By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026
Deck overview
Unofficial guide · Deck · Checked 24 Oct 2026
Log Bait — Clash Royale deck guide
Log Bait is a bait deck with 2.8 average elixir and a 9-elixir four-card cycle. It won 50.9% (±0.9) of 11,840 top Path of Legends battles, 1 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026.
3Goblin Barrel takes towers; Princess and Dart Goblin and Cannon anchor the defence; Ice Spirit keep the cycle fast.Goblin Barrel — Win condition: pressures the tower and forces a response. (Spell)
Performance
51%
win rate11,840games counted
Bait75 lists · 5.5% of decks
51%
Wins0%
Draws49%
LossesModeRanked · Path of Legends
Window1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026
Sample±0.9 pp
Opening hand decision tree
Goblin Barrel in hand?
YesPrincess in hand?
Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Also OK: Goblin Barrel at the bridge only after they play a 4+ elixir card.
NoDart Goblin in hand?
Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Avoid: Don’t open with Dart Goblin at the bridge — hold it for their air unit.
Defensive anchors
3Princess
Air answer
Win impact—
Usage100.0%
Stops: Air units — Troop · Air & Ground · ranged.
Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 3 elixir.
3Dart Goblin
Air answer
Win impact−0.4 pp
Usage78.1%
Stops: Air units — Troop · Air & Ground · ranged.
Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 3 elixir.
3Cannon
Defense
Win impact−1.9 pp
Usage44.9%
Stops: Ground pushes that go for buildings; it hits Ground.
Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 3 elixir.
Role map
Win condition
Goblin Barrel, Wall BreakersAir answer
Princess, Dart GoblinDefense
CannonCycle
Ice SpiritSupport
Valkyrie, Skeleton ArmyThree rules to win
- Pressure:play Ice Spirit to make their small spell go first, then follow with Goblin Barrel.
- Defend first:answer with Princess and Dart Goblin, and never play two baits into one spell.
- Draw out:their spell on a cheap card before you send the card that needs it to survive.
Matchups(win rate)
vs Giant Beatdown / Giant Graveyard59%
vs Log Bait / Spell Bait50%
vs Golem Beatdown49%
vs Bridge Spam / Ram Control48%
vs Hog Earthquake / Hog 2.6 Cycle / Hog Cycle47%
View all matchups →Result breakdown
Wins51% · 6,023
Draws0% · 0
Losses49% · 5,817
One-crown and two-crown wins are not counted in this sample.
Substitution ladder
CardOption
ValkyrieKnightin this archetype±0.0HP −9%ValkyrieGoblin Gangin this archetype−0.4HP −9%
CannonInferno Towerin this archetype−0.7HP −9%
Skeleton ArmyGoblin Gangin this archetype−1.4HP −8%Skeleton ArmyKnightin this archetype−1.8HP −8%Loss-to-rule checklist
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Compact details
CardRoleElixirUsageWin Δ
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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
Variants in the sample
| Eight cards | Win rate | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Valkyrie, Skeleton Army, Princess, Ice Spirit, Dart Goblin, Wall Breakers, Cannon, Goblin Barrel | 50.7% ±1.8 pp | 2,912 |
| Knight, Skeleton Army, Princess, Ice Spirit, Dart Goblin, Inferno Tower, Goblin Barrel, The Log | 53.2% ±2.2 pp | 2,006 |
| Knight, Princess, Ice Spirit, Goblin Gang, Inferno Tower, Rocket, Goblin Barrel, The Log | 50.4% ±3.2 pp | 925 |
| Valkyrie, Skeleton Army, Princess, Ice Spirit, Dart Goblin, Wall Breakers, Tesla, Goblin Barrel | 52.8% ±4.1 pp | 559 |
| Princess, Dark Prince, Bandit, Rascals, Cannon Cart, Rocket, Goblin Barrel, Giant Snowball | 55.9% ±4.4 pp | 490 |
| Valkyrie, Skeleton Army, Princess, Dart Goblin, Wall Breakers, Electro Spirit, Cannon, Goblin Barrel | 50.6% ±5.4 pp | 322 |
| Goblins, Princess, Ice Spirit, Mighty Miner, Tesla, Rocket, Goblin Barrel, The Log | — | 282 |
| Valkyrie, Skeleton Army, Princess, Ice Spirit, Dart Goblin, Skeleton Barrel, Cannon, Goblin Barrel | — | 245 |
Contradiction radar
2 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: “Log Bait” is community vocabulary — here a deck is filed by its cards alone, so another site may group the same lists differently.
Notes
Counted by GamGem 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026 · builds change with balance updates and the meta.Checked 24 Oct 2026
Keep reading
- Goblin Barrel card stats
- Wall Breakers card stats
- Princess card stats
- Dart Goblin card stats
- Cannon card stats
- Valkyrie card stats
- Skeleton Army card stats
- Ice Spirit card stats
- Spell Bait · 53.2% ±2.2 · n 2,013
- 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
Log Bait — questions
What are the 8 cards in Log Bait?
- The most-played list in our sample runs Goblin Barrel, Wall Breakers, Princess, Dart Goblin, Cannon, Valkyrie, Skeleton Army and Ice Spirit. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.
What is Log Bait’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?
- 2.8 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Ice Spirit, Wall Breakers, Goblin Barrel and Princess) cost 9 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.
What does Log Bait lose to?
- In our sample, decks with Goblin Barrel won 32.1% (±4.9) against decks with X-Bow, n 346, 42.6% (±2.7) against decks with Royal Hogs, n 1292 and 43.5% (±3.3) against decks with Miner, n 886.
Which decks count as Log Bait?
- A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Goblin Barrel with 2+ bait cards. 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 — 11840 uses of Log Bait here, 50.9% ±0.9 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.
Can I play Log Bait without Cannon?
- Another list counted under this archetype runs Inferno Tower in its place. Same job — building (Building · Air & Ground). targets Air & Ground (was Ground); 2815 hitpoints (was 1327, 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