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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

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

Card overview

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

Rocket Clash Royale card

6 elixirRareSpellAir and ground
Rocket is a 6-elixir rare spell. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 4.2% of deck-sides and won 49.2% ±1.0 of its 9,060 uses. It ranks #93 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #76 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 Rocket, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    45%wins
    55% losses±1.8 · n 2,864
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    47%wins
    54% losses±2.2 · n 2,014
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    45%wins
    55% losses±2.2 · n 2,001
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    47%wins
    53% losses±2.2 · n 1,946
All 119 counted matchups for Rocket

How much Rocket is played

Usage rate 4%
Win rate 49%

±1.0 pp · n 9,060 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost3.5
Decks counted42

Rocket's latest balance change

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

All balance changes

Cards that work with Rocket

Top decks using Rocket42 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Rocket — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Battle Healer — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Battle Healer: Rocket decks won 74.3% ±9.8 of 74 games. −2 elixir trade.
Rocket — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Royal Recruits — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Royal Recruits: Rocket decks won 37.1% ±5.0 of 356 games. +1 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles9,060
Win rate49.2% ±1.0
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Rocket
49.2% win rate ±1.0
Learnable option
Void
47.3% win rate ±2.0

Rocket level stats

DamageArea damageCrown Tower Damage
3692692173
6921921230
11standard1,4841,484371
131,7961,796449
162,3902,390597

Air and ground · radius 2. Level 11 is the tournament standard.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Rocket”, revision of 2026-08-14. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(3 → 16)

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

No change to Rocket 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: 49.2% ±1.0 over 9,060 uses.
  • Evolution: Not flagged in the official card list.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
  • Void · 5 elixir · spell · Air & Ground · 1 elixir less
Quick answers
How much elixir does Rocket cost?
Rocket costs 6 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Rocket?
Rocket is rare (official card list).
Does Rocket have an Evolution?
No Evolution is flagged in the official card list.
Does Rocket have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Rocket have?
Levels 3 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Rocket's stats at level 11?
1,484 damage (community wiki).
What are Rocket's stats at level 16?
2,390 damage (community wiki).
What is Rocket's win rate?
49.2% ±1.0 over 9,060 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 Rocket?
By our counts, decks with Royal Recruits (37.1% for Rocket over 356 games), Flying Machine (37.9% for Rocket over 290 games), Royal Hogs (38.9% for Rocket over 653 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Rocket?
Knight, Goblins, Hog Rider, Ice Spirit, Executioner, Rocket, The Log, Tornado won 68.6% over 35 counted uses.
Was Rocket changed in a balance update?
No change in the 20 official balance posts we hold, Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026.
Is Rocket a good card right now?
It ranks #93 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #76 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 9,060 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

Rocket 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 rate45%47%45%47%53%48%53%51%Elixir trade−4−3−5−2−4−4−3−3DifficultyHardHardHardHardMediumHardMediumMedium
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Rocket: every counted matchup(119 cards)

Royal Recruits does best against Rocket: its decks win 62.9% of 356 decided games. Of 113 cards with at least 100 decided games, 25 beat it, 72 play even and 16 lose to it.

