What are the 8 cards in Mega Knight Control?

The most-played list in our sample runs Mega Knight, Electro Wizard, Mother Witch, Goblin Cage, Elite Barbarians, Cannon Cart, Arrows and Lightning. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.

What is Mega Knight Control’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?

4.9 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Arrows, Electro Wizard, Mother Witch and Goblin Cage) cost 15 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.

What does Mega Knight Control lose to?

In our sample, decks with Mega Knight won 41.1% (±4.0) against decks with Elixir Golem, n 591, 43.5% (±3.0) against decks with Sparky, n 1066 and 43.8% (±2.2) against decks with Battle Ram, n 1895.

Which decks count as Mega Knight Control?

A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Mega Knight 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 — 513 uses of Mega Knight Control here, 55.0% ±4.3 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.

Which arena do you need to play Mega Knight Control?

The Clash Royale Wiki places all 8 cards of the most-played Mega Knight Control list in an arena. The last to unlock is Mother Witch, in Arena 15 (Miner's Mine), so the list is open from that arena on. Arena data: Clash Royale Wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Is Mega Knight Control a good deck right now?

It ranks #3 of 33 archetypes by win rate (55.0% ±4.3, 513 uses) and #32 of 33 by how often it is played, among the archetypes with their own page in our sample of top Path of Legends battles. Gaps smaller than the margins are not decisive. Counted by GamGem, not an official statistic.

How do you beat Mega Knight Control?

Decks built around Elixir Golem are the counted answer: they won 58.9% (±4.0) of 591 decided games against Mega Knight Control, a gap larger than the margin of error. The card roles of its list show where else to press.

Can I play Mega Knight Control without Elite Barbarians?

Another list counted under this archetype runs Mini P.E.K.K.A in its place. It does the same job (support, troop, ground, melee). Compared with Elite Barbarians, Mini P.E.K.K.A has 2,239 hitpoints instead of 2,160 at level 16.

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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 29 Oct 2026

What’s new:Matchup rates, a substitution ladder and a loss checklist were added. The figures count 513 uses, 1 Sep – 29 Oct 2026.

Deck overview

Unofficial guide · Deck · Checked 29 Oct 2026

Mega Knight Control DeckClash Royale win rate, matchups and how to beat it

Name: Mega Knight Control — counted Clash Royale deck record
Creator: GamGem

Mega Knight Control is a control deck with 4.9 average elixir and a 15-elixir four-card cycle. It won 55.0% (±4.3) of 513 top Path of Legends battles, 1 Sep 2026 to 29 Oct 2026.

Mega Knight — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)

Mega Knight takes towers; Electro Wizard and Mother Witch and Goblin Cage anchor the defence; Arrows keep the cycle fast.Mega Knight — Win condition: pressures the tower and forces a response. (Troop · Ground · melee)

Avg elixir4.9

Cycle15

ArchetypeControl

Open in Clash Royale

Mega Knight Control deck win rate

55%

win rate

513games counted

Control17 lists · 0.2% of decks

55%

Wins

Draws

45%

Losses

ModeRanked · Path of Legends

Window1 Sep – 29 Oct 2026

SampleLow sample size · ±4.3 pp

Mega Knight Control opening hand decision tree

Mega Knight in hand?

YesElectro Wizard in hand?

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

NoMother Witch in hand?

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

Defensive anchors

Electro Wizard

Air answer

Win impact—

Usage38.3%

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.

Mother Witch

Air answer

Win impact—

Usage25.5%

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.

Goblin Cage

Defense

Win impact—

Usage13.2%

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 4 elixir.

Role map

Win condition

Mega Knight

Air answer

Electro Wizard, Mother Witch

Defense

Goblin Cage

Control

Arrows, Lightning

Support

Elite Barbarians, Cannon Cart

How to play the Mega Knight Control deck: three rules

Pressure:
Mega Knight when they have just spent elixir on something else.
Defend first:
answer with Electro Wizard and Mother Witch, then counter-push with what survives.
Draw out:
their answers with Arrows, then play Mega Knight.

Mega Knight Control deck matchups(win rate)

vs Hog Earthquake / Hog Cycle / Hog 2.6 Cycle53%

vs Mega Knight Control50%

vs Golem Beatdown47%

vs Log Bait / Spell Bait45%

vs Bridge Spam / Ram Control44%

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Result breakdown

Wins55% · 282

Draws0% · 0

Losses45% · 231

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

Mega Knight Control deck counter: how to beat it

9 win conditions beat Mega Knight Control beyond the margin of error. The strongest is Elixir Golem: decks built around it won 58.9% (±4.0) of 591 decided games.

Elixir Golem decks58.9% ±4.0 · n 591Elixir Golem
Sparky decks56.5% ±3.0 · n 1,066Sparky Beatdown
Battle Ram decks56.2% ±2.2 · n 1,895Bridge Spam / Ram Control
P.E.K.K.A decks55.9% ±2.6 · n 1,372PEKKA Bridge Spam / PEKKA Control
Giant Skeleton decks55.4% ±2.8 · n 1,189Giant Skeleton Beatdown
Goblin Barrel decks54.6% ±2.3 · n 1,817Log Bait / Spell Bait
Miner decks54.6% ±3.5 · n 769Miner Control
Golem decks53.4% ±2.4 · n 1,659Golem Beatdown
Balloon decks53.2% ±2.6 · n 1,401Balloon Freeze / LoonMiner / Balloon Cycle

Mega Knight Control card counters: the cards that beat it

43 individual cards beat Mega Knight Control beyond the margin of error: decks that run them won more than half of their decided games against decks built on Mega Knight. The strongest is Ronin: 62.1% ±3.4 of 789 decided games.

