What are the 8 cards in Goblin Drill?

The most-played list in our sample runs Goblin Drill, Tesla, Goblin Demolisher, Knight, Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Giant Snowball and Poison. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.

What is Goblin Drill’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?

2.9 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Giant Snowball and Knight) cost 7 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.

What does Goblin Drill lose to?

In our sample, decks with Goblin Drill won 42.3% (±4.7) against decks with Mortar, n 421, 43.8% (±4.6) against decks with Graveyard, n 436 and 44.4% (±4.1) against decks with Giant, n 558.

Which decks count as Goblin Drill?

A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Goblin Drill in the deck. The name is community vocabulary, not an official Supercell category.

How is the win rate measured?

We count ranked 1v1 battles of Clash Royale API battlelogs, top Path of Legends players from the official API — 4048 uses of Goblin Drill here, 50.0% ±1.5 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.

Can I play Goblin Drill without Tesla?

Another list counted under this archetype runs Cannon in its place. Same job — building (Building · Ground). targets Ground (was Air & Ground); 1327 hitpoints (was 1855, level 16)

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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

What’s new:Matchup rates, a substitution ladder and a loss checklist were added. The figures count 4,048 uses, 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026.

Deck overview

Unofficial guide · Deck · Checked 24 Oct 2026

Goblin Drill — Clash Royale deck guide

Goblin Drill is a mixed deck with 2.9 average elixir and a 7-elixir four-card cycle. It won 50.0% (±1.5) of 4,048 top Path of Legends battles, 1 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026.

Goblin Drill — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)

Goblin Drill takes towers; Tesla and Poison anchor the defence; Skeletons and Fire Spirit keep the cycle fast.Goblin Drill — Win condition: pressures the tower and forces a response. (Building)

Avg elixir2.9

Cycle7

ArchetypeMixed

Open in Clash Royale

Performance

50%

win rate

4,048games counted

Mixed27 lists · 1.9% of decks

50%

Wins

Draws

50%

Losses

ModeRanked · Path of Legends

Window1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026

Sample±1.5 pp

Opening hand decision tree

Goblin Drill in hand?

YesTesla in hand?

Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Also OK: Goblin Drill at the bridge only after they play a 4+ elixir card.

NoPoison in hand?

Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Avoid: Don’t open with Poison — save it for a group or a building.

Defensive anchors

Tesla

Defense

Win impact−0.4 pp

Usage76.0%

Stops: Ground pushes that go for buildings; it hits Air & Ground.

Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 4 elixir.

Poison

Big spell

Win impact−0.4 pp

Usage86.3%

Stops: Groups of troops and buildings inside its area.

Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 4 elixir.

Role map

Win condition

Goblin Drill

Defense

Tesla

Control

Giant Snowball, Poison

Cycle

Skeletons, Fire Spirit

Support

Goblin Demolisher, Knight

Three rules to win

Pressure:
Goblin Drill when they have just spent elixir on something else.
Defend first:
answer with Tesla and Goblin Demolisher, then counter-push with what survives.
Draw out:
their answers with Skeletons and Fire Spirit, then play Goblin Drill.

Matchups(win rate)

vs Hog Earthquake / Hog 2.6 Cycle / Hog Cycle59%

vs Bridge Spam / Ram Control49%

vs Golem Beatdown46%

vs Log Bait / Spell Bait45%

vs Giant Beatdown / Giant Graveyard44%

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Result breakdown

Wins50% · 2,022

Draws0% · 0

Losses50% · 2,026

One-crown and two-crown wins are not counted in this sample.

Substitution ladder

CardOption

Giant SnowballTornadoin this archetype+0.6—

Giant SnowballThe Login this archetype+0.5—

TeslaCannonin this archetype+0.3HP −9%

TeslaBomb Towerin this archetype±0.0HP −9%

Fire SpiritBerserkerin this archetype—HP −9%

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Loss-to-rule checklist

Tick what happened in your last loss.

