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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Golem was last changed on Sep 8, 2026 (September Balance Changes, rework).

Card overview

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

Golem Clash Royale card

8 elixirEpicTroopMeleeBuildings only
Golem is a 8-elixir epic troop. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 8.2% of deck-sides and won 51.0% ±0.7 of its 17,683 uses. It ranks #13 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #31 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 Golem, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    50%wins
    50% losses±1.3 · n 5,556
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    54%wins
    46% losses±1.6 · n 3,939
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    52%wins
    48% losses±1.6 · n 3,885
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    55%wins
    45% losses±1.6 · n 3,871
All 120 counted matchups for Golem

How much Golem is played

Usage rate 8%
Win rate 51%

±0.7 pp · n 17,683 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost4.0
Decks counted84

Golem's latest balance change

rework
  • +7%Sight Range7 → 7.5 tiles
Official notes · Sep 8, 2026 · September Balance Changes
All balance changes

Cards that work with Golem

Top decks using Golem84 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Royal Delivery — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Royal Delivery: Golem decks won 66.7% ±3.9 of 567 games. −5 elixir trade.
Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Wizard — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Wizard: Golem decks won 41.3% ±3.0 of 1,052 games. −3 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles17,683
Win rate51.0% ±0.7
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Golem
51.0% win rate ±0.7
Learnable option
Electro Giant
50.0% win rate ±0.8

Golem level stats

DamageDPSGolem Death DamageGolemite HitpointsGolemite DamageGolemite Damage per secondGolemite Death DamageHit speedSpeed
63,179194771406455220612.50 sslow
94,2312581031868596927822.50 sslow
11standard5,1203121242251,0398433992.50 sslow
146,8154151662991,383112441322.50 sslow
168,2465022003621,673135541592.50 sslow

Buildings only · Melee · slow speed · hits every 2.5 s · deploys in 3 s. Level 11 is the tournament standard.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Golem”, revision of 2026-07-16. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(6 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 159%
Damage↑ 159%
DPS↑ 160%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)
  • Sep 8, 2026 · rework: Sight Range 7 → 7.5 tiles
  • Aug 6, 2025 · buff: Golemite Damage 48 → 84
Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 51.0% ±0.7 over 17,683 uses.
  • Evolution: Not flagged in the official card list.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
Quick answers
How much elixir does Golem cost?
Golem costs 8 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Golem?
Golem is epic (official card list).
Does Golem have an Evolution?
No Evolution is flagged in the official card list.
Does Golem have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Golem have?
Levels 6 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Golem's stats at level 11?
5,120 hitpoints and 312 damage (community wiki).
What are Golem's stats at level 16?
8,246 hitpoints and 502 damage (community wiki).
What is Golem's win rate?
51.0% ±0.7 over 17,683 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 Golem?
By our counts, decks with Wizard (41.3% for Golem over 1,052 games), P.E.K.K.A (41.7% for Golem over 1,207 games), Executioner (42.6% for Golem over 613 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Golem?
Minions, Witch, Golem, Baby Dragon, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Guards, Barbarian Barrel, Vines won 73.5% over 34 counted uses.
Was Golem changed in a balance update?
Yes, last on Sep 8, 2026 (September Balance Changes): rework, Sight Range 7 → 7.5 tiles.
Is Golem a good card right now?
It ranks #13 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #31 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 17,683 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

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)TornadoKnight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)KnightWin rate50%54%52%55%50%55%44%53%Elixir trade−6−4−5−7−6−6−5−5DifficultyMediumMediumMediumEasyMediumEasyHardMedium
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Golem: every counted matchup(120 cards)

Wizard does best against Golem: its decks win 58.7% of 1052 decided games. Of 120 cards with at least 100 decided games, 12 beat it, 78 play even and 30 lose to it.

