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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Royal Ghost was last changed on Oct 6, 2026 (October Balance Changes, nerf).

Card overview

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

Royal Ghost Clash Royale card

3 elixirLegendaryTroopMeleeGround only
Royal Ghost is a 3-elixir legendary troop, with an Evolution. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 12.0% of deck-sides and won 51.0% ±0.6 of its 25,973 uses. It ranks #12 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #13 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 Royal Ghost, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    50%wins
    50% losses±1.1 · n 8,395
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    49%wins
    51% losses±1.3 · n 5,803
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    51%wins
    49% losses±1.3 · n 5,714
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    50%wins
    50% losses±1.3 · n 5,707
All 120 counted matchups for Royal Ghost

How much Royal Ghost is played

Usage rate 4%
Win rate 50%

Played in a plain slot (no Evolution, no Hero). ±1.1 pp · n 8,671 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost3.7
Decks counted122

Royal Ghost's latest balance change

nerf
  • -5%Hitpoints1210 → 1152
Official notes · Oct 6, 2026 · October Balance Changes
All balance changes

Cards that work with Royal Ghost

Top decks using Royal Ghost122 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Royal Ghost — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Rune Giant — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Rune Giant: Royal Ghost decks won 65.9% ±6.9 of 176 games. +1 elixir trade.
Royal Ghost — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Battle Healer — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Battle Healer: Royal Ghost decks won 42.7% ±6.6 of 213 games. +1 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles8,671
Win rate49.9% ±1.1
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Bandit
52.2% win rate ±0.7
Learnable option
Royal Ghost
51.0% win rate ±0.6

Royal Ghost level stats

DamageDPSHit speedSpeed
91,0002161201.80 sfast
11standard1,2102611451.80 sfast
131,4643161751.80 sfast
141,6113471921.80 sfast
161,9494202331.80 sfast

Ground only · Melee · fast speed · hits every 1.8 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 “Royal Ghost”, revision of 2026-08-13. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(9 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 95%
Damage↑ 94%
DPS↑ 94%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)
  • Oct 6, 2026 · nerf: Hitpoints 1210 → 1152
  • Oct 6, 2026 · fix: Damage 261 → 263
  • Apr 6, 2026 · nerf (evolution): Souldier Spawn Damage 204 → 81, Souldier Damage 102 → 81
  • Mar 2, 2026 · nerf: Invisibility Delay 1.8s → 2s
  • Dec 1, 2025 · nerf (evolution): Souldier Damage 130 → 102, Souldier Spawn Damage 261 → 204
  • Nov 3, 2025 · nerf (evolution): Souldiers Area Damage 261 → 133
Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 49.9% ±1.1 over 8,671 uses.
  • Evolution: Yes. Souldier Summoning: Attacking while invisible spawns two small Souldiers that deal landing damage. Needs 2 cycles. Evolution slot cost 3 elixir. Stats: Identical Stats. Counted: 51.6% ±0.7 over 17,302 uses.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
  • Knight · 3 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
  • Skeleton Army · 3 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
  • Bandit · 3 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
  • Goblin Gang · 3 elixir · troop · Ground · same cost
Quick answers
How much elixir does Royal Ghost cost?
Royal Ghost costs 3 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Royal Ghost?
Royal Ghost is legendary (official card list).
Does Royal Ghost have an Evolution?
Yes, the official card list flags an Evolution.
Does Royal Ghost have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Royal Ghost have?
Levels 9 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Royal Ghost's stats at level 11?
1,210 hitpoints and 261 damage (community wiki).
What are Royal Ghost's stats at level 16?
1,949 hitpoints and 420 damage (community wiki).
What is Royal Ghost's win rate?
51.0% ±0.6 over 25,973 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 Royal Ghost?
By our counts, decks with Battle Healer (42.7% for Royal Ghost over 213 games), Goblin Giant (43.0% for Royal Ghost over 453 games), Electro Dragon (43.2% for Royal Ghost over 1,049 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Royal Ghost?
P.E.K.K.A, Battle Ram, Dart Goblin, Electro Wizard, Bandit, Royal Ghost, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel won 80.0% over 30 counted uses.
Was Royal Ghost changed in a balance update?
Yes, last on Oct 6, 2026 (October Balance Changes): nerf, Hitpoints 1210 → 1152.
Is Royal Ghost a good card right now?
It ranks #12 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #13 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 25,973 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