The 20 strongest are listed; 23 more beat it in the counted pairs.

CardElixirWin rateDecided

Ronin562.1%±3.4789

Skeleton King461.0%±4.0564

Suspicious Bush260.1%±4.7421

Goblin Giant660.1%±5.3326

Elixir Golem358.9%±4.0591

Night Witch458.6%±2.71,320

Rascals557.5%±2.61,347

Inferno Dragon457.2%±2.61,354

Goblin Curse256.8%±5.1352

Skeleton Army356.7%±2.12,123

Golden Knight456.7%±3.1952

Bandit356.6%±2.31,816

Sparky656.5%±3.01,066

Rage256.3%±3.01,062

Battle Ram456.2%±2.21,895

Skeleton Barrel355.9%±2.12,164

P.E.K.K.A755.9%±2.61,372

Phoenix455.9%±4.3503

Princess355.7%±2.51,568

Giant Skeleton655.4%±2.81,189

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Mega Knight Control deck without a card: substitution ladder

CardOption

Elite BarbariansMini P.E.K.K.Ain this archetype—HP −9%

Cannon CartMini P.E.K.K.Ain this archetype—HP −9%

Mother WitchFurnacein this archetype—HP −9%

Elite BarbariansGoblin Gangin this archetype—HP −9%

Cannon CartGoblin Gangin this archetype—HP −9%

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Loss-to-rule checklist

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Compact details

CardRoleElixirUsageWin Δ

Mega KnightWin cond.7100%—

Electro WizardAir answer438.3%—

Mother WitchAir answer425.5%—

Goblin CageDefense413.2%—

Elite BarbariansSupport613.2%—

Cannon CartSupport513.2%—

ArrowsSmall spell350.2%—

LightningBig spell638.3%—

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Sources and dates

Deck battle rows · measured29 Oct 2026

Card costs & rarity · official10 Nov 2026

Card kind, targets, level rows · wiki24 Oct 2026

Plans & substitution notes · editorial24 Oct 2026

Battles counted1 Sep – 29 Oct 2026

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Mega Knight deck variants in the sample

Eight cards	Win rate	Uses
Electro Wizard, Elite Barbarians, Cannon Cart, Mega Knight, Mother Witch, Goblin Cage, Arrows, Lightning	—	32
Wizard, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Goblin Gang, Electro Wizard, Mega Knight, Skeleton Barrel, Rage, Lightning	—	31
Knight, Minions, Witch, Mega Knight, Inferno Tower, Fireball, Goblin Barrel, The Log	—	30
Knight, Witch, Musketeer, Mega Knight, Mother Witch, Phoenix, Tombstone, Poison	—	30
Knight, Musketeer, Electro Wizard, Mega Knight, Golden Knight, Furnace, Arrows, Zap	—	30
Minions, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Bowler, Inferno Dragon, Mega Knight, Arrows, Rocket, Zap	—	30
Witch, Valkyrie, Skeleton Army, Prince, Wizard, Mega Knight, Tesla, Rage	—	30
Barbarians, Skeletons, Valkyrie, Mega Knight, Firecracker, Furnace, Arrows, Lightning	—	30

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: “Mega Knight Control” 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 – 29 Oct 2026 · builds change with balance updates and the meta.Checked 29 Oct 2026

Keep reading

Log Bait · 50.7% ±0.9 · n 12,283
Golem Beatdown · 52.3% ±0.9 · n 10,708
Bridge Spam · 52.9% ±1.0 · n 9,791
Mortar Siege · 53.6% ±1.0 · n 9,747
Electro Giant · 52.0% ±1.1 · n 8,693
Royal Hogs · 51.3% ±1.1 · n 7,460

Mega Knight Control — questions

What are the 8 cards in Mega Knight Control?: The most-played list in our sample runs Mega Knight, Electro Wizard, Mother Witch, Goblin Cage, Elite Barbarians, Cannon Cart, Arrows and Lightning. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.
What is Mega Knight Control’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?: 4.9 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Arrows, Electro Wizard, Mother Witch and Goblin Cage) cost 15 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.
What does Mega Knight Control lose to?: In our sample, decks with Mega Knight won 41.1% (±4.0) against decks with Elixir Golem, n 591, 43.5% (±3.0) against decks with Sparky, n 1066 and 43.8% (±2.2) against decks with Battle Ram, n 1895.
Which decks count as Mega Knight Control?: A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Mega Knight 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 — 513 uses of Mega Knight Control here, 55.0% ±4.3 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.
Which arena do you need to play Mega Knight Control?: The Clash Royale Wiki places all 8 cards of the most-played Mega Knight Control list in an arena. The last to unlock is Mother Witch, in Arena 15 (Miner's Mine), so the list is open from that arena on. Arena data: Clash Royale Wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Is Mega Knight Control a good deck right now?: It ranks #3 of 33 archetypes by win rate (55.0% ±4.3, 513 uses) and #32 of 33 by how often it is played, among the archetypes with their own page in our sample of top Path of Legends battles. Gaps smaller than the margins are not decisive. Counted by GamGem, not an official statistic.
How do you beat Mega Knight Control?: Decks built around Elixir Golem are the counted answer: they won 58.9% (±4.0) of 591 decided games against Mega Knight Control, a gap larger than the margin of error. The card roles of its list show where else to press.
Can I play Mega Knight Control without Elite Barbarians?: Another list counted under this archetype runs Mini P.E.K.K.A in its place. It does the same job (support, troop, ground, melee). Compared with Elite Barbarians, Mini P.E.K.K.A has 2,239 hitpoints instead of 2,160 at 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