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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Golden Knight was last changed on Oct 6, 2026 (October Balance Changes, rework).

Card overview

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

Golden Knight Clash Royale card

4 elixirChampionTroopMeleeGround onlyChampion ability
Golden Knight is a 4-elixir champion troop, a Champion with an ability. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 5.0% of deck-sides and won 49.6% ±0.9 of its 10,908 uses. It ranks #79 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #65 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 Golden Knight, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    49%wins
    51% losses±1.6 · n 3,530
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    49%wins
    51% losses±2.0 · n 2,469
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    49%wins
    51% losses±2.0 · n 2,446
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    50%wins
    50% losses±2.0 · n 2,402
All 120 counted matchups for Golden Knight

How much Golden Knight is played

Usage rate 5%
Win rate 50%

±0.9 pp · n 10,908 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost4.3
Decks counted55

Golden Knight's latest balance change

rework
  • +4%Damage161 → 168
  • -9%Dash Range5.5 → 5 tiles
Official notes · Oct 6, 2026 · October Balance Changes
All balance changes

Cards that work with Golden Knight

Top decks using Golden Knight55 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Golden Knight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Rune Giant — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Rune Giant: Golden Knight decks won 62.8% ±10.0 of 86 games. ±0 elixir trade.
Golden Knight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Battle Healer — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Battle Healer: Golden Knight decks won 36.0% ±9.8 of 89 games. ±0 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles10,908
Win rate49.6% ±0.9
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Dark Prince
50.9% win rate ±0.7
Learnable option
Night Witch
50.7% win rate ±0.8

Golden Knight level stats

DamageDPSDashing Dash DamageHit speedSpeed
11standard1,7991611783350.90 smedium
121,9791771963690.90 smedium
142,3942142374460.90 smedium
152,6342362624900.90 smedium
162,8972592875400.90 smedium

Ground only · Melee · medium speed · hits every 0.9 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 “Golden Knight”, revision of 2026-08-12. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(11 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 61%
Damage↑ 61%
DPS↑ 61%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)
  • Oct 6, 2026 · rework: Damage 161 → 168, Dash Range 5.5 → 5 tiles
  • Jan 12, 2026 · nerf: Ability Cooldown 8sec → 12sec
  • Nov 3, 2025 · fix: Reduce Dash delay 0.2sec → 0.05sec
Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 49.6% ±0.9 over 10,908 uses.
  • Evolution: Not flagged in the official card list.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
  • Champion: Dashing Dash: Chain-dashes through up to ten nearby enemies, hitting each one. Costs 1 elixir. Cooldown 12 s.
Same job, other cards
  • Mini P.E.K.K.A · 4 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
  • Valkyrie · 4 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
  • Dark Prince · 4 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
  • Night Witch · 4 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
Quick answers
How much elixir does Golden Knight cost?
Golden Knight costs 4 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Golden Knight?
Golden Knight is champion (official card list).
Does Golden Knight have an Evolution?
No Evolution is flagged in the official card list.
Does Golden Knight have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Golden Knight have?
Levels 11 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Golden Knight's stats at level 11?
1,799 hitpoints and 161 damage (community wiki).
What are Golden Knight's stats at level 16?
2,897 hitpoints and 259 damage (community wiki).
What is Golden Knight's win rate?
49.6% ±0.9 over 10,908 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 Golden Knight?
By our counts, decks with Battle Healer (36.0% for Golden Knight over 89 games), Elixir Golem (39.7% for Golden Knight over 330 games), Ice Golem (39.8% for Golden Knight over 543 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Golden Knight?
P.E.K.K.A, Lumberjack, Battle Ram, Electro Wizard, Bandit, Golden Knight, Furnace, Arrows won 63.8% over 69 counted uses.
Was Golden Knight changed in a balance update?
Yes, last on Oct 6, 2026 (October Balance Changes): rework, Damage 161 → 168, Dash Range 5.5 → 5 tiles.
Is Golden Knight a good card right now?
It ranks #79 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #65 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 10,908 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