Cards that beat Rocket

Their decks’ win rate against Rocket decks

Cards Rocket beats

Rocket decks’ win rate against theirs

Rocket against every card, by Rocket win rate, lowest first
CardRocket winsGamesResultElixir trade
Royal Recruits37.1% ±5.0356LOSES+1
Flying Machine37.9% ±5.6290LOSES−2
Royal Hogs38.9% ±3.7653LOSES−1
Archer Queen39.3% ±4.6430LOSES−1
Royal Delivery39.4% ±5.8269LOSES−3
Earthquake39.7% ±4.5446LOSES−3
Cannon Cart39.8% ±4.0568LOSES−1
Mortar40.5% ±4.1541LOSES−2
Goblinstein40.7% ±5.5300LOSES−1
Bomb Tower40.8% ±6.3233LOSES−2
Goblin Cage42.1% ±4.2520LOSES−2
Zappies42.5% ±3.8637LOSES−2
Mother Witch42.7% ±3.8640LOSES−2
Cannon43.7% ±3.01,064LOSES−3
Bomber44.2% ±5.2353LOSES−4
Skeleton King44.2% ±5.6294LOSES−2
Minion Giant44.7% ±5.4318EVEN−2
Barbarian Barrel45.1% ±1.82,864LOSES−4
Miner45.1% ±4.6443LOSES−3
Electro Spirit45.3% ±2.91,106LOSES−5
Skeletons45.4% ±2.22,001LOSES−5
Prince45.4% ±6.0260EVEN−1
Mighty Miner45.6% ±5.3331EVEN−2
Phoenix45.7% ±5.8280EVEN−2
Rune Giant45.9% ±11.174EVEN−2
Night Witch46.0% ±4.0596EVEN−2
Ice Golem46.0% ±4.4483EVEN−4
Minion Horde46.0% ±4.7426EVEN−1
Golden Knight46.0% ±4.8413EVEN−2
Royal Ghost46.1% ±3.01,084LOSES−3
Rascals46.1% ±4.2527EVEN−1
Musketeer46.3% ±3.9640EVEN−2
Lumberjack46.3% ±4.4495EVEN−2
Hog Rider46.4% ±3.3877LOSES−2
Arrows46.5% ±2.22,014LOSES−3
Spear Goblins46.9% ±11.964EVEN−4
Fireball47.0% ±2.21,946LOSES−2
Bandit47.0% ±3.4843EVEN−3
Battle Ram47.4% ±3.4831EVEN−2
The Log47.5% ±2.41,721LOSES−4
Goblin Gang47.5% ±3.6741EVEN−3
Electro Giant47.5% ±4.0596EVEN+1
Firecracker47.5% ±4.8417EVEN−3
Mega Minion47.7% ±4.4493EVEN−3
Mega Knight47.9% ±4.1560EVEN+1
Royal Giant48.1% ±7.8154EVEN±0
Little Prince48.1% ±9.4104EVEN−3
Suspicious Bush48.2% ±6.9195EVEN−4
Ronin48.4% ±5.8285EVEN−1
Bats48.8% ±4.0600EVEN−4
Archers48.8% ±4.8412EVEN−3
Void48.9% ±10.288EVEN−1
Spirit Empress49.1% ±7.5165EVEN±0
Bowler49.2% ±3.11,016EVEN−1
Poison49.3% ±3.5771EVEN−2
Graveyard49.3% ±4.0600EVEN−1
Minions49.4% ±4.0595EVEN−3
Giant Skeleton49.4% ±4.9399EVEN±0
Skeleton Barrel49.5% ±3.6744EVEN−3
Ice Wizard49.7% ±3.2954EVEN−3
Furnace49.7% ±3.6739EVEN−2
Hunter49.7% ±5.5308EVEN−2
Barbarians49.7% ±5.7292EVEN−1
X-Bow49.7% ±7.0191EVEN±0
Balloon49.8% ±4.3514EVEN−1
Lightning49.9% ±2.61,368EVEN±0
Golem50.1% ±3.5778EVEN+2
Guards50.2% ±5.3333EVEN−3
Berserker50.2% ±5.7291EVEN−4
Ice Spirit50.4% ±3.11,007EVEN−5
Goblin Curse50.4% ±6.3236EVEN−4
Fire Spirit50.5% ±6.7212EVEN−5
Magic Archer50.5% ±7.0192EVEN−2
Monk50.5% ±7.0192EVEN−1
Goblin Hut50.7% ±3.8670EVEN−2
Goblins50.8% ±5.3333EVEN−4
Three Musketeers50.8% ±6.9199EVEN+3
Wall Breakers50.9% ±4.2544EVEN−4
Freeze51.0% ±5.3343EVEN−2
Fisherman51.2% ±6.8203EVEN−3
Skeleton Dragons51.3% ±5.4320EVEN−2
Knight51.4% ±2.61,429EVEN−3
Vines51.4% ±4.6453EVEN−3
Giant Snowball51.6% ±3.8651EVEN−4
Tombstone51.7% ±4.5462EVEN−3
Elite Barbarians51.8% ±3.5764EVEN±0
P.E.K.K.A51.8% ±3.8657EVEN+1
Valkyrie52.1% ±3.2908EVEN−2
Dark Prince52.1% ±3.6722EVEN−2
Lava Hound52.5% ±5.8280EVEN+1
Elixir Collector52.6% ±4.2530EVEN±0
Zap52.8% ±2.21,939WINS−4
Baby Dragon52.8% ±3.01,088EVEN−2
Inferno Dragon52.8% ±4.1572EVEN−2
Elixir Golem52.9% ±6.0261EVEN−3
Tesla53.0% ±3.5789EVEN−2
Witch53.0% ±3.6724EVEN−1
Tornado53.1% ±2.41,608WINS−3
Electro Dragon53.3% ±4.9400EVEN−1
Electro Wizard53.6% ±2.61,372WINS−2
Skeleton Army53.6% ±3.2920WINS−3
Goblin Demolisher53.6% ±7.8153EVEN−2
Goblin Drill54.7% ±6.1256EVEN−2
Mini P.E.K.K.A54.9% ±2.81,207WINS−2
Dart Goblin54.9% ±3.4819WINS−3
Boss Bandit55.2% ±9.896EVEN±0
Goblin Barrel55.3% ±3.5776WINS−3
Princess55.3% ±3.6743WINS−3
Rage55.6% ±4.1568WINS−4
Executioner55.8% ±5.6303WINS−1
Wizard56.5% ±4.3517WINS−1
Goblin Giant56.5% ±7.9147EVEN±0
Mirror57.4% ±11.468EVEN–
Ram Rider57.5% ±6.8200WINS−1
Inferno Tower58.0% ±5.2348WINS−1
Heal Spirit58.3% ±4.0581WINS−5
Giant58.7% ±3.6733WINS−1
Sparky63.5% ±4.1523WINS±0
Battle Healer74.3% ±9.874WINS−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 “Rocket”, 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.