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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Elixir Golem: no change in the 20 official balance updates we hold (Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026).

Card overview

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

Elixir Golem Clash Royale card

3 elixirRareTroopMeleeBuildings only
Elixir Golem is a 3-elixir rare troop. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 2.9% of deck-sides and won 50.1% ±1.2 of its 6,234 uses. It ranks #59 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #99 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 Elixir Golem, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    47%wins
    53% losses±2.2 · n 2,045
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    55%wins
    45% losses±2.6 · n 1,420
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    55%wins
    45% losses±2.6 · n 1,380
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    53%wins
    47% losses±2.7 · n 1,327
All 116 counted matchups for Elixir Golem

How much Elixir Golem is played

Usage rate 3%
Win rate 50%

±1.2 pp · n 6,234 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost4.0
Decks counted33

Elixir Golem's latest balance change

No change to Elixir Golem in the 20 official balance updates we hold, Aug 6, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026.

All balance changes

Cards that work with Elixir Golem

Top decks using Elixir Golem33 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Elixir Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Prince — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Prince: Elixir Golem decks won 66.2% ±6.6 of 195 games. +2 elixir trade.
Elixir Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Electro Giant — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Electro Giant: Elixir Golem decks won 27.6% ±4.2 of 439 games. +4 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles6,234
Win rate50.1% ±1.2
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Battle Ram
51.5% win rate ±0.7
Learnable option
Elixir Golem
50.1% win rate ±1.2

Elixir Golem level stats

DamageDPSElixir Golemite HitpointsElixir Golemite DamageElixir Golemite Damage per secondElixir Blob HitpointsElixir Blob DamageElixir Blob Damage per secondHit speedSpeed
3732118107355605416830271.10 sslow
6974157142473797122440361.10 sslow
11standard1,56925322976212811636064581.10 sslow
131,89830627892215514043677701.10 sslow
162,5274073691,227206187580103931.10 sslow

Buildings only · Melee · slow speed · hits every 1.1 s · deploys in 1 s. Level 11 is the tournament standard.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Elixir Golem”, revision of 2026-08-22. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(3 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 245%
Damage↑ 245%
DPS↑ 245%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)

No change to Elixir Golem in the 20 official balance updates we hold (Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026).

Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 50.1% ±1.2 over 6,234 uses.
  • Evolution: Not flagged in the official card list.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
  • Skeleton Barrel · 3 elixir · troop · Buildings · same cost
  • Hog Rider · 4 elixir · troop · Buildings · 1 elixir more
  • Battle Ram · 4 elixir · troop · Buildings · 1 elixir more
  • Wall Breakers · 2 elixir · troop · Buildings · 1 elixir less
Quick answers
How much elixir does Elixir Golem cost?
Elixir Golem costs 3 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Elixir Golem?
Elixir Golem is rare (official card list).
Does Elixir Golem have an Evolution?
No Evolution is flagged in the official card list.
Does Elixir Golem have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Elixir Golem have?
Levels 3 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Elixir Golem's stats at level 11?
1,569 hitpoints and 253 damage (community wiki).
What are Elixir Golem's stats at level 16?
2,527 hitpoints and 407 damage (community wiki).
What is Elixir Golem's win rate?
50.1% ±1.2 over 6,234 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 Elixir Golem?
By our counts, decks with Electro Giant (27.6% for Elixir Golem over 439 games), Bowler (35.4% for Elixir Golem over 726 games), Executioner (36.2% for Elixir Golem over 196 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Elixir Golem?
Skeleton Army, Wizard, Night Witch, Elixir Golem, Skeleton King, Arrows, Rage, Void won 65.5% over 58 counted uses.
Was Elixir Golem changed in a balance update?
No change in the 20 official balance posts we hold, Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026.
Is Elixir Golem a good card right now?
It ranks #59 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #99 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 6,234 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

Elixir Golem vsBarbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Barbarian BarrelFireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)FireballArrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ArrowsSkeletons — 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)TornadoLightning — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)LightningWin rate47%55%55%53%54%52%37%39%Elixir trade−1+1±0−2−1−1±0+3DifficultyHardMediumEasyMediumMediumMediumHardHard
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Elixir Golem: every counted matchup(116 cards)

Electro Giant does best against Elixir Golem: its decks win 72.4% of 439 decided games. Of 112 cards with at least 100 decided games, 17 beat it, 69 play even and 26 lose to it.

