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 50.3% of their games and Balloon appears in 4.4% of decks (#73 most played card), which puts it in tier B of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, September 2026.

What is the best Balloon deck?

The Giant 3.6 deck (Minion Horde, Balloon, Skeleton Army, Giant, Skeletons, Freeze, Minions, Arrows) wins 63.8% of its games over 58 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 Freeze (29.8% win rate for Balloon), Tornado (38.3% win rate for Balloon), Inferno Dragon (38.6% win rate for Balloon).

Which cards go well with Balloon?

The cards most often paired with Balloon are Barbarian Barrel, Miner, Ice Golem, Skeletons.

Balloon

Epic Troop · 5 Elixir · Hero version

Tier: B
Win rate: 50.3%
Usage: 4.4%
Popularity: #73

Balloon has a 50.3% win rate and a 4.4% usage rate among the best Clash Royale players (#73 most played card, tier B). Its worst matchup is Freeze. Best deck: Giant 3.6.

Updated September 22, 2026.

Best Balloon decks

All decks

Balloon 2.9
2.97 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
50.1%
Usage
1.07%
Games
357
Copy
Balloon 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
48.0%
Usage
0.31%
Games
102
Copy
Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
45.5%
Usage
0.30%
Games
101
Copy
Balloon 3.9
3.913 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
57.6%
Usage
0.30%
Games
99
Copy
Balloon 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
54.1%
Usage
0.25%
Games
85
Copy
Balloon 3.8
3.812 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
45.0%
Usage
0.24%
Games
80
Copy
Giant 3.6
3.610 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
63.8%
Usage
0.17%
Games
58
Copy
Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
50.0%
Usage
0.15%
Games
50
Copy

Balloon in the current meta

Over the last 7 days, Balloon appears in 4.4% of the best Path of Legends players' decks, ranking #73 among the most played cards. Decks that run it win 50.3% of their games, which puts it in tier B of our tier list. Its Hero version accounts for 66% of games.

The most effective counter right now is Freeze: Balloon decks only win 29.8% 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 50.3% of their games and Balloon appears in 4.4% of decks (#73 most played card), which puts it in tier B of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, September 2026.
What is the best Balloon deck?: The Giant 3.6 deck (Minion Horde, Balloon, Skeleton Army, Giant, Skeletons, Freeze, Minions, Arrows) wins 63.8% of its games over 58 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 Freeze (29.8% win rate for Balloon), Tornado (38.3% win rate for Balloon), Inferno Dragon (38.6% win rate for Balloon).
Which cards go well with Balloon?: The cards most often paired with Balloon are Barbarian Barrel, Miner, Ice Golem, Skeletons.

Based on 16,699 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 30 min. ago. Methodology