Best Cards for Beatdown Decks

Heavy tank-led pushes that build a slow, overwhelming attack behind a big win condition. Ranked using the same public battle log data as the overall tier list, scoped to just Beatdown battles.



Beatdown Card Rankings

Based on 111 logged Beatdown battles across tracked public players.

S
S Tier Cards
5 cards
Skeleton Dragons
Skeleton Dragons
77.2
Skeleton Dragons
Score: 77.2/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 61%
Note: Appears very often across tracked battle logs.
Fireball
Fireball
64.2
Fireball
Score: 64.2/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 55%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Night Witch
Night Witch
63.6
Night Witch
Score: 63.6/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 66%
Note: Strong win rate across a reasonable sample of tracked battles.
Barbarian Barrel
Barbarian Barrel
63
Barbarian Barrel
Score: 63/100
Elixir: 2
Win Rate: 62%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Baby Dragon
Baby Dragon
62.8
Baby Dragon
Score: 62.8/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 61%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
A
A Tier Cards
10 cards
Tornado
Tornado
62.7
Tornado
Score: 62.7/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 66%
Note: Strong win rate across a reasonable sample of tracked battles.
Golem
Golem
60.4
Golem
Score: 60.4/100
Elixir: 8
Win Rate: 61%
Note: Appears very often across tracked battle logs.
Goblin Cage
Goblin Cage
60.3
Goblin Cage
Score: 60.3/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 66%
Note: Strong win rate across a reasonable sample of tracked battles.
The Log
The Log
58.2
The Log
Score: 58.2/100
Elixir: 2
Win Rate: 100%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Tombstone
Tombstone
56.2
Tombstone
Score: 56.2/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 54%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Elixir Golem
Elixir Golem
55.8
Elixir Golem
Score: 55.8/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 100%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Lightning
Lightning
55.3
Lightning
Score: 55.3/100
Elixir: 6
Win Rate: 64%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Zap
Zap
55
Zap
Score: 55/100
Elixir: 2
Win Rate: 56%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Vines
Vines
54.2
Vines
Score: 54.2/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 49%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
54.2
Valkyrie
Score: 54.2/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 48%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
B
B Tier Cards
15 cards
Inferno Dragon
Inferno Dragon
53.9
Inferno Dragon
Score: 53.9/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 50%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Hunter
Hunter
53.9
Hunter
Score: 53.9/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 100%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Mega Minion
Mega Minion
51.7
Mega Minion
Score: 51.7/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 69%
Note: Strong win rate across a reasonable sample of tracked battles.
Lava Hound
Lava Hound
50.5
Lava Hound
Score: 50.5/100
Elixir: 7
Win Rate: 47%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Balloon
Balloon
50.2
Balloon
Score: 50.2/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 51%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Elite Barbarians
Elite Barbarians
49.1
Elite Barbarians
Score: 49.1/100
Elixir: 6
Win Rate: 100%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Cannon Cart
Cannon Cart
48.7
Cannon Cart
Score: 48.7/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 86%
Note: Strong win rate across a reasonable sample of tracked battles.
Royal Ghost
Royal Ghost
45.1
Royal Ghost
Score: 45.1/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 58%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Miner
Miner
42
Miner
Score: 42/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 60%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Prince
Prince
39.2
Prince
Score: 39.2/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 54%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Ice Wizard
Ice Wizard
38.5
Ice Wizard
Score: 38.5/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 50%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Skeleton Army
Skeleton Army
37.4
Skeleton Army
Score: 37.4/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 50%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Lumberjack
Lumberjack
36.1
Lumberjack
Score: 36.1/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 50%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Arrows
Arrows
35.1
Arrows
Score: 35.1/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 33%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Electro Spirit
Electro Spirit
34.9
Electro Spirit
Score: 34.9/100
Elixir: 1
Win Rate: 33%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
C
C Tier Cards
15 cards
Skeleton King
Skeleton King
33.9
Skeleton King
Score: 33.9/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 43%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Battle Healer
Battle Healer
33.9
Battle Healer
Score: 33.9/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 50%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Zappies
Zappies
33.3
Zappies
Score: 33.3/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 36%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Giant Snowball
Giant Snowball
33.1
Giant Snowball
Score: 33.1/100
Elixir: 2
Win Rate: 29%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Barbarians
Barbarians
33
Barbarians
Score: 33/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 44%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Bomber
Bomber
32.5
Bomber
Score: 32.5/100
Elixir: 2
Win Rate: 33%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Golden Knight
Golden Knight
31.6
Golden Knight
Score: 31.6/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 40%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Flying Machine
Flying Machine
31
Flying Machine
Score: 31/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 33%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Mini P.E.K.K.A
Mini P.E.K.K.A
29.3
Mini P.E.K.K.A
Score: 29.3/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 33%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Witch
Witch
29.2
Witch
Score: 29.2/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 40%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Giant
Giant
29.2
Giant
Score: 29.2/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 40%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Elixir Collector
Elixir Collector
29.1
Elixir Collector
Score: 29.1/100
Elixir: 6
Win Rate: 50%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Musketeer
Musketeer
27.7
Musketeer
Score: 27.7/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 33%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Bandit
Bandit
27.4
Bandit
Score: 27.4/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 25%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Clone
Clone
27.4
Clone
Score: 27.4/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 25%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
D
D Tier Cards
10 cards
Minions
Minions
26
Minions
Score: 26/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 20%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Graveyard
Graveyard
22.6
Graveyard
Score: 22.6/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 25%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Bowler
Bowler
22.6
Bowler
Score: 22.6/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 25%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Skeletons
Skeletons
20.6
Skeletons
Score: 20.6/100
Elixir: 1
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Wizard
Wizard
19.9
Wizard
Score: 19.9/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 14%
Note: Balanced performance across usage, wins, and versatility signals.
Bats
Bats
18.2
Bats
Score: 18.2/100
Elixir: 2
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Guards
Guards
16.9
Guards
Score: 16.9/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Earthquake
Earthquake
15.8
Earthquake
Score: 15.8/100
Elixir: 3
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Poison
Poison
13.4
Poison
Score: 13.4/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Electro Wizard
Electro Wizard
13.4
Electro Wizard
Score: 13.4/100
Elixir: 4
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
F
F Tier Cards
4 cards
Royal Hogs
Royal Hogs
11
Royal Hogs
Score: 11/100
Elixir: 5
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Spirit Empress
Spirit Empress
9.1
Spirit Empress
Score: 9.1/100
Elixir: 6
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
Electro Giant
Electro Giant
6.2
Electro Giant
Score: 6.2/100
Elixir: 7
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.
P.E.K.K.A
P.E.K.K.A
6.2
P.E.K.K.A
Score: 6.2/100
Elixir: 7
Win Rate: 0%
Note: Limited sample so far - usage is still low across tracked battles.

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