Best Cards for Control Decks

Defensive decks that punish overcommitment and win through slow, surgical pressure. Ranked using the same public battle log data as the overall tier list, scoped to just Control battles.

Control Card Rankings

Based on 487 logged Control battles across tracked public players.

Rank
Card
Win rate
Battles
Rating
#1
Barbarian Barrel
Barbarian Barrel
spell
Win rate 67%
Battles 339
Rating 84.4
#2
Graveyard
Graveyard
win condition
Win rate 70%
Battles 328
Rating 77.1
#3
Skeletons
Skeletons
support
Win rate 77%
Battles 196
Rating 73.9
#4
Knight
Knight
support
Win rate 63%
Battles 207
Rating 64.8
#5
Poison
Poison
spell
Win rate 64%
Battles 223
Rating 64.7
#6
Giant Snowball
Giant Snowball
spell
Win rate 70%
Battles 162
Rating 64.7
#7
Ice Wizard
Ice Wizard
support
Win rate 61%
Battles 207
Rating 64.0
#8
Electro Spirit
Electro Spirit
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 60.2
#9
Fire Spirit
Fire Spirit
support
Win rate 84%
Battles 51
Rating 59.6
#10
Goblin Curse
Goblin Curse
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 3
Rating 58.0
#11
Bomber
Bomber
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 57.8
#12
Spear Goblins
Spear Goblins
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 57.8
#13
The Log
The Log
spell
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 57.7
#14
Goblins
Goblins
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 57.7
#15
Wall Breakers
Wall Breakers
win condition
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 57.7
#16
Suspicious Bush
Suspicious Bush
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 57.7
#17
Tesla
Tesla
building
Win rate 75%
Battles 108
Rating 55.5
#18
Fisherman
Fisherman
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 55.4
#19
Goblin Barrel
Goblin Barrel
win condition
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 55.3
#20
Skeleton Barrel
Skeleton Barrel
win condition
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 55.3
#21
Earthquake
Earthquake
spell
Win rate 82%
Battles 60
Rating 55.1
#22
Ice Spirit
Ice Spirit
support
Win rate 78%
Battles 27
Rating 54.4
#23
Berserker
Berserker
support
Win rate 89%
Battles 9
Rating 54.3
#24
Bomb Tower
Bomb Tower
building
Win rate 100%
Battles 6
Rating 53.5
#25
Tornado
Tornado
spell
Win rate 54%
Battles 140
Rating 53.3
#26
Dark Prince
Dark Prince
support
Win rate 83%
Battles 60
Rating 53.1
#27
Mini P.E.K.K.A
Mini P.E.K.K.A
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 53.0
#28
Mirror
Mirror
spell
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 53.0
#29
Skeleton King
Skeleton King
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 53.0
#30
Arrows
Arrows
spell
Win rate 72%
Battles 75
Rating 52.8
#31
Baby Dragon
Baby Dragon
support
Win rate 55%
Battles 148
Rating 52.3
#32
Bats
Bats
support
Win rate 69%
Battles 59
Rating 52.2
#33
Goblin Hut
Goblin Hut
support
Win rate 78%
Battles 60
Rating 51.1
#34
Furnace
Furnace
building
Win rate 79%
Battles 57
Rating 51.1
#35
Rascals
Rascals
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 50.6
#36
Minion Horde
Minion Horde
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 50.5
#37
Witch
Witch
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 50.5
#38
Ice Golem
Ice Golem
support
Win rate 80%
Battles 5
Rating 50.2
#39
Zap
Zap
spell
Win rate 68%
Battles 40
Rating 49.5
#40
Mother Witch
Mother Witch
support
Win rate 88%
Battles 8
Rating 48.9
#41
Archers
Archers
support
Win rate 71%
Battles 42
Rating 48.6
#42
Skeleton Army
Skeleton Army
support
Win rate 79%
