What are the 8 cards in PEKKA Control?

The most-played list in our sample runs P.E.K.K.A, Mega Minion, Little Prince, Ram Rider, Knight, Arrows, Zap and Barbarian Barrel. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.

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

3.5 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Zap, Barbarian Barrel, Mega Minion and Little Prince) cost 10 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.

What does PEKKA Control lose to?

In our sample, decks with P.E.K.K.A won 43.5% (±3.3) against decks with Royal Recruits, n 863, 45.2% (±4.1) against decks with Elixir Golem, n 555 and 45.4% (±3.0) against decks with Mortar, n 1031.

Which decks count as PEKKA Control?

A deck is filed here by its cards alone: PEKKA without bridge 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 — 596 uses of PEKKA Control here, 54.5% ±4.0 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.

Which arena do you need to play PEKKA Control?

The Clash Royale Wiki places all 8 cards of the most-played PEKKA Control list in an arena. The last to unlock is Little Prince, in Arena 18 (Silent Sanctuary), so the list is open from that arena on. Arena data: Clash Royale Wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Is PEKKA Control a good deck right now?

It ranks #5 of 33 archetypes by win rate (54.5% ±4.0, 596 uses) and #31 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 PEKKA Control?

Decks built around Royal Recruits are the counted answer: they won 56.5% (±3.3) of 863 decided games against PEKKA Control, a gap larger than the margin of error. The card roles of its list show where else to press.

Can I play PEKKA Control without Mega Minion?

Another list counted under this archetype runs Electro Wizard in its place. It does the same job (air answer, troop, air & ground, ranged). Compared with Mega Minion, Electro Wizard fights at range instead of in melee and has 1,150 hitpoints instead of 1,348 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 596 uses, 1 Sep – 29 Oct 2026.

Deck overview

Unofficial guide · Deck · Checked 29 Oct 2026

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

Name: PEKKA Control — counted Clash Royale deck record
Creator: GamGem

PEKKA Control is a control deck with 3.5 average elixir and a 10-elixir four-card cycle. It won 54.5% (±4.0) of 596 top Path of Legends battles, 1 Sep 2026 to 29 Oct 2026.

P.E.K.K.A — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)

P.E.K.K.A takes towers; Mega Minion and Little Prince anchor the defence; Arrows and Zap keep the cycle fast.P.E.K.K.A — Win condition: pressures the tower and forces a response. (Troop · Ground · melee)

Avg elixir3.5

Cycle10

ArchetypeControl

Open in Clash Royale

PEKKA Control deck win rate

55%

win rate

596games counted

Control17 lists · 0.2% of decks

55%

Wins

Draws

45%

Losses

ModeRanked · Path of Legends

Window1 Sep – 29 Oct 2026

SampleLow sample size · ±4.0 pp

PEKKA Control opening hand decision tree

P.E.K.K.A in hand?

YesMega Minion in hand?

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

NoLittle Prince in hand?

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

Defensive anchors

Mega Minion

Air answer

Win impact—

Usage33.0%

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.

Little Prince

Air answer

Win impact—

Usage21.3%

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

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

Role map

Win condition

P.E.K.K.A

Air answer

Mega Minion, Little Prince

Control

Arrows, Zap, Barbarian Barrel

Support

Ram Rider, Knight

How to play the PEKKA Control deck: three rules

Pressure:
P.E.K.K.A when they have just spent elixir on something else.
Defend first:
answer with Mega Minion and Little Prince, then counter-push with what survives.
Draw out:
their answers with Arrows and Zap, then play P.E.K.K.A.

PEKKA Control deck matchups(win rate)

vs Golem Beatdown58%

vs Mega Knight Control56%

vs Hog Earthquake / Hog Cycle / Hog 2.6 Cycle52%

vs Bridge Spam / Ram Control50%

vs Log Bait / Spell Bait46%

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Result breakdown

Wins55% · 325

Draws0% · 0

Losses45% · 271

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

PEKKA Control deck counter: how to beat it

5 win conditions beat PEKKA Control beyond the margin of error. The strongest is Royal Recruits: decks built around it won 56.5% (±3.3) of 863 decided games.

Royal Recruits decks56.5% ±3.3 · n 863Royal Recruits
Elixir Golem decks54.8% ±4.1 · n 555Elixir Golem
Mortar decks54.6% ±3.0 · n 1,031Mortar Siege
Goblin Barrel decks53.6% ±2.5 · n 1,540Log Bait / Spell Bait
Giant decks53.3% ±3.1 · n 1,006Giant Beatdown / Giant Graveyard

By card roles its most-played list has no defensive building — play into that.

PEKKA Control card counters: the cards that beat it

20 individual cards beat PEKKA Control beyond the margin of error: decks that run them won more than half of their decided games against decks built on P.E.K.K.A. The strongest is Ronin: 66.1% ±3.7 of 613 decided games.