Golden Knight vsBarbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Barbarian BarrelArrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ArrowsSkeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)SkeletonsFireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)FireballZap — 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 rate49%49%49%50%51%50%49%51%Elixir trade−2−1−3±0−2−2−1+2DifficultyMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Golden Knight: every counted matchup(120 cards)

Elixir Golem does best against Golden Knight: its decks win 60.3% of 330 decided games. Of 116 cards with at least 100 decided games, 15 beat it, 91 play even and 10 lose to it.

Cards that beat Golden Knight

Their decks’ win rate against Golden Knight decks

Cards Golden Knight beats

Golden Knight decks’ win rate against theirs

Golden Knight against every card, by Golden Knight win rate, lowest first
CardGolden Knight winsGamesResultElixir trade
Battle Healer36.0% ±9.889LOSES±0
Clone39.2% ±10.974EVEN−1
Elixir Golem39.7% ±5.2330LOSES−1
Ice Golem39.8% ±4.1543LOSES−2
Musketeer41.1% ±3.6718LOSES±0
Electro Dragon41.3% ±4.5460LOSES+1
Elixir Collector42.7% ±4.2517LOSES+2
Giant Skeleton43.9% ±4.3508LOSES+2
Skeleton King44.8% ±4.8400LOSES±0
Ronin44.8% ±5.1364LOSES+1
Bomb Tower44.9% ±5.6296EVEN±0
Spirit Empress45.5% ±6.5222EVEN+2
Sparky45.7% ±4.0600LOSES+2
Skeleton Army45.8% ±2.91,151LOSES−1
Elite Barbarians46.1% ±3.3857LOSES+2
Witch46.3% ±3.3889LOSES+1
Ice Spirit46.4% ±2.91,162LOSES−3
Battle Ram46.7% ±3.2914LOSES±0
Rage46.8% ±3.9631EVEN−2
Goblin Giant46.9% ±7.3175EVEN+2
Bowler47.1% ±2.81,205LOSES+1
Mirror47.1% ±10.485EVEN–
Skeleton Dragons47.2% ±5.1360EVEN±0
Giant Snowball47.3% ±3.6717EVEN−2
Wizard47.4% ±3.8663EVEN+1
Cannon Cart47.6% ±3.6746EVEN+1
Lumberjack47.7% ±4.0608EVEN±0
P.E.K.K.A47.8% ±3.7688EVEN+3
Barbarians47.8% ±5.1358EVEN+1
Mini P.E.K.K.A47.9% ±2.61,384EVEN±0
Furnace47.9% ±3.3889EVEN±0
Golem48.0% ±3.3888EVEN+4
Cannon48.2% ±2.81,252EVEN−1
Night Witch48.2% ±3.5765EVEN±0
Berserker48.3% ±5.4331EVEN−2
Giant48.4% ±3.4829EVEN+1
Zappies48.4% ±3.7702EVEN±0
Three Musketeers48.4% ±6.7213EVEN+5
Skeletons48.6% ±2.02,446EVEN−3
Goblin Demolisher48.6% ±6.7210EVEN±0
Electro Wizard48.7% ±2.51,561EVEN±0
Guards48.7% ±4.6452EVEN−1
Mortar48.8% ±3.6723EVEN±0
Electro Giant48.9% ±3.6754EVEN+3
Heal Spirit48.9% ±3.9624EVEN−3
Goblin Hut49.0% ±3.4849EVEN±0
Balloon49.0% ±3.8676EVEN+1
