What are the 8 cards in Lava Miner?

The most-played list in our sample runs Lava Hound, Miner, Flying Machine, Mega Minion, Tombstone, Barbarians, Zap and Goblin Curse. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.

What is Lava Miner’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?

3.6 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Zap, Goblin Curse, Miner and Mega Minion) cost 10 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.

What does Lava Miner lose to?

In our sample, decks with Lava Hound won 39.8% (±4.4) against decks with Electro Giant, n 462, 40.4% (±5.2) against decks with Giant Skeleton, n 332 and 41.1% (±3.6) against decks with Battle Ram, n 727.

Which decks count as Lava Miner?

A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Lava Hound with Miner. 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 — 1276 uses of Lava Miner here, 55.4% ±2.7 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.

Can I play Lava Miner without Mega Minion?

Another list counted under this archetype runs Phoenix in its place. Same job — air answer (Troop · Air & Ground · melee). 1694 hitpoints (was 1348, 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 1,276 uses, 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026.

Deck overview

Unofficial guide · Deck · Checked 24 Oct 2026

Lava Miner — Clash Royale deck guide

Lava Miner is a beatdown deck with 3.6 average elixir and a 10-elixir four-card cycle. It won 55.4% (±2.7) of 1,276 top Path of Legends battles, 1 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026.

Lava Hound — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)

Lava Hound takes towers; Flying Machine and Mega Minion and Tombstone anchor the defence; Zap and Goblin Curse keep the cycle fast.Lava Hound — Win condition: pressures the tower and forces a response. (Troop · Buildings · ranged)

Avg elixir3.6

Cycle10

ArchetypeBeatdown

Open in Clash Royale

Performance

55%

win rate

1,276games counted

Beatdown7 lists · 0.6% of decks

55%

Wins

Draws

45%

Losses

ModeRanked · Path of Legends

Window1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026

Sample±2.7 pp

Opening hand decision tree

Lava Hound in hand?

YesFlying Machine in hand?

Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Also OK: Lava Hound in the back only once you have the elixir and support ready.

NoMega Minion in hand?

Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Avoid: Don’t open with Mega Minion at the bridge — hold it for their air unit.

Defensive anchors

Flying Machine

Air answer

Win impact—

Usage91.9%

Stops: Air units — Troop · Air & Ground · ranged.

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

Mega Minion

Air answer

Win impact+3.3 pp

Usage60.0%

Stops: Air units — Troop · Air & Ground · melee.

Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 3 elixir.

Tombstone

Defense

Win impact—

Usage95.3%

Stops: Ground pushes that go for buildings; it hits its targets.

Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 3 elixir.

Role map

Win condition

Lava Hound, Miner

Air answer

Flying Machine, Mega Minion

Defense

Tombstone

Control

Zap, Goblin Curse

Support

Barbarians

Three rules to win

Pressure:
build an elixir lead first, then play Lava Hound in the back with support ready behind it.
Defend first:
answer with Flying Machine and Mega Minion on your own side, then push with whatever survives.
Draw out:
their support troops with Zap once Lava Hound is crossing the bridge.

Matchups(win rate)

vs Giant Beatdown / Giant Graveyard55%

vs Log Bait / Spell Bait53%

vs Hog Earthquake / Hog 2.6 Cycle / Hog Cycle52%

vs Golem Beatdown44%

vs Bridge Spam / Ram Control41%

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Result breakdown

Wins55% · 707

Draws0% · 0

Losses45% · 569

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

Substitution ladder

CardOption

Mega MinionPhoenixin this archetype−5.4HP −9%

Mega MinionSpirit Empressin this archetype—HP −9%

BarbariansValkyriein this archetype—HP −9%

Flying MachineInferno Dragonin this archetype—HP −9%

Flying MachineSpirit Empressin this archetype—HP −9%

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Loss-to-rule checklist

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Compact details

CardRoleElixirUsageWin Δ

Lava HoundWin cond.7100%—

MinerWin cond.3100%—

Flying MachineAir answer491.9%—

Mega MinionAir answer360%+3.3

TombstoneDefense395.3%—

BarbariansSupport591.9%—

ZapSmall spell295.3%—

Goblin CurseSmall spell292.9%—

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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
Barbarians, Lava Hound, Miner, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Tombstone, Zap, Goblin Curse	56.7% ±3.5 pp	765
Barbarians, Lava Hound, Miner, Flying Machine, Phoenix, Tombstone, Zap, Goblin Curse	49.7% ±5.2 pp	346
Valkyrie, Lava Hound, Miner, Inferno Dragon, Tombstone, Zap, Goblin Curse, Spirit Empress	—	43
Barbarians, Lava Hound, Miner, Flying Machine, Tombstone, Zap, Goblin Curse, Spirit Empress	—	32
Barbarians, Valkyrie, Minion Horde, Lava Hound, Miner, Inferno Tower, Fireball, The Log	—	30
Valkyrie, Baby Dragon, Lava Hound, Miner, Flying Machine, Goblin Cage, Arrows, Lightning	—	30
Baby Dragon, Lava Hound, Miner, Bowler, Bats, Phoenix, Tombstone, Zap	—	30

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: “Lava Miner” is community vocabulary — here a deck is filed by its cards alone, so another site may group the same lists differently.
Thin matchups: 7 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

Lava Hound Air · 51.5% ±2.1 · n 2,114
LavaLoon · 50.2% ±2.4 · n 1,686
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

Lava Miner — questions

What are the 8 cards in Lava Miner?: The most-played list in our sample runs Lava Hound, Miner, Flying Machine, Mega Minion, Tombstone, Barbarians, Zap and Goblin Curse. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.
What is Lava Miner’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?: 3.6 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Zap, Goblin Curse, Miner and Mega Minion) cost 10 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.
What does Lava Miner lose to?: In our sample, decks with Lava Hound won 39.8% (±4.4) against decks with Electro Giant, n 462, 40.4% (±5.2) against decks with Giant Skeleton, n 332 and 41.1% (±3.6) against decks with Battle Ram, n 727.
Which decks count as Lava Miner?: A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Lava Hound with Miner. 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 — 1276 uses of Lava Miner here, 55.4% ±2.7 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.
Can I play Lava Miner without Mega Minion?: Another list counted under this archetype runs Phoenix in its place. Same job — air answer (Troop · Air & Ground · melee). 1694 hitpoints (was 1348, 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