What are the 8 cards in Royal Hogs?

The most-played list in our sample runs Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Cannon, Skeletons, Ice Spirit, Earthquake, Royal Delivery and The Log. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.

What is Royal Hogs’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?

2.9 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Skeletons, Ice Spirit, The Log and Cannon) cost 7 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.

What does Royal Hogs lose to?

In our sample, decks with Royal Hogs won 37.6% (±4.2) against decks with Lava Hound, n 497, 40.0% (±4.5) against decks with Elixir Golem, n 452 and 40.3% (±2.7) against decks with Golem, n 1229.

Which decks count as Royal Hogs?

A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Royal Hogs 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 — 7004 uses of Royal Hogs here, 50.0% ±1.2 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.

Can I play Royal Hogs without Ice Spirit?

Another list counted under this archetype runs Electro Spirit in its place. Same job — cycle (Troop · Air & Ground · ranged). 346 hitpoints (was 346, 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 7,004 uses, 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026.

Deck overview

Unofficial guide · Deck · Checked 24 Oct 2026

Royal Hogs — Clash Royale deck guide

Royal Hogs is a cycle deck with 2.9 average elixir and a 7-elixir four-card cycle. It won 50.0% (±1.2) of 7,004 top Path of Legends battles, 1 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026.

Royal Hogs — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)

Royal Hogs takes towers; Archer Queen and Cannon anchor the defence; Skeletons and Ice Spirit keep the cycle fast.Royal Hogs — Win condition: pressures the tower and forces a response. (Troop · Buildings · melee)

Avg elixir2.9

Cycle7

ArchetypeCycle

Open in Clash Royale

Performance

50%

win rate

7,004games counted

Cycle29 lists · 3.2% of decks

50%

Wins

Draws

50%

Losses

ModeRanked · Path of Legends

Window1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026

Sample±1.2 pp

Opening hand decision tree

Royal Hogs in hand?

YesArcher Queen in hand?

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

NoCannon in hand?

Safest: Wait until 10 elixir and react to their first card.Avoid: Don’t open with Cannon — it is your defensive anchor.

Defensive anchors

Archer Queen

Air answer

Win impact−2.6 pp

Usage64.3%

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

Unavailable if: still cycling back (you played it in your last four plays) or you are under 5 elixir.

Cannon

Defense

Win impact−2.4 pp

Usage62.7%

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

Royal Hogs

Air answer

Archer Queen

Defense

Cannon

Control

Earthquake, Royal Delivery, The Log

Cycle

Skeletons, Ice Spirit

Three rules to win

Pressure:
Royal Hogs at the bridge after they spend four or more elixir, or right after their answer to it has been played.
Defend first:
answer with Archer Queen and Cannon, then send Royal Hogs down the lane they did not defend.
Draw out:
their cheap answers with Skeletons and Ice Spirit first; keep Royal Hogs for when those are cycling back.

Matchups(win rate)

vs Log Bait / Spell Bait57%

vs Hog Earthquake / Hog 2.6 Cycle / Hog Cycle56%

vs Bridge Spam / Ram Control47%

vs Giant Beatdown / Giant Graveyard42%

vs Golem Beatdown40%

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Result breakdown

Wins50% · 3,500

Draws0% · 0

Losses50% · 3,504

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

Substitution ladder

CardOption

EarthquakeBarbarian Barrelin this archetype+1.9—

Royal DeliveryBarbarian Barrelin this archetype+1.9HP −9%

The LogBarbarian Barrelin this archetype+1.9—

CannonGoblin Hutin this archetype+1.5HP −9%

Ice SpiritElectro Spiritin this archetype+0.7HP −9%

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Loss-to-rule checklist

Tick what happened in your last loss.

Compact details

CardRoleElixirUsageWin Δ

Royal HogsWin cond.5100%—

Archer QueenAir answer564.3%−2.6

CannonDefense362.7%−2.4

SkeletonsCycle166.1%−2.8

Ice SpiritCycle154.4%−1.3

EarthquakeSmall spell362.7%−2.4

Royal DeliverySmall spell362.7%−2.4

The LogSmall spell266.8%−2.4

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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
Skeletons, Ice Spirit, Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Cannon, The Log, Earthquake, Royal Delivery	48.5% ±1.7 pp	3,341
Knight, Archers, Ice Wizard, Royal Hogs, Electro Spirit, Goblin Hut, Lightning, Barbarian Barrel	51.5% ±2.4 pp	1,729
Skeletons, Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Electro Spirit, Cannon, The Log, Earthquake, Royal Delivery	46.3% ±4.8 pp	415
Mini P.E.K.K.A, Ice Golem, Goblin Gang, Bats, Royal Hogs, Firecracker, Fireball, The Log	—	247
Archers, Skeletons, Royal Hogs, Electro Spirit, Goblinstein, Bomb Tower, Lightning, Barbarian Barrel	—	109
Royal Ghost, Royal Hogs, Electro Spirit, Berserker, Goblin Hut, Furnace, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel	—	105
Skeletons, Royal Ghost, Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Electro Spirit, Goblin Hut, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel	—	99
Skeletons, Fire Spirit, Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Cannon, The Log, Earthquake, Royal Delivery	—	98

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: “Royal Hogs” 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

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

Royal Hogs — questions

What are the 8 cards in Royal Hogs?: The most-played list in our sample runs Royal Hogs, Archer Queen, Cannon, Skeletons, Ice Spirit, Earthquake, Royal Delivery and The Log. Other lists of this archetype are in the variants table.
What is Royal Hogs’s average elixir and 4-card cycle?: 2.9 average elixir; the four cheapest cards (Skeletons, Ice Spirit, The Log and Cannon) cost 7 elixir together. Costs come from the official card list.
What does Royal Hogs lose to?: In our sample, decks with Royal Hogs won 37.6% (±4.2) against decks with Lava Hound, n 497, 40.0% (±4.5) against decks with Elixir Golem, n 452 and 40.3% (±2.7) against decks with Golem, n 1229.
Which decks count as Royal Hogs?: A deck is filed here by its cards alone: Royal Hogs 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 — 7004 uses of Royal Hogs here, 50.0% ±1.2 points (95% interval). It is a sample, not official Supercell statistics.
Can I play Royal Hogs without Ice Spirit?: Another list counted under this archetype runs Electro Spirit in its place. Same job — cycle (Troop · Air & Ground · ranged). 346 hitpoints (was 346, 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