CardElixirWin rateDecided

Ronin566.1%±3.7613

Suspicious Bush260.1%±4.7409

Rascals557.5%±2.91,125

Goblin Demolisher456.7%±5.3328

Royal Recruits756.5%±3.3863

Skeleton Barrel356.1%±2.31,725

Dart Goblin355.2%±2.41,630

Goblins255.0%±3.8655

Skeleton Army354.9%±2.31,793

Elixir Golem354.8%±4.1555

Cannon Cart554.7%±3.01,049

Mortar454.6%±3.01,031

Flying Machine454.6%±3.8650

Princess354.4%±2.61,354

Zappies454.4%±3.01,048

Goblin Barrel353.6%±2.51,540

Giant553.3%±3.11,006

Royal Ghost352.9%±2.31,839

Goblin Gang352.9%±2.41,659

Witch552.8%±2.41,675

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PEKKA Control deck without a card: substitution ladder

CardOption

Mega MinionElectro Wizardin this archetype—HP −9%

Little PrinceElectro Wizardin this archetype—HP −9%

Mega MinionWizardin this archetype—HP −9%

Little PrinceWizardin this archetype—HP −9%

Ram RiderMini P.E.K.K.Ain this archetype—HP −9%

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Loss-to-rule checklist

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Compact details

CardRoleElixirUsageWin Δ

P.E.K.K.AWin cond.7100%—

Mega MinionAir answer333%—

Little PrinceAir answer321.3%—

Ram RiderSupport544.8%—

KnightSupport321.3%—

ArrowsSmall spell354.9%—

ZapSmall spell254.6%—

Barbarian BarrelSmall spell243.5%—

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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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P.E.K.K.A deck variants in the sample

Eight cards	Win rate	Uses
Knight, P.E.K.K.A, Mega Minion, Ram Rider, Little Prince, Arrows, Zap, Barbarian Barrel	—	69
P.E.K.K.A, Baby Dragon, Electro Wizard, Ram Rider, Golden Knight, Lightning, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball	—	39
P.E.K.K.A, Prince, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Electro Wizard, Executioner, Goblinstein, Zap, Vines	—	38
P.E.K.K.A, Guards, Mega Minion, Goblin Giant, Fisherman, Arrows, Rage, Vines	—	38
P.E.K.K.A, Witch, Giant Skeleton, Ram Rider, Electro Dragon, Tombstone, Arrows, Lightning	—	37
P.E.K.K.A, Wizard, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Lumberjack, Electro Wizard, Mega Knight, Zap, Tornado	—	36
P.E.K.K.A, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Bandit, Bats, Archer Queen, Fireball, Arrows, Zap	—	34
P.E.K.K.A, Valkyrie, Electro Wizard, Magic Archer, Tesla, Poison, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel	—	33

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: “PEKKA 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

PEKKA Bridge Spam · 53.0% ±1.2 · n 6,951
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

PEKKA Control — questions

What are the 8 cards in PEKKA Control?: The most-played list in our sample runs P.E.K.K.A, Mega Minion, Little Prince, Ram Rider, Knight, Arrows, Zap and Barbarian Barrel. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.
What is PEKKA Control’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?: 3.5 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Zap, Barbarian Barrel, Mega Minion and Little Prince) cost 10 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.
What does PEKKA Control lose to?: In our sample, decks with P.E.K.K.A won 43.5% (±3.3) against decks with Royal Recruits, n 863, 45.2% (±4.1) against decks with Elixir Golem, n 555 and 45.4% (±3.0) against decks with Mortar, n 1031.
Which decks count as PEKKA Control?: A deck is filed here by its cards alone: PEKKA without bridge 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 — 596 uses of PEKKA Control here, 54.5% ±4.0 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.
Which arena do you need to play PEKKA Control?: The Clash Royale Wiki places all 8 cards of the most-played PEKKA Control list in an arena. The last to unlock is Little Prince, in Arena 18 (Silent Sanctuary), so the list is open from that arena on. Arena data: Clash Royale Wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Is PEKKA Control a good deck right now?: It ranks #5 of 33 archetypes by win rate (54.5% ±4.0, 596 uses) and #31 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 PEKKA Control?: Decks built around Royal Recruits are the counted answer: they won 56.5% (±3.3) of 863 decided games against PEKKA Control, a gap larger than the margin of error. The card roles of its list show where else to press.
Can I play PEKKA Control without Mega Minion?: Another list counted under this archetype runs Electro Wizard in its place. It does the same job (air answer, troop, air & ground, ranged). Compared with Mega Minion, Electro Wizard fights at range instead of in melee and has 1,150 hitpoints instead of 1,348 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