Royal Ghost 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 rate50%49%51%50%50%53%50%52%Elixir trade−1±0−2+1−1−1±0+3DifficultyMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Royal Ghost: every counted matchup(120 cards)

Battle Healer does best against Royal Ghost: its decks win 57.3% of 213 decided games. Of 120 cards with at least 100 decided games, 13 beat it, 70 play even and 37 lose to it.

Cards that beat Royal Ghost

Their decks’ win rate against Royal Ghost decks

Cards Royal Ghost beats

Royal Ghost decks’ win rate against theirs

Royal Ghost against every card, by Royal Ghost win rate, lowest first
CardRoyal Ghost winsGamesResultElixir trade
Battle Healer42.7% ±6.6213LOSES+1
Goblin Giant43.0% ±4.5453LOSES+3
Electro Dragon43.2% ±3.01,049LOSES+2
Sparky44.3% ±2.61,448LOSES+3
Ronin44.7% ±3.4818LOSES+2
Elixir Golem45.6% ±3.6715LOSES±0
Ice Golem45.7% ±2.71,263LOSES−1
Giant45.8% ±2.21,956LOSES+2
Musketeer46.2% ±2.31,726LOSES+1
Mini P.E.K.K.A46.3% ±1.73,271LOSES+1
Elixir Collector46.4% ±2.71,309LOSES+3
Rage46.7% ±2.51,530LOSES−1
Bomb Tower46.8% ±3.8673EVEN+1
Clone47.1% ±7.4172EVEN±0
Skeleton King47.2% ±3.4832EVEN+1
X-Bow47.4% ±4.4483EVEN+3
Witch47.5% ±2.22,021LOSES+2
Giant Skeleton47.6% ±2.81,198EVEN+3
Void47.8% ±5.7289EVEN+2
Heal Spirit47.9% ±2.51,483EVEN−2
Elite Barbarians48.0% ±2.22,070EVEN+3
Balloon48.6% ±2.51,480EVEN+2
Skeleton Army48.7% ±1.92,678EVEN±0
Flying Machine48.7% ±3.3901EVEN+1
Battle Ram48.9% ±2.02,324EVEN+1
Golem48.9% ±2.12,085EVEN+5
Bats49.0% ±2.41,716EVEN−1
Lumberjack49.0% ±2.61,432EVEN+1
Goblin Demolisher49.0% ±4.5471EVEN+1
Furnace49.2% ±2.12,160EVEN+1
Prince49.3% ±3.5787EVEN+2
Arrows49.4% ±1.35,803EVEN±0
Goblin Cage49.5% ±2.61,437EVEN+1
Bowler49.6% ±1.82,908EVEN+2
Dark Prince49.6% ±2.22,066EVEN+1
Night Witch49.7% ±2.41,649EVEN+1
Royal Recruits49.7% ±3.01,074EVEN+4
Bandit50.0% ±2.02,282EVEN±0
Wizard50.0% ±2.51,538EVEN+2
Fireball50.1% ±1.35,707EVEN+1
P.E.K.K.A50.1% ±2.31,808EVEN+4
Skeleton Dragons50.2% ±3.2944EVEN+1
Zap50.3% ±1.35,500EVEN−1
Tornado50.3% ±1.54,477EVEN±0
Barbarian Barrel50.4% ±1.18,395EVEN−1
Vines50.4% ±2.81,216EVEN±0
Magic Archer50.5% ±4.1562EVEN+1
Hog Rider50.6% ±2.02,500EVEN+1
Golden Knight50.7% ±2.71,287EVEN+1
Skeletons50.8% ±1.35,714EVEN−2
Electro Wizard50.8% ±1.63,808EVEN+1
