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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

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

Card overview

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

Tornado Clash Royale card

3 elixirEpicSpellAir and ground
Tornado is a 3-elixir epic spell. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 17.1% of deck-sides and won 50.3% ±0.5 of its 37,043 uses. It ranks #44 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #7 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 Tornado, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    49%wins
    51% losses±0.9 · n 11,798
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    54%wins
    46% losses±1.1 · n 8,298
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    48%wins
    52% losses±1.1 · n 8,108
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    51%wins
    49% losses±1.1 · n 8,025
All 120 counted matchups for Tornado

How much Tornado is played

Usage rate 17%
Win rate 50%

±0.5 pp · n 37,043 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost3.8
Decks counted160

Tornado's latest balance change

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

All balance changes

Cards that work with Tornado

Top decks using Tornado160 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Tornado — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Elixir Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with Elixir Golem: Tornado decks won 63.3% ±2.8 of 1,114 games. ±0 elixir trade.
Tornado — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)X-Bow — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with X-Bow: Tornado decks won 40.7% ±3.5 of 754 games. +3 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles37,043
Win rate50.3% ±0.5
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceHigh

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
Fireball
50.7% win rate ±0.4
Learnable option
Tornado
50.3% win rate ±0.5

Tornado level stats

DamageArea damageCrown Tower Damage
6525218
9696924
11standard848429
1411211239
1613513547

Air and ground · radius 5.5. Level 11 is the tournament standard.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Tornado”, revision of 2026-06-27. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(6 → 16)

Damage↑ 160%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)

No change to Tornado 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: 50.3% ±0.5 over 37,043 uses.
  • Evolution: Not flagged in the official card list.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
  • Arrows · 3 elixir · spell · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Vines · 3 elixir · spell · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Royal Delivery · 3 elixir · spell · Air & Ground · same cost
  • Fireball · 4 elixir · spell · Air & Ground · 1 elixir more
Quick answers
How much elixir does Tornado cost?
Tornado costs 3 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Tornado?
Tornado is epic (official card list).
Does Tornado have an Evolution?
No Evolution is flagged in the official card list.
Does Tornado have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Tornado have?
Levels 6 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Tornado's stats at level 11?
84 damage (community wiki).
What are Tornado's stats at level 16?
135 damage (community wiki).
What is Tornado's win rate?
50.3% ±0.5 over 37,043 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 Tornado?
By our counts, decks with X-Bow (40.7% for Tornado over 754 games), Goblin Giant (42.8% for Tornado over 622 games), Archers (42.9% for Tornado over 1,690 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Tornado?
Giant, Wizard, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Sparky, Fireball, Zap, Tornado, Heal Spirit won 83.9% over 31 counted uses.
Was Tornado changed in a balance update?
No change in the 20 official balance posts we hold, Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026.
Is Tornado a good card right now?
It ranks #44 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #7 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 37,043 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

Tornado vsBarbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Barbarian BarrelArrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ArrowsFireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)FireballSkeletons — 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 LogKnight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)KnightLightning — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)LightningWin rate49%54%48%51%50%51%47%49%Elixir trade−1±0+1−2−1−1±0+3DifficultyMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumHardMedium
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

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

X-Bow does best against Tornado: its decks win 59.3% of 754 decided games. Of 120 cards with at least 100 decided games, 31 beat it, 55 play even and 34 lose to it.

