel48.8% ±2.12,119EVEN−1
Goblin Hut49.0% ±2.21,996EVEN±0
Furnace49.1% ±2.12,166EVEN±0
Wizard49.1% ±2.51,539EVEN+1
Minion Giant49.1% ±3.3892EVEN±0
Goblins49.2% ±3.2943EVEN−2
Fireball49.3% ±1.35,581EVEN±0
Tornado49.4% ±1.54,313EVEN−1
Lightning49.6% ±1.63,941EVEN+2
Mini P.E.K.K.A49.6% ±1.73,258EVEN±0
Heal Spirit49.8% ±2.51,521EVEN−3
Zap50.0% ±1.35,446EVEN−2
Bomb Tower50.0% ±4.0604EVEN±0
Graveyard50.3% ±2.51,576EVEN+1
Phoenix50.3% ±3.6752EVEN±0
Goblin Cage50.5% ±2.61,388EVEN±0
Flying Machine50.7% ±3.4826EVEN±0
Battle Healer50.7% ±6.7209EVEN±0
Minions50.8% ±2.31,735EVEN−1
Bowler51.0% ±1.92,758EVEN+1
Freeze51.1% ±3.1972EVEN±0
Little Prince51.1% ±6.0264EVEN−1
Giant51.2% ±2.31,869EVEN+1
Goblin Drill51.2% ±3.4824EVEN±0
Tesla51.3% ±2.12,251EVEN±0
Inferno Dragon51.3% ±2.41,616EVEN±0
Archer Queen51.3% ±2.91,153EVEN+1
Guards51.3% ±3.1979EVEN−1
Hunter51.3% ±3.3875EVEN±0
Electro Spirit51.4% ±1.82,977EVEN−3
Elixir Collector51.4% ±2.71,300EVEN+2
Giant Snowball51.5% ±2.41,711EVEN−2
Poison51.6% ±2.12,175EVEN±0
Mega Minion51.6% ±2.61,373EVEN−1
The Log51.8% ±1.44,836WINS−2
Royal Hogs51.8% ±2.31,780EVEN+1
Mega Knight51.9% ±2.41,597EVEN+3
Lava Hound52.1% ±3.3854EVEN+3
Ice Spirit52.2% ±1.92,721WINS−3
Rage52.3% ±2.41,599EVEN−2
Bats52.4% ±2.41,702EVEN−2
Ice Golem52.5% ±2.71,278EVEN−2
Mirror52.5% ±6.8204EVEN–
Goblin Demolisher52.6% ±4.4492EVEN±0
Royal Giant52.7% ±4.4480EVEN+2
Skeletons52.8% ±1.35,546WINS−3
Tombstone52.8% ±2.71,323WINS−1
Musketeer52.9% ±2.41,681WINS±0
Arrows53.0% ±1.35,651WINS−1
Elite Barbarians53.1% ±2.22,042WINS+2
Golem53.1% ±2.22,015WINS+4
Miner53.2% ±2.81,240WINS−1
Executioner53.2% ±3.4827EVEN+1
Cannon53.3% ±1.82,899WINS−1
Mighty Miner53.3% ±3.2930WINS±0
Monk53.6% ±4.0586EVEN+1
Spirit Empress53.6% ±4.2534EVEN+2
Fire Spirit53.8% ±3.9636EVEN−3
Electro Dragon54.1% ±3.01,040WINS+1
Goblin Curse54.2% ±3.6714WINS−2
Valkyrie54.4% ±1.92,545WINS±0
Firecracker54.4% ±2.91,136WINS−1
Skeleton Army54.5% ±1.92,598WINS−1
Clone54.5% ±7.3176EVEN−1
Royal Recruits54.6% ±3.01,083WINS+3
Skeleton Dragons54.6% ±3.3848WINS±0
Barbarians54.7% ±3.4834WINS+1
Lumberjack54.8% ±2.61,379WINS±0
Berserker55.0% ±3.5775WINS−2
Balloon55.3% ±2.51,468WINS+1
Bomber55.4% ±3.1980WINS−2
Ronin55.7% ±3.4806WINS+1
Earthquake56.7% ±2.81,207WINS−1
Night Witch57.3% ±2.41,690WINS±0
Royal Delivery57.4% ±3.4801WINS−1
Spear Goblins57.9% ±6.5221WINS−2
Skeleton King58.0% ±3.4819WINS±0
Hog Rider58.2% ±2.02,355WINS±0
Witch58.3% ±2.21,987WINS+1
Void59.2% ±5.6289WINS+1
Boss Bandit59.3% ±5.7280WINS+2
Elixir Golem62.1% ±3.4768WINS−1

Data window

Mode: Ranked 1v1Facts checked: Oct 24, 2026Rank range: top Path of Legends playersSample size: 108,336 battlesTime frame: Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026

Counted by GamGem from 108,336 ranked 1v1 battles of top Path of Legends players, 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026. A sample, ± is the 95 % interval in percentage points — not official Supercell statistics.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Baby Dragon”, revision of 2026-09-30. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Card, arena and character art: Supercell Fan Kit (fankit.supercell.com), shown unchanged. Fan Kit · Fan Content Policy

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