Goblin Hut50.8% ±2.12,086EVEN+1
Rascals50.8% ±2.51,558EVEN+2
Guards50.9% ±3.01,092EVEN±0
Spear Goblins51.0% ±6.7208EVEN−1
Goblins51.1% ±3.2930EVEN−1
Knight51.2% ±1.54,059EVEN±0
Zappies51.2% ±2.31,759EVEN+1
Skeleton Barrel51.3% ±2.12,244EVEN±0
Archers51.4% ±2.91,132EVEN±0
Barbarians51.4% ±3.3883EVEN+2
Mother Witch51.5% ±2.31,856EVEN+1
Minions51.6% ±2.31,741EVEN±0
Hunter51.6% ±3.2914EVEN+1
Berserker51.6% ±3.4838EVEN−1
Lightning51.7% ±1.54,078WINS+3
Valkyrie51.7% ±1.92,680EVEN+1
Bomber51.7% ±3.1977EVEN−1
Fisherman51.7% ±4.1569EVEN±0
Giant Snowball51.9% ±2.31,782EVEN−1
Mortar51.9% ±2.41,641EVEN+1
Phoenix51.9% ±3.4817EVEN+1
Cannon52.0% ±1.83,069WINS±0
Minion Giant52.2% ±3.3896EVEN+1
Electro Giant52.3% ±2.31,764EVEN+4
Royal Giant52.3% ±4.2532EVEN+3
Firecracker52.4% ±2.91,165EVEN±0
Three Musketeers52.4% ±4.2527EVEN+6
Cannon Cart52.5% ±2.41,696WINS+2
The Log52.6% ±1.44,961WINS−1
Mirror52.6% ±6.7211EVEN–
Baby Dragon52.8% ±1.83,048WINS+1
Ice Spirit52.8% ±1.82,883WINS−2
Wall Breakers52.8% ±2.51,577WINS−1
Miner52.8% ±2.81,226EVEN±0
Freeze52.8% ±3.11,020EVEN+1
Electro Spirit52.9% ±1.83,121WINS−2
Spirit Empress52.9% ±4.2550EVEN+3
Minion Horde53.0% ±2.71,301WINS+2
Ice Wizard53.1% ±1.92,746WINS±0
Graveyard53.2% ±2.41,662WINS+2
Goblin Drill53.3% ±3.3854EVEN+1
Royal Hogs53.4% ±2.31,801WINS+2
Goblin Curse53.4% ±3.8654EVEN−1
Mega Knight53.5% ±2.51,588WINS+4
Monk53.5% ±4.0608EVEN+2
Dart Goblin53.6% ±2.02,500WINS±0
Tesla53.7% ±2.12,234WINS+1
Poison53.7% ±2.12,229WINS+1
Mega Minion53.9% ±2.61,435WINS±0
Rocket53.9% ±3.01,084WINS+3
Executioner54.1% ±3.3847WINS+2
Fire Spirit54.1% ±3.8652WINS−2
Goblin Barrel54.2% ±2.12,236WINS±0
Suspicious Bush54.2% ±3.9612WINS−1
Tombstone54.3% ±2.71,336WINS±0
Mighty Miner54.5% ±3.1968WINS+1
Goblin Gang54.6% ±2.12,248WINS±0
Archer Queen54.8% ±2.81,181WINS+2
Goblinstein54.9% ±3.2900WINS+2
Inferno Dragon55.1% ±2.41,605WINS+1
Princess55.3% ±2.12,106WINS±0
Boss Bandit55.7% ±5.5314WINS+3
Lava Hound56.7% ±3.2943WINS+4
Inferno Tower57.0% ±3.01,075WINS+2
Earthquake57.6% ±2.71,238WINS±0
Ram Rider58.1% ±3.8640WINS+2
Little Prince59.1% ±5.7281WINS±0
Royal Delivery60.2% ±3.4810WINS±0
Rune Giant65.9% ±6.9176WINS+1

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 “Royal Ghost”, revision of 2026-08-13. 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.