Cards that beat Golem

Their decks’ win rate against Golem decks

Cards Golem beats

Golem decks’ win rate against theirs

Golem against every card, by Golem win rate, lowest first
CardGolem winsGamesResultElixir trade
Wizard41.3% ±3.01,052LOSES−3
P.E.K.K.A41.7% ±2.81,207LOSES−1
Executioner42.6% ±3.9613LOSES−3
Inferno Tower42.9% ±3.6729LOSES−3
Electro Giant43.4% ±2.91,157LOSES−1
Tornado43.9% ±1.83,035LOSES−5
Freeze45.4% ±3.7694LOSES−4
Goblin Demolisher45.4% ±5.4326EVEN−4
Lightning45.5% ±1.92,761LOSES−2
Goblin Curse45.7% ±4.5477EVEN−6
Fisherman46.1% ±5.0373EVEN−5
Giant Skeleton46.2% ±3.4814LOSES−2
Baby Dragon46.9% ±2.22,015LOSES−4
Skeleton King46.9% ±4.1573EVEN−4
Guards47.0% ±3.6725EVEN−5
Mighty Miner47.0% ±3.9628EVEN−4
Witch47.2% ±2.61,431LOSES−3
Bandit47.3% ±2.51,521LOSES−5
Ice Golem47.3% ±3.3883EVEN−6
Sparky47.5% ±3.11,011EVEN−2
Inferno Dragon47.6% ±2.91,164EVEN−4
Elixir Golem47.8% ±4.3523EVEN−5
Battle Ram48.0% ±2.41,597EVEN−4
Goblin Hut48.0% ±2.61,367EVEN−4
Electro Dragon48.0% ±3.6754EVEN−3
Mini P.E.K.K.A48.3% ±2.12,259EVEN−4
Lumberjack48.3% ±3.01,059EVEN−4
Mirror48.4% ±7.7157EVEN–
Vines48.5% ±3.4817EVEN−5
Phoenix48.5% ±4.0585EVEN−4
Giant48.6% ±2.71,293EVEN−3
Electro Wizard48.7% ±1.92,599EVEN−4
Balloon48.8% ±3.01,044EVEN−3
Skeleton Army49.2% ±2.41,728EVEN−5
Clone49.2% ±8.5128EVEN−5
Minion Horde49.3% ±3.4826EVEN−3
Ice Wizard49.4% ±2.21,933EVEN−5
Bowler49.4% ±2.31,877EVEN−3
Tombstone49.5% ±3.2918EVEN−5
Furnace49.6% ±2.51,561EVEN−4
Goblin Gang49.6% ±2.51,541EVEN−5
Heal Spirit49.6% ±3.01,034EVEN−7
Suspicious Bush49.6% ±5.0373EVEN−6
Giant Snowball49.7% ±2.91,170EVEN−6
Zap49.9% ±1.63,803EVEN−6
Mother Witch49.9% ±2.71,272EVEN−4
Rocket49.9% ±3.5778EVEN−2
Barbarian Barrel50.0% ±1.35,556EVEN−6
Goblins50.0% ±3.7694EVEN−6
Ram Rider50.2% ±4.7424EVEN−3
Hog Rider50.3% ±2.41,713EVEN−4
Elixir Collector50.3% ±3.3896EVEN−2
Battle Healer50.3% ±7.9151EVEN−4
Night Witch50.5% ±2.91,154EVEN−4
Goblinstein50.6% ±4.0585EVEN−3
Princess50.8% ±2.61,373EVEN−5
Graveyard50.8% ±3.01,083EVEN−3
Ronin50.8% ±4.1571EVEN−3
Three Musketeers50.9% ±4.9391EVEN+1
Valkyrie51.0% ±2.31,828EVEN−4
Firecracker51.0% ±3.5768EVEN−5
Royal Ghost51.1% ±2.12,085EVEN−5
Elite Barbarians51.1% ±2.61,417EVEN−2
Berserker51.2% ±4.4494EVEN−6
Goblin Barrel51.5% ±2.51,476EVEN−5
Miner51.5% ±3.3861EVEN−5
Poison51.6% ±2.51,516EVEN−4
Hunter51.7% ±4.1569EVEN−4
Mega Knight51.8% ±2.91,126EVEN−1
Magic Archer51.8% ±4.9400EVEN−4
Royal Giant51.8% ±5.3336EVEN−2
Musketeer51.9% ±2.81,215EVEN−4
Zappies52.0% ±2.91,156EVEN−4
Rage52.0% ±2.91,101EVEN−6
Golden Knight52.0% ±3.3888EVEN−4
Prince52.0% ±4.3527EVEN−3
Bomb Tower52.0% ±4.6442EVEN−4
Dark Prince52.1% ±2.61,431EVEN−4
Spear Goblins52.1% ±8.0146EVEN−6
Cannon Cart52.3% ±2.91,147EVEN−3
Barbarians52.3% ±4.1577EVEN−3
Arrows52.4% ±1.63,885WINS−5
Mortar52.7% ±2.91,121EVEN−4
Mega Minion53.0% ±3.11,017EVEN−5
Minions53.1% ±2.91,155WINS−5
Knight53.2% ±1.82,865WINS−5
Electro Spirit53.2% ±2.22,062WINS−7
Dart Goblin53.3% ±2.41,629WINS−5
Bats53.4% ±2.81,176WINS−6
Little Prince53.4% ±6.7206EVEN−5
Skeleton Barrel53.5% ±2.51,571WINS−5
Goblin Giant53.6% ±5.5317EVEN−2
Fireball53.7% ±1.63,939WINS−4
Fire Spirit53.7% ±4.7436EVEN−7
Goblin Drill53.8% ±4.2548EVEN−4
Void53.9% ±6.6217EVEN−3
Rascals54.0% ±3.01,061WINS−3
Archers54.1% ±3.4837WINS−5
Goblin Cage54.7% ±3.1990WINS−4
Wall Breakers54.7% ±3.1985WINS−6
Monk54.7% ±4.8413EVEN−3
The Log55.0% ±1.73,457WINS−6
Minion Giant55.1% ±3.8646WINS−4
Skeletons55.3% ±1.63,871WINS−7
Ice Spirit55.4% ±2.21,966WINS−7
Boss Bandit55.4% ±6.8202EVEN−2
Bomber55.7% ±3.7672WINS−6
Skeleton Dragons55.7% ±3.9635WINS−4
Lava Hound56.3% ±3.8661WINS−1
Cannon56.4% ±2.21,986WINS−5
Tesla58.2% ±2.41,567WINS−4
Earthquake59.1% ±3.3845WINS−5
Rune Giant59.6% ±8.1136WINS−4
Royal Hogs59.7% ±2.71,229WINS−3
Royal Recruits60.7% ±3.5731WINS−1
X-Bow61.7% ±4.8392WINS−2
Flying Machine61.8% ±3.9584WINS−4
Archer Queen62.4% ±3.4761WINS−3
Spirit Empress63.1% ±4.8382WINS−2
Royal Delivery66.7% ±3.9567WINS−5

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 “Golem”, revision of 2026-07-16. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

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

Fan-made; not affiliated with or endorsed by Supercell.