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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Ice Spirit was last changed on Aug 4, 2026 (August Balance Changes, nerf).

Card overview

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

Ice Spirit Clash Royale card

1 elixirCommonTroopRanged 2.5Air and ground
Ice Spirit is a 1-elixir common troop, with an Evolution. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 10.8% of deck-sides and won 49.6% ±0.6 of its 23,519 uses. It ranks #76 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #17 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 Ice Spirit, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    48%wins
    52% losses±1.1 · n 7,515
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    48%wins
    52% losses±1.3 · n 5,357
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    45%wins
    55% losses±1.4 · n 5,197
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    50%wins
    50% losses±1.4 · n 5,157
All 120 counted matchups for Ice Spirit

How much Ice Spirit is played

Usage rate 11%
Win rate 50%

Played in a plain slot (no Evolution, no Hero). ±0.6 pp · n 22,934 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost2.7
Decks counted68

Ice Spirit's latest balance change

nerf
  • -7%Hitpoints230 → 215
Official notes · Aug 4, 2026 · August Balance Changes

No longer connect to Crown Towers on their own

Now taken out in 1 shot by Archers, Archer Queen, Bomber, Musketeer, and Tesla

All balance changes

Cards that work with Ice Spirit

Top decks using Ice Spirit68 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Ice Spirit — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Battle Healer — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Battle Healer: Ice Spirit decks won 59.8% ±6.9 of 189 games. +3 elixir trade.
Ice Spirit — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Archer Queen — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Archer Queen: Ice Spirit decks won 37.4% ±2.9 of 1,056 games. +4 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles22,934
Win rate49.6% ±0.6
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Spear Goblins
50.5% win rate ±2.3
Learnable option
Heal Spirit
50.4% win rate ±0.9

Ice Spirit level stats

DamageSpeed
18342very fast
512162very fast
917891very fast
11standard215110very fast
16346177very fast

Air and ground · Ranged 2.5 · very fast speed · 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 “Ice Spirit”, revision of 2026-08-14. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(1 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 317%
Damage↑ 321%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)
  • Aug 4, 2026 · nerf: Hitpoints 230 → 215
Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 49.6% ±0.6 over 22,934 uses.
  • Evolution: Yes. Frost Blast: Freezes its target twice and leaves a freezing patch if the target falls. Needs 2 cycles. Evolution slot cost 1 elixir. Stats: +0.5 tiles Splash Radius. Counted: 48.0% ±4.0 over 585 uses.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
  • Electro Spirit · 1 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Heal Spirit · 1 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Fire Spirit · 1 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Spear Goblins · 2 elixir · troop · Air & Ground · 1 elixir more
Quick answers
How much elixir does Ice Spirit cost?
Ice Spirit costs 1 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Ice Spirit?
Ice Spirit is common (official card list).
Does Ice Spirit have an Evolution?
Yes, the official card list flags an Evolution.
Does Ice Spirit have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Ice Spirit have?
Levels 1 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Ice Spirit's stats at level 11?
215 hitpoints and 110 damage (community wiki).
What are Ice Spirit's stats at level 16?
346 hitpoints and 177 damage (community wiki).
What is Ice Spirit's win rate?
49.6% ±0.6 over 23,519 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 Ice Spirit?
By our counts, decks with Archer Queen (37.4% for Ice Spirit over 1,056 games), X-Bow (39.2% for Ice Spirit over 444 games), Royal Delivery (40.8% for Ice Spirit over 728 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Ice Spirit?
Ice Spirit, Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Berserker, Cannon, The Log, Earthquake, Royal Delivery won 80.0% over 30 counted uses.
Was Ice Spirit changed in a balance update?
Yes, last on Aug 4, 2026 (August Balance Changes): nerf, Hitpoints 230 → 215.
Is Ice Spirit a good card right now?
It ranks #76 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #17 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 23,519 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

Ice Spirit 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)TornadoKnight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)KnightWin rate48%48%45%50%49%49%49%47%Elixir trade+1+2±0+3+1+1+2+2DifficultyHardMediumHardMediumMediumMediumMediumHard
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Ice Spirit: every counted matchup(120 cards)

Archer Queen does best against Ice Spirit: its decks win 62.6% of 1056 decided games. Of 120 cards with at least 100 decided games, 34 beat it, 56 play even and 30 lose to it.

