How much does Royal Recruits cost in Clash Royale?

Royal Recruits costs 7 Elixir. Card type: Common Troop. This card has an evolution.

How good is Royal Recruits in the current meta?

Among the best Path of Legends players, decks with Royal Recruits win 50.5% of their games and Royal Recruits appears in 3.7% of decks (#81 most played card), which puts it in tier B of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, October 2026.

What is the best Royal Recruits deck?

The Wall Breakers 3.4 deck (Wall Breakers, Magic Archer, Royal Ghost, Royal Recruits, Minions, Bandit, Princess, Suspicious Bush) wins 60.6% of its games over 66 games played by the best players this week.

How do you counter Royal Recruits?

The cards that make Royal Recruits decks lose the most right now are Bomb Tower (28.8% win rate for Royal Recruits), Skeleton Army (35.3% win rate for Royal Recruits), Elixir Golem (31.4% win rate for Royal Recruits).

Which cards go well with Royal Recruits?

The cards most often paired with Royal Recruits are Flying Machine, Goblin Cage, Zappies, Royal Hogs.

Royal Recruits

Common Troop · 7 Elixir · evolution available

Tier: B
Win rate: 50.5%
Usage: 3.7%
Popularity: #81

Royal Recruits has a 50.5% win rate and a 3.7% usage rate among the best Clash Royale players (#81 most played card, tier B). Its worst matchup is Bomb Tower. Best deck: Wall Breakers 3.4.

Updated October 24, 2026.

Best Royal Recruits decks

All decks

Royal Hogs 3.8
3.810 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
57.3%
Usage
0.63%
Games
431
Copy
Royal Hogs 3.9
3.911 cyclesimilar decks
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Win rate
52.7%
Usage
0.41%
Games
277
Copy
Skeleton Barrel 3.6
3.611 cyclesimilar decks
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Win rate
42.7%
Usage
0.32%
Games
218
Copy
Royal Hogs 4.3
4.314 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
56.0%
Usage
0.20%
Games
134
Copy
Royal Hogs 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
53.9%
Usage
0.15%
Games
102
Copy
Goblin Barrel 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
53.3%
Usage
0.13%
Games
90
Copy
Royal Hogs 4.1
4.113 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
53.5%
Usage
0.10%
Games
71
Copy
Wall Breakers 3.4
3.410 cyclesimilar decks
Copy
Win rate
60.6%
Usage
0.10%
Games
66
Copy

Royal Recruits in the current meta

Over the last 7 days, Royal Recruits appears in 3.7% of the best Path of Legends players' decks, ranking #81 among the most played cards. Decks that run it win 50.5% of their games, which puts it in tier B of our tier list. Its evolution is played 81% of the time.

The most effective counter right now is Bomb Tower: Royal Recruits decks only win 28.8% of their games against this card.

Frequently asked questions about Royal Recruits

How much does Royal Recruits cost in Clash Royale?: Royal Recruits costs 7 Elixir. Card type: Common Troop. This card has an evolution.
How good is Royal Recruits in the current meta?: Among the best Path of Legends players, decks with Royal Recruits win 50.5% of their games and Royal Recruits appears in 3.7% of decks (#81 most played card), which puts it in tier B of the tier list. Data from the last 7 days, October 2026.
What is the best Royal Recruits deck?: The Wall Breakers 3.4 deck (Wall Breakers, Magic Archer, Royal Ghost, Royal Recruits, Minions, Bandit, Princess, Suspicious Bush) wins 60.6% of its games over 66 games played by the best players this week.
How do you counter Royal Recruits?: The cards that make Royal Recruits decks lose the most right now are Bomb Tower (28.8% win rate for Royal Recruits), Skeleton Army (35.3% win rate for Royal Recruits), Elixir Golem (31.4% win rate for Royal Recruits).
Which cards go well with Royal Recruits?: The cards most often paired with Royal Recruits are Flying Machine, Goblin Cage, Zappies, Royal Hogs.

Based on 33,968 Path of Legends games from the best players worldwide and in France, over the last 7 days. Last game collected 14 min. ago. Methodology