Giant Graveyard vs Balloon Matchup

Balloon has the edge over Giant Graveyard, winning 52.3% of games to 47.7%, across 4,475 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.

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

Giant Graveyard vs Balloon win rate

  • Giant Graveyard win rate: 47.7% (2,133 wins)
  • Balloon win rate: 52.3% (2,340 wins)
  • Games: 4,475 (0.1% of recorded battles)

On average Balloon finishes 225 tower HP ahead.

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

How to win with Giant Graveyard against Balloon

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

Walk Giant to the tower with support troops behind it, and build the push from the back when you have the elixir.

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 Giant Graveyard

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

Defend the support troops, and use a building or cheap swarm to slow Giant.

Punish the Giant placement in the other lane when they invest heavily at the back.

Most played Giant Graveyard 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. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 99 games, Giant Graveyard wins 39.4%
  2. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Skeletons, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball — 92 games, Giant Graveyard wins 42.4%
  3. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Freeze: Evo P.E.K.K.A, Evo Baby Dragon, Hero Ice Wizard, Balloon, Lumberjack, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 64 games, Giant Graveyard wins 34.4%
  4. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Skeletons — 59 games, Giant Graveyard wins 37.3%
  5. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Bowler, Lumberjack, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 43 games, Giant Graveyard wins 34.9%
  6. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Skeletons, Hero Ice Golem, Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball — 21 games, Giant Graveyard wins 57.1%
  7. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Miner: Evo Inferno Dragon, Evo Zap, Hero Mega Minion, Balloon, Goblin Cage, Fireball, Miner, Ice Golem — 20 games, Giant Graveyard wins 65.0%
  8. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Loon Freeze: Evo Electro Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Balloon, Bowler, Lumberjack, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 19 games, Giant Graveyard wins 26.3%
  9. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Minions, Arrows vs Loon Miner: Evo Musketeer, Evo Skeletons, Hero Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball — 19 games, Giant Graveyard wins 68.4%
  10. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Minions, Arrows vs Loon Freeze: Evo Baby Dragon, Evo Inferno Dragon, Hero Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel — 18 games, Giant Graveyard wins 38.9%

Best Giant Graveyard cards against Balloon

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

  1. Mega Minion — 0.9% usage · 78.3% win rate · 23 games
  2. Skeleton Army — 3.4% usage · 58.9% win rate · 90 games
  3. Zappies — 65.7% usage · 49.4% win rate · 1,752 games
  4. Vines — 2.4% usage · 58.7% win rate · 63 games
  5. Witch — 87.9% usage · 48.4% win rate · 2,345 games

Best Balloon cards against Giant Graveyard

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

  1. Tornado — 37.1% usage · 61.7% win rate · 989 games
  2. Baby Dragon — 29.4% usage · 60.9% win rate · 785 games
  3. Freeze — 43.6% usage · 60.0% win rate · 1,163 games
  4. Electro Dragon — 8.3% usage · 63.3% win rate · 221 games
  5. Bowler — 24.4% usage · 60.4% win rate · 651 games

Latest Giant Graveyard vs Balloon games

Results are from the Giant Graveyard player’s side.

  1. Win 3–2: Giant Graveyard vs Loon 2.9 Air, Other, 2026-11-14
  2. Loss 1–2: Giant Graveyard vs Loon 3.8 Air, Ladder, 2026-11-14
  3. Win 4–2: Giant Graveyard vs Loon Lightning, Other, 2026-11-14
  4. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Loon MK 4.0 Air, Ladder, 2026-11-14
  5. Win 2–0: Giant Graveyard vs Loon MK 4.1 Air, Other, 2026-11-14
  6. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Loon PEKKA 3.9 Air, Other, 2026-11-14
  7. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-13
  8. Loss 2–3: Giant Graveyard vs Loon 4.3 Air, Clan war, 2026-11-13
  9. Loss 1–2: Giant Graveyard vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-13
  10. Win 2–1: Giant Graveyard vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-13

Frequently asked questions

Who wins Giant Graveyard vs Balloon?

Balloon has the edge over Giant Graveyard, winning 52.3% of games to 47.7%, over 4,475 battles in the last 6 weeks.

How do you beat Balloon with Giant Graveyard?

Walk Giant to the tower with support troops behind it, and build the push from the back when you have the elixir. Hold an air defender and a building back until Balloon commits, and pull it with the building.

How do you beat Giant Graveyard with Balloon?

Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze. Defend the support troops, and use a building or cheap swarm to slow Giant.

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

Giant Graveyard with Witch, Giant Snowball, Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows against Loon Freeze with Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel, played 99 times.

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