How much does Balloon cost in Clash Royale?

Balloon costs 5 Elixir. Card type: Epic Troop. It also comes in a Hero version.

How good is Balloon in the current meta?

Among the best Path of Legends players, decks with Balloon win 50.4% of their games and Balloon appears in 5.0% of decks (#62 most played card), which puts it in tier B of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, November 2026.

What is the best Balloon deck?

The Balloon 3.4 deck (Inferno Dragon, Mega Minion, Balloon, Zap, Miner, Goblin Cage, Ice Golem, Fireball) wins 61.4% of its games over 249 games played by the best players this week.

How do you counter Balloon?

The cards that make Balloon decks lose the most right now are Suspicious Bush (32.6% win rate for Balloon), Electro Giant (37.9% win rate for Balloon), Goblin Drill (39.0% win rate for Balloon).

Which cards go well with Balloon?

The cards most often paired with Balloon are Zap, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Fireball.

Balloon

Epic Troop · 5 Elixir · Hero version

Tier: B
Win rate: 50.4%
Usage: 5.0%
Popularity: #62

Balloon has a 50.4% win rate and a 5.0% usage rate among the best Clash Royale players (#62 most played card, tier B). Its worst matchup is Suspicious Bush. Best deck: Balloon 3.4.

Updated November 7, 2026.

Best Balloon decks

All decks 2v2 decks

Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
53.5%
Usage
1.24%
Games
1,544
Copy
Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
49.9%
Usage
0.55%
Games
683
Copy
Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
52.7%
Usage
0.31%
Games
393
Copy
Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
56.2%
Usage
0.22%
Games
276
Copy
Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
61.4%
Usage
0.20%
Games
249
Copy
Balloon 2.9
2.98 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
56.5%
Usage
0.18%
Games
230
Copy
Balloon 3.0
3.08 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
58.3%
Usage
0.14%
Games
175
Copy
Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
44.3%
Usage
0.12%
Games
149
Copy

Balloon in the current meta

Over the last 7 days, Balloon appears in 5.0% of the best Path of Legends players' decks, ranking #62 among the most played cards. Decks that run it win 50.4% of their games, which puts it in tier B of our tier list. Its Hero version accounts for 48% of games.

The most effective counter right now is Suspicious Bush: Balloon decks only win 32.6% of their games against this card.

Frequently asked questions about Balloon

How much does Balloon cost in Clash Royale?: Balloon costs 5 Elixir. Card type: Epic Troop. It also comes in a Hero version.
How good is Balloon in the current meta?: Among the best Path of Legends players, decks with Balloon win 50.4% of their games and Balloon appears in 5.0% of decks (#62 most played card), which puts it in tier B of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, November 2026.
What is the best Balloon deck?: The Balloon 3.4 deck (Inferno Dragon, Mega Minion, Balloon, Zap, Miner, Goblin Cage, Ice Golem, Fireball) wins 61.4% of its games over 249 games played by the best players this week.
How do you counter Balloon?: The cards that make Balloon decks lose the most right now are Suspicious Bush (32.6% win rate for Balloon), Electro Giant (37.9% win rate for Balloon), Goblin Drill (39.0% win rate for Balloon).
Which cards go well with Balloon?: The cards most often paired with Balloon are Zap, Lava Hound, Baby Dragon, Fireball.

Based on 62,452 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 9 min. ago. Methodology