How to Counter Tombstone

These decks and cards win most often against decks running Tombstone, measured over 613,012 battles from every player we track in the last 6 weeks.

On average, players beat Tombstone decks 51.3% of the time. The counters below do noticeably better.

The card that does best against Tombstone is Goblin Barrel (57.0% win rate over 72,921 games).

Best decks against Tombstone

Decks without Tombstone, ranked by win rate against it (at least 30 games).

  1. E-Giant Lightning Beatdown · 4.4 elixir: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Zappies, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 82.8% win rate · 58 games
  2. Giant Skeleton Ram 4.0 Beatdown Beatdown · 4.0 elixir: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows — 72.1% win rate · 506 games
  3. Drill 4.4 Cycle Cycle · 4.4 elixir: Evo Goblin Drill, Evo Mirror, Hero Bowler, Rocket, Rascals, Hunter, Furnace, Arrows — 81.3% win rate · 48 games
  4. Graveyard Freeze Control · 4.1 elixir: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Knight, Hero Bowler, Executioner, Graveyard, Zappies, Freeze, Tornado — 73.2% win rate · 224 games
  5. MK Ram Rider 4.1 Control Control · 4.1 elixir: Evo Mega Knight, Evo Royal Ghost, Hero Ice Wizard, Spirit Empress, Ram Rider, Fireball, Bandit, Zap — 80.4% win rate · 46 games
  6. RG 3.6 Beatdown Beatdown · 3.6 elixir: Evo Royal Giant, Evo Lumberjack, Hero Electro Wizard, Phoenix, Goblin Cage, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel, Electro Spirit — 75.6% win rate · 86 games
  7. RG 4.0 Beatdown Beatdown · 4.0 elixir: Evo Royal Giant, Evo Lumberjack, Hero Electro Wizard, Mother Witch, Phoenix, Goblin Cage, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel — 76.1% win rate · 71 games
  8. Log Bait Bait · 2.9 elixir: Evo Princess, Evo Goblin Barrel, Hero Knight, Inferno Tower, Dart Goblin, Goblin Gang, The Log, Ice Spirit — 72.5% win rate · 138 games
  9. RG 3.6 Beatdown Beatdown · 3.6 elixir: Evo Royal Giant, Evo Lumberjack, Hero Electro Wizard, Phoenix, Goblin Cage, Fireball, Barbarian Barrel, Heal Spirit — 71.1% win rate · 166 games
  10. E-Giant Lightning Beatdown · 4.4 elixir: Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Hero Electro Wizard, Electro Giant, Lightning, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 77.1% win rate · 48 games
  11. Giant Skeleton Ram 3.9 Beatdown Beatdown · 3.9 elixir: Evo Battle Ram, Evo Royal Ghost, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows — 67.5% win rate · 467 games
  12. Giant Skeleton Ram 4.0 Beatdown Beatdown · 4.0 elixir: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Zappies, Mother Witch, Vines, Barbarian Barrel — 72.0% win rate · 100 games

Best cards against Tombstone

Win rate of decks with each card when facing it.

  1. Goblin Barrel — 11.9% usage · 57.0% win rate · 72,921 games
  2. Furnace — 11.5% usage · 55.7% win rate · 70,498 games
  3. Mother Witch — 5.5% usage · 55.6% win rate · 33,983 games
  4. Dart Goblin — 12.1% usage · 55.4% win rate · 74,161 games
  5. Goblin Hut — 6.5% usage · 55.5% win rate · 39,573 games
  6. Ronin — 4.9% usage · 55.4% win rate · 30,209 games
  7. Battle Ram — 9.5% usage · 55.3% win rate · 58,032 games
  8. Valkyrie — 14.7% usage · 55.1% win rate · 90,268 games
  9. Bowler — 8.5% usage · 55.1% win rate · 52,076 games
  10. Giant Skeleton — 7.4% usage · 55.0% win rate · 45,405 games

Frequently asked questions

What is the best counter to Tombstone?

Goblin Barrel: decks with it win 57.0% against Tombstone. The best full deck is E-Giant Lightning (82.8% win rate over 58 games).

What deck counters Tombstone?

E-Giant Lightning (82.8% win rate over 58 games) has the best record against Tombstone decks.

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