Arrows49.1% ±2.02,469EVEN−1
Royal Giant49.1% ±6.5220EVEN+2
Skeleton Barrel49.2% ±3.11,010EVEN−1
Minion Horde49.2% ±4.3512EVEN+1
Tornado49.3% ±2.21,906EVEN−1
Royal Ghost49.3% ±2.71,287EVEN−1
Bandit49.3% ±3.3905EVEN−1
Barbarian Barrel49.4% ±1.63,530EVEN−2
Goblin Barrel49.4% ±3.3902EVEN−1
Void49.6% ±8.6127EVEN+1
Fireball49.7% ±2.02,402EVEN±0
Valkyrie49.7% ±3.01,087EVEN±0
Graveyard49.7% ±3.7686EVEN+1
Hog Rider49.8% ±2.91,110EVEN±0
Princess49.8% ±3.4841EVEN−1
Mother Witch49.8% ±3.5781EVEN±0
Hunter49.9% ±5.1367EVEN±0
The Log50.0% ±2.22,069EVEN−2
Flying Machine50.0% ±5.0386EVEN±0
Rascals50.1% ±3.7686EVEN+1
Royal Hogs50.2% ±3.6739EVEN+1
Magic Archer50.2% ±6.4231EVEN±0
Minions50.7% ±3.5763EVEN−1
Freeze50.7% ±4.6448EVEN±0
Royal Recruits50.7% ±4.6442EVEN+3
Lightning50.9% ±2.41,719EVEN+2
Vines50.9% ±4.4497EVEN−1
Zap51.2% ±2.02,286EVEN−2
Goblin Curse51.2% ±5.4330EVEN−2
Dark Prince51.3% ±3.4823EVEN±0
Wall Breakers51.3% ±3.9631EVEN−2
Goblinstein51.3% ±4.9388EVEN+1
Bats51.4% ±3.6735EVEN−2
Knight51.5% ±2.41,668EVEN−1
Mighty Miner51.5% ±4.6443EVEN±0
Goblin Drill51.5% ±5.3336EVEN±0
Fisherman51.6% ±6.2246EVEN−1
Fire Spirit51.7% ±5.9269EVEN−3
Mega Minion51.8% ±3.8647EVEN−1
Monk51.8% ±6.2245EVEN+1
Earthquake51.9% ±4.2540EVEN−1
Goblins51.9% ±5.1370EVEN−2
Phoenix51.9% ±5.3341EVEN±0
Goblin Cage52.1% ±4.0593EVEN±0
Firecracker52.1% ±4.1555EVEN−1
Miner52.2% ±4.2536EVEN−1
Dart Goblin52.4% ±3.1997EVEN−1
Poison52.4% ±3.1978EVEN±0
Tesla52.4% ±3.1966EVEN±0
X-Bow52.4% ±7.0189EVEN+2
Electro Spirit52.5% ±2.71,285EVEN−3
Baby Dragon52.5% ±2.71,273EVEN±0
Bomber52.5% ±4.8408EVEN−2
Executioner52.6% ±5.1363EVEN+1
Ice Wizard52.9% ±2.81,188WINS−1
Inferno Tower53.0% ±4.8417EVEN+1
Goblin Gang53.3% ±3.2948WINS−1
Prince53.3% ±5.4321EVEN+1
Inferno Dragon53.7% ±3.6717WINS±0
Archer Queen53.7% ±4.5467EVEN+1
Tombstone54.0% ±4.0582EVEN−1
Rocket54.0% ±4.8413EVEN+2
Boss Bandit54.3% ±8.1140EVEN+2
Archers54.5% ±4.5464EVEN−1
Minion Giant55.8% ±4.8400WINS±0
Lava Hound56.5% ±4.9382WINS+3
Mega Knight56.6% ±3.7698WINS+3
Suspicious Bush56.7% ±6.2245WINS−2
Ram Rider56.9% ±6.0255WINS+1
Royal Delivery57.2% ±5.3327WINS−1
Spear Goblins57.4% ±9.5101EVEN−2
Little Prince62.0% ±8.5121WINS−1
Rune Giant62.8% ±10.086WINS±0

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 “Golden Knight”, revision of 2026-08-12. 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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