Electro Giant vs Balloon Matchup

Electro Giant has the edge over Balloon, winning 52.9% of games to 47.1%, across 19,110 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.

Below: how to win as Electro Giant (also called E-Giant) and as Balloon (also called Loon), the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.

Electro Giant vs Balloon win rate

  • Electro Giant win rate: 52.9% (10,107 wins)
  • Balloon win rate: 47.1% (9,000 wins)
  • Games: 19,110 (0.3% of recorded battles)

On average Balloon finishes 39 tower HP ahead.

Electro Giant takes 1.6 towers a game when it wins, and Balloon takes 1.7 when it wins.

How to win with Electro Giant against Balloon

General strategy for these deck types, written by hand. The win rates on this page are measured; this advice isn’t.

Push with Electro Giant, whose reflected damage breaks swarms and Inferno Tower, using Tornado to bunch defenders together.

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.

How to win with Balloon against Electro Giant

Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze.

Avoid attacking it with many small hits; use a few high-damage hits or a building to pull it away.

Punish the opposite lane right after they play it, while they are low on elixir.

Most played Electro Giant vs Balloon 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.

  1. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Electro Wizard, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Skeletons, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball — 134 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 48.5%
  2. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Electro Wizard, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 111 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 72.1%
  3. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Electro Wizard, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Freeze: Evo P.E.K.K.A, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Ice Wizard, Balloon, Lumberjack, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 78 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 39.7%
  4. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Electro Wizard, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Skeletons — 70 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 52.9%
  5. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Electro Wizard, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Bowler, Lumberjack, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 51 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 68.6%
  6. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Hunter, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Skeletons, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball — 50 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 68.0%
  7. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Hunter, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 46 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 52.2%
  8. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Hunter, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Freeze: Evo P.E.K.K.A, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Ice Wizard, Balloon, Lumberjack, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 41 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 26.8%
  9. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Bowler, Lightning, Hunter, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Skeletons — 39 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 59.0%
  10. E-Giant Lightning: Evo Electro Giant, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Electro Wizard, Lightning, Bowler, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 26 games, E-Giant Lightning wins 65.4%

Best Electro Giant cards against Balloon

How often decks in this matchup run each card, and how often those decks win.

  1. Goblins — 1.2% usage · 66.0% win rate · 141 games
  2. Archers — 3.8% usage · 62.2% win rate · 452 games
  3. Baby Dragon — 42.9% usage · 58.1% win rate · 5,116 games
  4. Goblin Hut — 35.3% usage · 58.0% win rate · 4,207 games
  5. Electro Wizard — 24.6% usage · 57.9% win rate · 2,941 games

Best Balloon cards against Electro Giant

How often decks in this matchup run each card, and how often those decks win.

  1. Skeleton Barrel — 2.8% usage · 60.6% win rate · 340 games
  2. P.E.K.K.A — 13.2% usage · 57.6% win rate · 1,571 games
  3. Dart Goblin — 6.7% usage · 57.3% win rate · 794 games
  4. Firecracker — 7.3% usage · 56.3% win rate · 874 games
  5. Tombstone — 2.7% usage · 57.0% win rate · 323 games

Latest Electro Giant vs Balloon games

Results are from the Electro Giant player’s side.

  1. Loss 0–1: E-Giant Lightning vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  2. Win 1–0: E-Giant Poison vs Loon Freeze, Other, 2026-11-15
  3. Win 1–0: E-Giant Lightning vs Loon Miner, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  4. Win 1–0: E-Giant 3.8 Beatdown vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  5. Win 1–0: E-Giant Lightning vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  6. Loss 0–1: E-Giant Lightning vs Loon Royal Hogs 3.8 Air, Friendly, 2026-11-15
  7. Loss 0–3: E-Giant Poison vs Loon 3.6 Air, Other, 2026-11-15
  8. Win 1–0: E-Giant Lightning vs Loon PEKKA 4.3 Air, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  9. Win 1–0: E-Giant Lightning vs Loon Miner, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  10. Win 3–1: E-Giant 3.9 Beatdown vs Loon Freeze, Other, 2026-11-15

Frequently asked questions

Who wins Electro Giant vs Balloon?

Electro Giant has the edge over Balloon, winning 52.9% of games to 47.1%, over 19,110 battles in the last 6 weeks.

How do you beat Balloon with Electro Giant?

Push with Electro Giant, whose reflected damage breaks swarms and Inferno Tower, using Tornado to bunch defenders together. Hold an air defender and a building back until Balloon commits, and pull it with the building.

How do you beat Electro Giant with Balloon?

Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze. Avoid attacking it with many small hits; use a few high-damage hits or a building to pull it away.

What are the most played decks in Electro Giant vs Balloon?

E-Giant Lightning with Electro Giant, Baby Dragon, Bowler, Lightning, Electro Wizard, Goblin Hut, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel against Loon Miner with Musketeer, Skeletons, Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball, played 134 times.

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