Cards that beat Tornado

Their decks’ win rate against Tornado decks

Cards Tornado beats

Tornado decks’ win rate against theirs

Tornado against every card, by Tornado win rate, lowest first
CardTornado winsGamesResultElixir trade
X-Bow40.7% ±3.5754LOSES+3
Goblin Giant42.8% ±3.9622LOSES+3
Archers42.9% ±2.41,690LOSES±0
Cannon Cart43.2% ±2.02,416LOSES+2
Goblinstein43.5% ±2.71,255LOSES+2
Minion Horde43.7% ±2.31,710LOSES+2
Mortar44.1% ±2.02,280LOSES+1
Inferno Tower44.4% ±2.51,483LOSES+2
Fisherman44.4% ±3.5771LOSES±0
P.E.K.K.A44.5% ±1.92,587LOSES+4
Sparky45.0% ±2.12,060LOSES+3
Goblin Gang45.4% ±1.73,153LOSES±0
Bandit45.7% ±1.73,448LOSES±0
Prince45.7% ±2.91,161LOSES+2
Suspicious Bush45.7% ±3.5764LOSES−1
Wall Breakers46.1% ±2.12,120LOSES−1
Rascals46.2% ±2.12,167LOSES+2
Knight46.5% ±1.35,958LOSES±0
Ice Wizard46.5% ±1.63,970LOSES±0
Magic Archer46.5% ±3.4818LOSES+1
Rocket46.9% ±2.41,608LOSES+3
Minion Giant46.9% ±2.71,306LOSES+1
Princess47.1% ±1.82,968LOSES±0
Mother Witch47.2% ±1.92,671LOSES+1
Dart Goblin47.4% ±1.73,388LOSES±0
Goblin Barrel47.6% ±1.73,187LOSES±0
Electro Giant47.8% ±2.02,430LOSES+4
Three Musketeers47.8% ±3.4837EVEN+6
Electro Wizard48.0% ±1.35,603LOSES+1
Skeleton Barrel48.0% ±1.83,108LOSES±0
Fireball48.1% ±1.18,108LOSES+1
Dark Prince48.2% ±1.83,021EVEN+1
Battle Ram48.4% ±1.73,458EVEN+1
Bats48.5% ±2.02,443EVEN−1
Barbarian Barrel48.6% ±0.911,798LOSES−1
Wizard49.0% ±2.12,222EVEN+2
Vines49.0% ±2.41,707EVEN±0
Lightning49.1% ±1.35,751EVEN+3
Zappies49.2% ±2.02,453EVEN+1
Goblin Hut49.3% ±1.82,887EVEN+1
Graveyard49.6% ±2.02,359EVEN+2
Royal Ghost49.7% ±1.54,477EVEN±0
Royal Giant49.7% ±3.6721EVEN+3
Zap49.8% ±1.18,010EVEN−1
Minions49.8% ±2.02,501EVEN±0
Electro Spirit49.9% ±1.54,388EVEN−2
Bomb Tower49.9% ±3.3896EVEN+1
Giant Skeleton50.0% ±2.31,770EVEN+3
Goblin Cage50.1% ±2.12,112EVEN+1
Ram Rider50.3% ±3.3905EVEN+2
Mini P.E.K.K.A50.4% ±1.44,786EVEN+1
Furnace50.4% ±1.73,194EVEN+1
Heal Spirit50.4% ±2.12,229EVEN−2
Baby Dragon50.6% ±1.54,313EVEN+1
Cannon50.6% ±1.54,281EVEN±0
Giant50.6% ±1.92,778EVEN+2
Royal Hogs50.6% ±1.92,593EVEN+2
Golden Knight50.7% ±2.21,906EVEN+1
Ice Spirit50.8% ±1.54,009EVEN−2
Mega Knight50.8% ±2.12,276EVEN+4
Archer Queen50.8% ±2.41,629EVEN+2
Flying Machine50.8% ±2.81,245EVEN+1
Lava Hound50.9% ±2.71,274EVEN+4
The Log51.0% ±1.27,066EVEN−1
Hunter51.0% ±2.81,211EVEN+1
Bowler51.1% ±1.54,020EVEN+2
Mirror51.1% ±5.4331EVEN–
Skeletons51.2% ±1.18,025WINS−2
Mega Minion51.3% ±2.22,051EVEN±0
Tombstone51.3% ±2.31,871EVEN±0
Poison51.4% ±1.73,203EVEN+1
Tesla51.5% ±1.73,245EVEN+1
Goblin Drill51.5% ±2.81,197EVEN+1
Fire Spirit51.5% ±3.1967EVEN−2
Giant Snowball51.7% ±1.92,536EVEN−1
Ice Golem51.8% ±2.21,905EVEN−1
Musketeer51.9% ±2.02,493EVEN+1
Firecracker52.1% ±2.41,677EVEN±0
Goblins52.1% ±2.71,325EVEN−1
Monk52.1% ±3.4815EVEN+2
Royal Recruits52.3% ±2.51,562EVEN+4
Rage52.4% ±2.02,348WINS−1
Freeze52.5% ±2.61,410EVEN+1
Phoenix52.5% ±2.91,111EVEN+1
Elixir Collector52.6% ±2.21,953WINS+3
Skeleton Army52.8% ±1.63,694WINS±0
Guards52.8% ±2.51,489WINS±0
Goblin Demolisher52.8% ±3.6724EVEN+1
Elite Barbarians52.9% ±1.83,000WINS+3
Berserker53.1% ±2.91,114WINS−1
Spirit Empress53.1% ±3.5781EVEN+3
Valkyrie53.5% ±1.63,714WINS+1
Barbarians53.5% ±2.81,255WINS+2
Arrows53.6% ±1.18,298WINS±0
Bomber53.8% ±2.61,431WINS−1
Rune Giant53.8% ±5.9266EVEN+1
Mighty Miner53.9% ±2.71,328WINS+1
Miner54.2% ±2.31,828WINS±0
Spear Goblins54.5% ±5.7290EVEN−1
Skeleton Dragons54.6% ±2.71,274WINS+1
Electro Dragon54.7% ±2.51,534WINS+2
Ronin54.7% ±2.81,204WINS+2
Inferno Dragon55.3% ±2.02,418WINS+1
Balloon55.4% ±2.12,130WINS+2
Boss Bandit55.4% ±4.7435WINS+3
Executioner55.6% ±2.81,184WINS+2
Little Prince55.6% ±4.9385WINS±0
Lumberjack55.9% ±2.12,073WINS+1
Royal Delivery55.9% ±2.91,155WINS±0
Golem56.1% ±1.83,035WINS+5
Goblin Curse56.1% ±3.1978WINS−1
Earthquake56.3% ±2.31,720WINS±0
Void57.3% ±4.8412WINS+2
Hog Rider57.4% ±1.63,462WINS+1
Battle Healer57.8% ±5.3329WINS+1
Night Witch59.3% ±1.92,496WINS+1
Witch60.0% ±1.82,909WINS+2
Clone60.0% ±6.2240WINS±0
Skeleton King60.2% ±2.81,148WINS+1
Elixir Golem63.3% ±2.81,114WINS±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 “Tornado”, revision of 2026-06-27. 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.