Compact details

CardRoleElixirUsageWin Δ

Goblin DrillWin cond.4100%—

TeslaDefense476%−0.4

Goblin DemolisherSupport459.7%+3.4

KnightSupport394.3%—

SkeletonsCycle1100%—

Fire SpiritCycle180.6%−1.1

Giant SnowballSmall spell286.3%−0.4

PoisonBig spell486.3%−0.4

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Sources and dates

Deck battle rows · measured24 Oct 2026

Card costs & rarity · official24 Oct 2026

Card kind, targets, level rows · wiki24 Oct 2026

Plans & substitution notes · editorial24 Oct 2026

Battles counted1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026

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Variants in the sample

Eight cards	Win rate	Uses
Knight, Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Goblin Demolisher, Tesla, Goblin Drill, Poison, Giant Snowball	51.6% ±2.7 pp	1,352
Knight, Skeletons, Bomber, Fire Spirit, Tesla, Goblin Drill, Poison, Giant Snowball	46.1% ±4.0 pp	581
Knight, Skeletons, Ice Wizard, Fire Spirit, Tesla, Goblin Drill, Poison, Giant Snowball	47.8% ±4.9 pp	393
Knight, Skeletons, Magic Archer, Goblin Demolisher, Bomb Tower, Goblin Drill, The Log, Tornado	49.8% ±5.5 pp	319
Skeletons, Berserker, Cannon, Furnace, Goblin Drill, Poison, Giant Snowball, Royal Delivery	—	183
Knight, Skeletons, Bomber, Fire Spirit, Cannon, Goblin Drill, Poison, Giant Snowball	—	140
Knight, Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Goblin Demolisher, Cannon, Goblin Drill, Poison, Giant Snowball	—	131
Knight, Skeletons, Magic Archer, Goblin Demolisher, Tesla, Goblin Drill, The Log, Tornado	—	122

Contradiction radar

3 things to know before you compare this page with another tracker.

Population: our rates count ranked 1v1 battles of top Path of Legends players only; Trophy Road, challenges and other modes are not measured.
Archetype names: “Goblin Drill” is community vocabulary — here a deck is filed by its cards alone, so another site may group the same lists differently.
Thin matchups: 10 matchup rows are under 300 decided games, so no win rate is shown.

Notes

Counted by GamGem 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026 · builds change with balance updates and the meta.Checked 24 Oct 2026

Keep reading

Log Bait · 50.9% ±0.9 · n 11,840
Golem Beatdown · 52.5% ±1.0 · n 10,258
Electro Giant · 51.8% ±1.0 · n 9,309
Mortar Siege · 52.8% ±1.0 · n 8,965
Giant Beatdown · 51.4% ±1.1 · n 8,190
Bridge Spam · 52.3% ±1.1 · n 8,029

Goblin Drill — questions

What are the 8 cards in Goblin Drill?: The most-played list in our sample runs Goblin Drill, Tesla, Goblin Demolisher, Knight, Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Giant Snowball and Poison. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.
What is Goblin Drill’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?: 2.9 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Giant Snowball and Knight) cost 7 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.
What does Goblin Drill lose to?: In our sample, decks with Goblin Drill won 42.3% (±4.7) against decks with Mortar, n 421, 43.8% (±4.6) against decks with Graveyard, n 436 and 44.4% (±4.1) against decks with Giant, n 558.
Which decks count as Goblin Drill?: A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Goblin Drill in the deck. The name is community vocabulary, not an official Supercell category.
How is the win rate measured?: We count ranked 1v1 battles of Clash Royale API battlelogs, top Path of Legends players from the official API — 4048 uses of Goblin Drill here, 50.0% ±1.5 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.
Can I play Goblin Drill without Tesla?: Another list counted under this archetype runs Cannon in its place. Same job — building (Building · Ground). targets Ground (was Air & Ground); 1327 hitpoints (was 1855, level 16)

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

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