Cards that beat Elixir Golem

Their decks’ win rate against Elixir Golem decks

Cards Elixir Golem beats

Elixir Golem decks’ win rate against theirs

Elixir Golem against every card, by Elixir Golem win rate, lowest first
CardElixir Golem winsGamesResultElixir trade
Electro Giant27.6% ±4.2439LOSES+4
Bowler35.4% ±3.5726LOSES+2
Executioner36.2% ±6.7196LOSES+2
Tornado36.7% ±2.81,114LOSES±0
Freeze37.3% ±6.0244LOSES+1
Goblin Hut37.5% ±4.3493LOSES+1
Baby Dragon37.9% ±3.4768LOSES+1
Battle Healer38.7% ±11.862EVEN+1
Lightning39.2% ±3.01,014LOSES+3
Bomb Tower39.9% ±7.2173LOSES+1
Barbarians41.0% ±6.6212LOSES+2
Balloon41.4% ±4.7411LOSES+2
Ice Wizard41.9% ±3.8654LOSES±0
Goblin Curse42.1% ±7.6159LOSES−1
Electro Dragon43.1% ±5.6297LOSES+2
Giant Snowball44.1% ±4.8410LOSES−1
Skeleton Dragons44.4% ±6.1248EVEN+1
Goblins44.6% ±6.6213EVEN−1
Ice Golem45.0% ±5.5309EVEN−1
Firecracker45.0% ±6.1251EVEN±0
Lumberjack45.1% ±5.0381EVEN+1
Fire Spirit45.2% ±8.3135EVEN−2
Witch45.4% ±4.3509LOSES+2
Ram Rider46.1% ±7.5165EVEN+2
Hog Rider46.2% ±4.2548EVEN+1
Vines46.5% ±5.6299EVEN±0
Barbarian Barrel46.6% ±2.22,045LOSES−1
Valkyrie46.8% ±3.9635EVEN+1
Graveyard47.0% ±5.0385EVEN+2
Rocket47.1% ±6.0261EVEN+3
Void47.1% ±11.568EVEN+2
Mini P.E.K.K.A47.4% ±3.6751EVEN+1
Musketeer47.5% ±4.8417EVEN+1
Wizard47.7% ±5.2350EVEN+2
Goblin Demolisher47.8% ±9.0115EVEN+1
Guards48.1% ±5.7293EVEN±0
Dark Prince48.2% ±4.4492EVEN+1
Rascals48.2% ±4.9390EVEN+2
Giant48.8% ±4.7434EVEN+2
P.E.K.K.A48.8% ±4.8408EVEN+4
Tombstone48.9% ±5.4329EVEN±0
Skeleton King49.0% ±6.8204EVEN+1
Inferno Dragon49.1% ±4.7436EVEN+1
Goblin Drill49.1% ±7.4171EVEN+1
Sparky49.5% ±5.5317EVEN+3
Knight49.6% ±3.1992EVEN±0
Poison49.6% ±4.3514EVEN+1
Suspicious Bush49.6% ±8.8121EVEN−1
Electro Wizard49.9% ±3.3861EVEN+1
Mega Minion49.9% ±5.2351EVEN±0
Lava Hound50.0% ±6.6214EVEN+4
Goblinstein50.8% ±6.1252EVEN+2
Spirit Empress50.8% ±8.7122EVEN+3
Furnace50.9% ±4.2540EVEN+1
Minion Giant50.9% ±6.5224EVEN+1
Goblin Giant51.0% ±9.4104EVEN+3
Berserker51.1% ±7.1186EVEN−1
Cannon51.2% ±3.7692EVEN±0
Princess51.2% ±4.4490EVEN±0
Goblin Cage51.6% ±5.0384EVEN+1
Tesla51.7% ±4.3515EVEN+1
Cannon Cart51.7% ±4.6445EVEN+2
Giant Skeleton51.8% ±6.1255EVEN+3
Ronin51.9% ±6.6214EVEN+2
The Log52.2% ±2.81,188EVEN−1
Golem52.2% ±4.3523EVEN+5
Mortar52.2% ±4.7433EVEN+1
Rage52.2% ±5.0381EVEN−1
Miner52.2% ±5.6297EVEN±0
Mighty Miner52.2% ±7.1186EVEN+1
Skeleton Barrel52.3% ±4.0585EVEN±0
Mother Witch52.3% ±4.6444EVEN+1
Skeletons52.7% ±2.71,327EVEN−2
Dart Goblin52.7% ±4.0603EVEN±0
Electro Spirit53.1% ±3.7686EVEN−2
Ice Spirit53.5% ±3.8667EVEN−2
Battle Ram54.0% ±4.2530EVEN+1
Zap54.1% ±2.71,295WINS−1
Mega Knight54.2% ±4.7430EVEN+4
Night Witch54.2% ±4.9391EVEN+1
Boss Bandit54.2% ±11.272EVEN+3
Goblin Gang54.3% ±4.1569WINS±0
Goblin Barrel54.3% ±4.1551WINS±0
Royal Ghost54.4% ±3.6715WINS±0
Magic Archer54.5% ±8.1143EVEN+1
Skeleton Army54.6% ±4.0601WINS±0
Minion Horde54.7% ±5.7289EVEN+2
Phoenix54.8% ±7.4168EVEN+1
Fireball54.9% ±2.61,420WINS+1
Elixir Collector54.9% ±5.2348EVEN+3
Minions55.0% ±4.8416WINS±0
Heal Spirit55.2% ±5.2353EVEN−2
Earthquake55.2% ±5.8279EVEN±0
Arrows55.4% ±2.61,380WINS±0
Archers56.1% ±5.7285WINS±0
Wall Breakers56.6% ±5.1366WINS−1
Fisherman56.8% ±8.6125EVEN±0
Hunter56.9% ±6.8202WINS+1
Royal Giant57.0% ±9.2107EVEN+3
Zappies57.6% ±4.7425WINS+1
Monk57.7% ±8.2137EVEN+2
Bandit57.9% ±4.2537WINS±0
Bats58.3% ±4.9391WINS−1
Bomber59.3% ±6.6209WINS−1
Royal Delivery59.3% ±6.8199WINS±0
Inferno Tower59.4% ±6.2239WINS+2
Elite Barbarians59.5% ±4.2526WINS+3
Royal Hogs60.0% ±4.5452WINS+2
Golden Knight60.3% ±5.2330WINS+1
X-Bow60.5% ±8.3129WINS+3
Little Prince61.6% ±10.973WINS±0
Flying Machine62.2% ±6.5209WINS+1
Archer Queen63.0% ±5.7276WINS+2
Three Musketeers63.8% ±7.9138WINS+6
Royal Recruits65.2% ±5.7264WINS+4
Prince66.2% ±6.6195WINS+2

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 “Elixir Golem”, revision of 2026-08-22. 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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