Cards that beat Ice Spirit

Their decks’ win rate against Ice Spirit decks

Cards Ice Spirit beats

Ice Spirit decks’ win rate against theirs

Ice Spirit against every card, by Ice Spirit win rate, lowest first
CardIce Spirit winsGamesResultElixir trade
Archer Queen37.4% ±2.91,056LOSES+4
X-Bow39.2% ±4.5444LOSES+5
Royal Delivery40.8% ±3.6728LOSES+2
Night Witch41.8% ±2.41,604LOSES+3
Earthquake42.8% ±3.01,055LOSES+2
Minion Giant42.8% ±3.3876LOSES+3
Skeleton King42.8% ±3.6736LOSES+3
Fire Spirit42.9% ±3.9609LOSES±0
Bomber43.0% ±3.2937LOSES+1
Royal Giant43.7% ±4.6449LOSES+5
Fisherman44.1% ±4.2526LOSES+2
Miner44.4% ±2.91,141LOSES+2
Golem44.6% ±2.21,966LOSES+7
Lava Hound44.7% ±3.5781LOSES+6
Skeletons45.1% ±1.45,197LOSES±0
Goblin Curse45.1% ±4.0587LOSES+1
Spear Goblins45.2% ±6.9199EVEN+1
Goblin Drill45.4% ±3.5779LOSES+3
Royal Hogs45.7% ±2.41,662LOSES+4
Mega Minion46.0% ±2.71,275LOSES+2
Magic Archer46.0% ±4.3511EVEN+3
Tesla46.3% ±2.22,044LOSES+3
Goblin Cage46.5% ±2.71,355LOSES+3
Flying Machine46.5% ±3.4811LOSES+3
Elixir Golem46.5% ±3.8667EVEN+2
Bomb Tower46.5% ±4.0585EVEN+3
Prince46.6% ±3.7712EVEN+4
Knight46.8% ±1.63,694LOSES+2
Poison46.8% ±2.22,061LOSES+3
Bats46.9% ±2.41,606LOSES+1
Tombstone46.9% ±2.81,192LOSES+2
Royal Ghost47.2% ±1.82,883LOSES+2
Hunter47.2% ±3.4828EVEN+3
Spirit Empress47.3% ±4.6450EVEN+5
Goblin Demolisher47.3% ±4.7431EVEN+3
Mega Knight47.5% ±2.61,424EVEN+6
Phoenix47.5% ±3.6734EVEN+3
Cannon47.7% ±1.92,683LOSES+2
Bandit47.7% ±2.12,120LOSES+2
Baby Dragon47.8% ±1.92,721LOSES+3
Graveyard47.8% ±2.51,534EVEN+4
Three Musketeers47.8% ±4.2529EVEN+8
Barbarian Barrel47.9% ±1.17,515LOSES+1
Electro Spirit48.0% ±1.92,790LOSES±0
Skeleton Dragons48.1% ±3.4805EVEN+3
Rune Giant48.1% ±7.1185EVEN+3
Lightning48.2% ±1.63,663LOSES+5
Barbarians48.2% ±3.5789EVEN+4
Arrows48.4% ±1.35,357LOSES+2
The Log48.6% ±1.54,447EVEN+1
Inferno Dragon48.7% ±2.51,502EVEN+3
Archers48.7% ±3.11,009EVEN+2
Giant Snowball48.8% ±2.41,720EVEN+1
Ice Wizard48.9% ±2.02,507EVEN+2
Battle Ram49.1% ±2.12,150EVEN+3
Tornado49.2% ±1.54,009EVEN+2
Goblin Hut49.2% ±2.31,740EVEN+3
Goblinstein49.2% ±3.4807EVEN+4
Zap49.3% ±1.45,014EVEN+1
Royal Recruits49.3% ±3.1981EVEN+6
Zappies49.6% ±2.41,621EVEN+3
Rocket49.6% ±3.11,007EVEN+5
Furnace49.7% ±2.22,015EVEN+3
Electro Giant49.7% ±2.51,514EVEN+6
Goblins49.7% ±3.3864EVEN+1
Bowler49.8% ±1.92,554EVEN+4
Fireball49.9% ±1.45,157EVEN+3
Dark Prince49.9% ±2.31,860EVEN+3
Balloon50.1% ±2.61,373EVEN+4
Ice Golem50.1% ±2.81,193EVEN+1
Berserker50.1% ±3.6741EVEN+1
Goblin Giant50.1% ±4.8413EVEN+5
Rage50.2% ±2.51,496EVEN+1
Monk50.4% ±4.2540EVEN+4
Boss Bandit50.7% ±5.7290EVEN+5
Lumberjack50.8% ±2.71,287EVEN+3
Mother Witch50.9% ±2.41,663EVEN+3
Valkyrie51.2% ±2.02,372EVEN+3
Skeleton Army51.3% ±2.02,312EVEN+2
Elixir Collector51.3% ±2.81,239EVEN+5
Elite Barbarians51.4% ±2.21,975EVEN+5
P.E.K.K.A51.6% ±2.41,613EVEN+6
Clone51.9% ±7.7160EVEN+2
Musketeer52.0% ±2.51,593EVEN+3
Minion Horde52.1% ±2.91,136EVEN+4
Electro Dragon52.3% ±3.2952EVEN+4
Vines52.4% ±3.01,060EVEN+2
Void52.4% ±5.9269EVEN+4
Electro Wizard52.5% ±1.73,464WINS+3
Guards52.5% ±3.2954EVEN+2
Little Prince52.5% ±5.8278EVEN+2
Heal Spirit52.7% ±2.51,485WINS±0
Goblin Gang52.8% ±2.21,946WINS+2
Cannon Cart52.9% ±2.51,528WINS+4
Hog Rider53.2% ±2.12,192WINS+3
Wall Breakers53.5% ±2.71,310WINS+1
Mortar53.6% ±2.51,468WINS+3
Golden Knight53.6% ±2.91,162WINS+3
Mini P.E.K.K.A53.7% ±1.73,156WINS+3
Witch53.7% ±2.21,921WINS+4
Freeze53.7% ±3.1965WINS+3
Giant Skeleton54.0% ±3.01,057WINS+5
Mighty Miner54.0% ±3.4833WINS+3
Giant54.1% ±2.31,849WINS+4
Princess54.4% ±2.31,842WINS+2
Wizard54.5% ±2.61,371WINS+4
Minions54.6% ±2.51,578WINS+2
Ram Rider54.6% ±4.0584WINS+4
Sparky55.0% ±2.71,298WINS+5
Skeleton Barrel55.5% ±2.22,030WINS+2
Goblin Barrel55.6% ±2.21,958WINS+2
Executioner55.6% ±3.3842WINS+4
Dart Goblin55.9% ±2.12,160WINS+2
Inferno Tower56.3% ±3.2909WINS+4
Firecracker56.4% ±3.01,017WINS+2
Rascals56.6% ±2.61,411WINS+4
Suspicious Bush56.9% ±4.1554WINS+1
Mirror57.3% ±7.2178WINS–
Ronin59.0% ±3.5748WINS+4
Battle Healer59.8% ±6.9189WINS+3

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 “Ice Spirit”, revision of 2026-08-14. 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.