Balloon vs Royal Hogs is close to even: Balloon wins 49.4% and Royal Hogs wins 50.6%, across 22,713 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.
Below: how to win as Balloon (also called Loon) and as Royal Hogs, the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.
Balloon vs Royal Hogs win rate
Balloon win rate: 49.4% (11,225 wins)
Royal Hogs win rate: 50.6% (11,485 wins)
Games: 22,713 (0.4% of recorded battles)
5,804 of Royal Hogs’s 11,485 wins were blowouts, so when Royal Hogs gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.
On average Royal Hogs finishes 648 tower HP ahead.
Balloon takes 1.6 towers a game when it wins, and Royal Hogs takes 1.6 when it wins.
How to win with Balloon against Royal Hogs
General strategy for these deck types, written by hand. The win rates on this page are measured; this advice isn’t.
Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze.
A splash troop placed centrally covers both lanes; save it for the hogs.
A centered building pulls hogs from both lanes.
How to win with Royal Hogs against Balloon
Split Royal Hogs across both lanes so a single answer cannot stop them, adding Fireball or Earthquake support.
Hold an air defender and a building back until Balloon commits, and pull it with the building.
Respect its death bomb, and keep it away from your tower.
Most played Balloon vs Royal Hogs decks
The win rate is the top deck’s. Open a pairing for more, including near-identical decks when the exact two haven’t met often.
Goblin Hut — 20.8% usage · 56.8% win rate · 2,659 games
Latest Balloon vs Royal Hogs games
Results are from the Balloon player’s side.
Loss 2–3: Loon 2.5 Air vs Royal Hogs NW, Other, 2026-11-15
Win 3–1: Loon Freeze vs Royal Hogs 2.9 Bridge spam, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 2–0: Loon E-Barbs 4.0 Air vs Royal Hogs Poison, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 1–2: Loon Freeze vs Royal Hogs 3.3 Bridge spam, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 1–2: Loon PEKKA 3.8 Air vs Royal Hogs 3M 3.9 Bridge spam, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 1–0: Loon Freeze vs Royal Hogs 3.9 Bridge spam, Other, 2026-11-15
Win 1–0: Loon 3.1 Air vs Royal Hogs 4.1 Bridge spam, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Loon Hog 3.0 Air vs Royal Hogs 3.1 Bridge spam, Ladder, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Loon PEKKA 3.8 Air vs Royal Hogs Poison, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 1–0: Loon MK 4.0 Air vs Royal Hogs EQ, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Frequently asked questions
Who wins Balloon vs Royal Hogs?
Balloon vs Royal Hogs is close to even: Balloon wins 49.4% and Royal Hogs wins 50.6%, over 22,713 battles in the last 6 weeks.
How do you beat Royal Hogs with Balloon?
Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze. A splash troop placed centrally covers both lanes; save it for the hogs.
How do you beat Balloon with Royal Hogs?
Split Royal Hogs across both lanes so a single answer cannot stop them, adding Fireball or Earthquake support. Hold an air defender and a building back until Balloon commits, and pull it with the building.
What are the most played decks in Balloon vs Royal Hogs?
Loon Miner with Musketeer, Skeletons, Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball against Royal Hogs EQ with Royal Hogs, Cannon, Archer Queen, Earthquake, Royal Delivery, The Log, Skeletons, Ice Spirit, played 143 times.