Battles 14
Rating 48.5
#43
Giant Skeleton
Giant Skeleton
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 3
Rating 48.4
#44
Boss Bandit
Boss Bandit
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 2
Rating 48.2
#45
Elite Barbarians
Elite Barbarians
win condition
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 48.1
#46
Sparky
Sparky
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 48.1
#47
Bowler
Bowler
support
Win rate 61%
Battles 111
Rating 47.9
#48
Minions
Minions
support
Win rate 69%
Battles 42
Rating 47.8
#49
Freeze
Freeze
spell
Win rate 59%
Battles 97
Rating 47.8
#50
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
support
Win rate 77%
Battles 35
Rating 47.7
#51
Fireball
Fireball
spell
Win rate 79%
Battles 19
Rating 46.6
#52
Ram Rider
Ram Rider
win condition
Win rate 62%
Battles 91
Rating 45.9
#53
Guards
Guards
support
Win rate 67%
Battles 33
Rating 45.9
#54
Electro Giant
Electro Giant
support
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 45.7
#55
Lava Hound
Lava Hound
win condition
Win rate 100%
Battles 1
Rating 45.7
#56
Giant
Giant
win condition
Win rate 68%
Battles 65
Rating 45.3
#57
Tombstone
Tombstone
building
Win rate 55%
Battles 67
Rating 45.1
#58
Zappies
Zappies
support
Win rate 72%
Battles 25
Rating 44.5
#59
Electro Wizard
Electro Wizard
support
Win rate 59%
Battles 66
Rating 44.2
#60
Musketeer
Musketeer
support
Win rate 69%
Battles 29
Rating 43.8
#61
Bandit
Bandit
support
Win rate 58%
Battles 43
Rating 43.5
#62
Night Witch
Night Witch
support
Win rate 67%
Battles 30
Rating 43.1
#63
Inferno Dragon
Inferno Dragon
support
Win rate 58%
Battles 59
Rating 43.0
#64
Royal Ghost
Royal Ghost
support
Win rate 63%
Battles 19
Rating 42.6
#65
Balloon
Balloon
win condition
Win rate 59%
Battles 68
Rating 42.0
#66
Goblin Cage
Goblin Cage
building
Win rate 63%
Battles 27
Rating 41.2
#67
Wizard
Wizard
support
Win rate 71%
Battles 14
Rating 40.5
#68
Heal Spirit
Heal Spirit
support
Win rate 50%
Battles 2
Rating 40.2
#69
Golden Knight
Golden Knight
support
Win rate 59%
Battles 32
Rating 40.2
#70
Phoenix
Phoenix
support
Win rate 67%
Battles 3
Rating 40.0
#71
Goblin Demolisher
Goblin Demolisher
support
Win rate 67%
Battles 3
Rating 40.0
#72
Prince
Prince
support
Win rate 70%
Battles 10
Rating 39.6
#73
Lumberjack
Lumberjack
support
Win rate 51%
Battles 39
Rating 37.8
#74
Barbarians
Barbarians
support
Win rate 61%
Battles 23
Rating 37.5
#75
Executioner
Executioner
support
Win rate 64%
Battles 11
Rating 37.3
#76
Lightning
Lightning
spell
Win rate 64%
Battles 22
Rating 36.2
#77
P.E.K.K.A
P.E.K.K.A
support
Win rate 61%
Battles 51
Rating 36.0
#78
Cannon
Cannon
building
Win rate 50%
Battles 2
Rating 35.4
#79
Little Prince
Little Prince
support
Win rate 50%
Battles 2
Rating 35.4
#80
Spirit Empress
Spirit Empress
support
Win rate 58%
Battles 24
Rating 34.0
#81
Mega Knight
Mega Knight
support
Win rate 55%
Battles 53
Rating 33.9
#82
Flying Machine
Flying Machine
support
Win rate 50%
Battles 2
Rating 33.0
#83
Magic Archer
Magic Archer
support
Win rate 50%
Battles 2
Rating 33.0
#84
Goblinstein
Goblinstein
support
Win rate 50%
Battles 2
Rating 30.6
#85
Rage
Rage
spell
Win rate 0%
Battles 1
Rating 17.7
#86
Firecracker
Firecracker
support
Win rate 0%
Battles 1
Rating 15.3
#87
Miner
Miner
win condition
Win rate 0%
Battles 1
Rating 15.3
#88
Vines
Vines
support
Win rate 0%
Battles 1
Rating 15.3
#89
Hunter
Hunter
support
Win rate 0%
Battles 1
Rating 12.9
#90
Ronin
Ronin
support
Win rate 0%
Battles 1
Rating 10.5

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