Clash Royale: Best Graveyard Decks

Clash Royale has plenty of win conditions, but not all of them stay relevant for long. Some cards, like Rune Giant, are only popular for a season or two. The Graveyard, on the other hand, has been powerful for a long time. It keeps finding a place in the meta, season after season. But you can’t just throw it into any midladder deck and expect to win every match. You need the right cards to support it. So let’s take a look at the best Graveyard decks in Clash Royale, along with some tips on how to use and counter it.

Best Graveyard Decks in Clash Royale

Graveyard is a five-elixir win condition that you can place anywhere in the arena. Once deployed, it starts spawning Skeletons around the target area. They appear one by one around the edge of the circle and move toward nearby enemies or the opponent’s tower.

Here are some of the best Graveyard decks in the current Clash Royale meta:

Evo Witch Bowler Graveyard

This deck became popular after streamer Jynxzi started using it a few seasons ago. It has two win conditions: Graveyard and Giant. The Giant can deal good damage to towers and tank for the Skeletons spawned by Graveyard. You also have Evo Witch and Hero Bowler to support your pushes. Not many decks use Witch these days since she’s not that strong, but she works well in this deck.

This deck is quite expensive, with Giant, Witch, Bowler, and Graveyard all costing five Elixir. You won’t get many chances to build a big push, so you need to make each one count. When you do get a good push going, though, it can deal a lot of damage. You also have Arrows and Evo Giant Snowball for spells.

Zappies are another important part of this deck. They are great on defense and can help stop cards like Giant and Ram Rider. Since the deck doesn’t have a building, you’ll need Zappies to deal with these kinds of pushes.

Hero Ice Wiz Evo Furnace Graveyard Deck

This deck has become stronger with the release of Hero Ice Wizard. It has great defense with Knight, Goblin Hut, and Evo Skeletons.

Evo Furnace also works really well in this deck, but my favorite card here is the Hero Ice Wizard. I still think he is one of the best defensive cards in Clash Royale. When your opponent builds a big push, you can use his ability to freeze their troops and make the defense much easier.

Knight is your main tank for Graveyard. You can drop him on the bridge, then use the Graveyard while he takes the hits. Poison and Barbarian Barrel are your two spells, and both work well with Graveyard. You can cast Poison over the tower to damage enemy defenders and the tower at the same time. Barbarian Barrel also gives you a Barbarian who can tank for your Skeletons.

Hero Ice Wiz Evo Tesla Graveyard Deck

Average Elixir Cost: 3.0

This deck is quite similar to the previous one, but it has two main changes. The Evo Tesla replaces Goblin Hut, while Evo Bats take the place of Evo Furnace. Since Bats cost only two Elixir compared to the Furnace’s four, this deck is also cheaper to play.

You will also have to use regular Skeletons instead of Evo Skeletons. That’s because your Hero and Evolution slots are already taken by Hero Ice Wizard, Evo Bats, and Evo Tesla.

Your defense is still very strong, thanks to Tesla, Ice Wizard, and Knight. Once you have stopped your opponent’s push, you can use Knight to tank for Graveyard and start your counterpush.

Hero Ice Wiz Tombstone Graveyard Deck

Average Elixir Cost: 3.4

Lastly, we have this Graveyard deck with Hero Ice Wizard, Barbarian Barrel, Poison, and Knight. This deck usually uses Evo Knight because he can take a lot of damage and tank for Graveyard. However, Hero Knight is also a good choice. If your opponent drops a troop to stop your Graveyard, you can activate Hero Knight’s ability to make that troop target him instead. This gives your Skeletons more time to damage the tower.

Graveyard is your win condition, but Hero Tombstone can also act like a win condition when needed. Its spawned Skeleton Queen is a serious threat. I’d even say she’s better than Giant right now. With Knight and Tombstone’s Skeleton Queen, you have two great tanks to support your Graveyard.

Baby Dragon gives you some much-needed air defense. It also works well with Hero Ice Wizard, as both cards deal splash damage. You can use Tornado to pull enemy troops back. This gives the Ice Wiz and Baby Dragon more time to slow down enemy troops and eliminate them.

Best Graveyard Tips in Clash Royale

The best way to use the Graveyard is by deploying it on your enemy tower and using another troop to tank for it. Knight, for example, is a great tank and is often used in a lot of Graveyard decks. Knight takes shots from the tower, allowing the Skeletons to deal damage. If you want a cheaper option, Berserker and the Barbarian Barrel can also be used for the same purpose.

Another thing to keep in mind is its placement. You must be careful with its placement because a poorly placed Graveyard can accidentally activate the King Tower, so make sure to keep it away from that.

If your opponent is using a troop to counter the Graveyard, you can place it close to the middle of the tower. It should still be toward the outer edge of the tower on the side that is the farthest from the King tower, but make sure to place it in a way that a single splash damage troop can’t counter all the Skeletons at once. And you should not place it too far to the side because you want the Skeletons to attack the opponent tower from multiple sides.

You should always avoid cards that can easily activate your opponent’s King Tower. That’s why you rarely see Firecracker, even the regular version, in good Graveyard decks. Magic Archer is another card you should avoid for the same reason.

The Graveyard is also very strong against Cannoneer and Dagger Duchess towers. Not many players use these tower troops right now, but if you come across them, you can take advantage of their weaknesses.

Cannoneer attacks slowly, which gives the Skeletons more time to damage the tower. Dagger Duchess is also vulnerable once she runs out of daggers, as she takes a while to reload. You should be patient and try to bait out her daggers before using Graveyard. In most cases, you can just pair Graveyard with a tank and let your Skeletons do the damage.

How to Counter Graveyard in Clash Royale?

Graveyard is a strong win condition, but it’s not impossible to stop. Your best option is to use troops with splash damage. Wizard, Valkyrie, Dark Prince, Witch, and Bowler are all good counters because they can hit several Skeletons at once.

Having said that, things get tricky when your opponent pairs Graveyard with a tank and a spell. In that case, wait for them to cast Graveyard, then quickly place a splash damage troop near the Skeletons. You should use another troop or a building to deal with the tank. Don’t let the tank distract your Graveyard counter.

Timing is important. Don’t wait for the Skeletons to build up and start hitting your tower. Drop your counter as soon as Graveyard appears. You should also watch out for Poison. Avoid placing low-HP troops where Poison can hit both them and your tower. Cards like the Valkyrie and Executioner are good options here because they have plenty of HP and can clear Skeletons with their splash damage.

Only a few spells are effective against the Graveyard. The Log and Arrows can clear the Skeletons already in the arena, but they won’t stop new ones from spawning. Poison is a better counter because it stays in the arena and keeps damaging the Skeletons as they spawn.

If you don’t have enough elixir for Poison, you can wait until more Skeletons spawn before using the Log or Arrows. This way, you will take out more of them with one spell. Goblin Curse is another option. It can kill the Skeletons and turn them into Goblins, but you don’t see this spell in many decks right now.

You should also try to activate your King Tower when facing a Graveyard deck. If you have the Tornado or Fisherman, you can use them to pull an enemy troop toward your King Tower and activate it. Once activated, your King Tower can help your Princess Tower clear the Skeletons. This makes defending Graveyard much easier.

Systems

Released

March 2, 2016

Engine

Unity

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer