Skeletons Clash Royale card

Skeletons

The cheapest card in the game at just 1 Elixir, offering 3 fragile melee units for quick defense, baiting, or cycling to a needed card.

Elixir Cost
1
Rarity
Common
Units
3
Targets
Ground
Trait
Cheapest Card

Recent Performance

69%
Win Rate 1,598 recent battles
33.6%
Pick Rate Share of recent decks

Skeletons appears in 33.6% of recently tracked decks and wins 69% of its matches.

7-Day Win Rate Trend

Latest saved daily updates for decks featuring Skeletons.

Best Synergies

Cards that have recently performed well alongside Skeletons.

Best Skeletons Counters

These cards performed well against decks using Skeletons in recent matches.

Top Skeletons Decks

#1Skeletons Deck
Copy Deck
Cannon
Ice Wizard
Bats
Minion Giant
Knight
Fireball
Skeletons
Barbarian Barrel
Avg. Elixir2.8
Win Rate74%
Battles242
#2Skeletons Deck
Copy Deck
Cannon
Ice Wizard
Bats
Lightning
Knight
Barbarian Barrel
Skeletons
Minion Giant
Avg. Elixir3.0
Win Rate68%
Battles189
#3Skeletons Deck
Copy Deck
Cannon
Archer Queen
Royal Hogs
Earthquake
Royal Delivery
The Log
Ice Spirit
Skeletons
Avg. Elixir2.9
Win Rate59%
Battles158

What Do Skeletons Do?

Skeletons deploys 3 ground-only melee units for just 1 Elixir, making it the cheapest card in the game. Each unit has very low hitpoints and low damage, but the low cost means they're always available even when Elixir is tight.

Their fragility means they're not meant to trade evenly - their value comes from cheap chip damage, distraction, or quick defensive pokes rather than sustained fighting.

Where Skeletons Fit

They're a classic cycle card, used to quickly get back to a key card in the deck, as well as a cheap distraction to briefly pull a single-target troop off course.

How to Counter Skeletons

Any splash damage, even a weak or partial hit, can wipe out the entire group at once since all 3 units have extremely low hitpoints.

Skeletons FAQ

What rarity is Skeletons?

Skeletons is a Common card.

How much elixir does Skeletons cost?

Skeletons costs 1 Elixir.

How many units does Skeletons deploy?

It deploys 3 ground-only melee units at once.

What counters Skeletons?

Any splash damage, even from a weak spell, can wipe out the entire group at once since all 3 units have very low hitpoints.

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