How much does Barbarians cost in Clash Royale?

Barbarians costs 5 Elixir. Card type: Common Troop. This card has an evolution.

How good is Barbarians in the current meta?

Among the best Path of Legends players, decks with Barbarians win 48.6% of their games and Barbarians appears in 2.5% of decks (#98 most played card), which puts it in tier C of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, September 2026.

What is the best Barbarians deck?

The Lava Hound 4.0 deck (Zap, Mega Minion, Barbarians, Tombstone, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Minion Giant, Lava Hound) wins 56.8% of its games over 199 games played by the best players this week.

How do you counter Barbarians?

The cards that make Barbarians decks lose the most right now are Rocket (37.1% win rate for Barbarians), Baby Dragon (38.7% win rate for Barbarians), Tombstone (38.4% win rate for Barbarians).

Which cards go well with Barbarians?

The cards most often paired with Barbarians are Zap, Lava Hound, Fireball, Tombstone.

Barbarians

Common Troop · 5 Elixir · evolution available

Tier: C
Win rate: 48.6%
Usage: 2.5%
Popularity: #98

Barbarians has a 48.6% win rate and a 2.5% usage rate among the best Clash Royale players (#98 most played card, tier C). Its worst matchup is Rocket. Best deck: Lava Hound 4.0.

Updated September 25, 2026.

Best Barbarians decks

All decks

Hog Rider 4.3
4.312 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
51.0%
Usage
0.39%
Games
392
Copy
Lava Hound 4.1
4.112 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
47.5%
Usage
0.29%
Games
295
Copy
Lava Hound 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
51.2%
Usage
0.26%
Games
260
Copy
Lava Hound 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
53.9%
Usage
0.21%
Games
206
Copy
Lava Hound 4.0
4.012 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
56.8%
Usage
0.20%
Games
199
Copy
Hog Rider 4.3
4.314 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
46.2%
Usage
0.16%
Games
156
Copy
Hog Rider 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
46.7%
Usage
0.15%
Games
152
Copy
Giant 4.4
4.414 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
56.3%
Usage
0.13%
Games
128
Copy

Barbarians in the current meta

Over the last 7 days, Barbarians appears in 2.5% of the best Path of Legends players' decks, ranking #98 among the most played cards. Decks that run it win 48.6% of their games, which puts it in tier C of our tier list. Its evolution is played 62% of the time.

The most effective counter right now is Rocket: Barbarians decks only win 37.1% of their games against this card.

Frequently asked questions about Barbarians

How much does Barbarians cost in Clash Royale?: Barbarians costs 5 Elixir. Card type: Common Troop. This card has an evolution.
How good is Barbarians in the current meta?: Among the best Path of Legends players, decks with Barbarians win 48.6% of their games and Barbarians appears in 2.5% of decks (#98 most played card), which puts it in tier C of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, September 2026.
What is the best Barbarians deck?: The Lava Hound 4.0 deck (Zap, Mega Minion, Barbarians, Tombstone, Skeleton Dragons, Fireball, Minion Giant, Lava Hound) wins 56.8% of its games over 199 games played by the best players this week.
How do you counter Barbarians?: The cards that make Barbarians decks lose the most right now are Rocket (37.1% win rate for Barbarians), Baby Dragon (38.7% win rate for Barbarians), Tombstone (38.4% win rate for Barbarians).
Which cards go well with Barbarians?: The cards most often paired with Barbarians are Zap, Lava Hound, Fireball, Tombstone.

Based on 50,077 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 5 min. ago. Methodology