Five Rules to A Killer Battle Deck

With over 23 troop cards and 9 spell cards to choose from, you have to remember that there’s only 8 spots on your battle deck. So it’s crucial you pick the right cards to represent your battle deck. So to help you pick the right cards for your battle deck, here’s five rules to a killer battle deck!

1. Make sure your cards compliment each other

I’ve interviewed and watched replays of high level players and it seems they all have something in common – make sure each card compliments 1 or 2 more cards in your deck. You probably could get away with this strategy at early arena levels but when you start hitting arena 4+ you need to make sure that your cards works together dynamically.

So why should your card compliment 1 or 2 more cards? Because you don’t have control over what pops up on your immediate hand deck when your battling.

2. Card rarity don’t mean much on Clash Royale!

With the way Clash Royale works, you can basically obtain all 42 cards without having to purchase gems. Thats what I love about supercell’s approach to this game! Don’t be afraid to have commons in your deck, if they compliment your deck, keep it on! The only reason why rarity exist is there’s an excuse to charge x amount on certain cards.

3. Skeleton army is a must

I might be biased but the skeleton army card is a must for your battle deck. They can stop high hitpoint meat shields, they can do collateral damage to towers, and they don’t cost much (4 elixirs)! Skeleton can be an alternative if you don’t have the skeleton army card.

4. Level up your troops!

It might sound like common sense but you NEED to level up your troops! Make sure you check the shopdaily where you can buy cards for coins! If you can’t find your troop card, then change it for another alternative! It doesn’t make sense to hold onto a card that’s only level 2 and your level’s average cards are all level 6-7 (unless it’s skeleton army ;P).

5. Stick to your arena average elixir cost!

You can have the best epic cards on your battle deck, but you have to understand, most epics use up 4+elixir and your elixir regen isn’t going to cater for your exquisite collection of epics. Here’s a indicator of where your average elixir cost should be:

• Training camp – 2.8 to 3.0
• Goblin stadium – 3.0 to 3.5
• Bone pit – 3.5 to 3.8
• Barbarian Bowl – 3.9 to 4.1
• P.E.K.K.A’s playhouse – 3.9 to 4.5
• Spell valley – ?? to ??
• Royale Arena – ?? to ??