Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Matchup

Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton is close to even: Giant Graveyard wins 49.0% and Giant Skeleton wins 51.0%, across 13,431 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 Giant Skeleton, the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.

Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton win rate

  • Giant Graveyard win rate: 49.0% (6,575 wins)
  • Giant Skeleton win rate: 51.0% (6,855 wins)
  • Games: 13,431 (0.2% of recorded battles)

3,453 of Giant Skeleton’s 6,855 wins were blowouts, so when Giant Skeleton gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.

On average Giant Skeleton finishes 935 tower HP ahead.

Giant Graveyard takes 1.4 towers a game when it wins, and Giant Skeleton takes 1.6 when it wins.

How to win with Giant Graveyard against Giant Skeleton

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.

Kill Giant Skeleton away from your tower and your troops, so the bomb hits nothing useful.

Pull it into the middle with a building and counter-push after it falls.

How to win with Giant Skeleton against Giant Graveyard

Use the death bomb to clear defenders and damage the tower, placing it where the blast does the most.

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 Giant Skeleton 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 Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 927 games, Giant Graveyard wins 54.8%
  2. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.5 Beatdown: Evo Battle Ram, Evo Royal Ghost, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 209 games, Giant Graveyard wins 58.9%
  3. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.9 Beatdown: Evo Battle Ram, Evo Royal Ghost, Hero Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Zappies, Mother Witch, Vines, Barbarian Barrel — 133 games, Giant Graveyard wins 48.1%
  4. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Zappies, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 125 games, Giant Graveyard wins 77.6%
  5. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Minions, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 121 games, Giant Graveyard wins 39.7%
  6. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Minions, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 78 games, Giant Graveyard wins 44.9%
  7. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.9 Beatdown: Evo Battle Ram, Evo Royal Ghost, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows — 69 games, Giant Graveyard wins 49.3%
  8. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 56 games, Giant Graveyard wins 55.4%
  9. Giant Graveyard: Evo Witch, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Mother Witch, Royal Ghost, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 50 games, Giant Graveyard wins 40.0%
  10. Giant Graveyard: Evo Archers, Evo Giant Snowball, Hero Bowler, Giant, Barbarians, Graveyard, Minions, Arrows vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 47 games, Giant Graveyard wins 42.6%

Best Giant Graveyard cards against Giant Skeleton

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

  1. Mini P.E.K.K.A — 20.1% usage · 54.2% win rate · 1,309 games
  2. Zappies — 72.0% usage · 51.3% win rate · 4,694 games
  3. Goblin Demolisher — 0.9% usage · 62.1% win rate · 58 games
  4. Witch — 88.9% usage · 49.6% win rate · 5,794 games
  5. Bowler — 94.5% usage · 48.9% win rate · 6,159 games

Best Giant Skeleton cards against Giant Graveyard

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

  1. Fisherman — 3.0% usage · 72.2% win rate · 198 games
  2. Bowler — 5.7% usage · 64.6% win rate · 370 games
  3. Barbarians — 1.4% usage · 69.3% win rate · 88 games
  4. Royal Hogs — 5.1% usage · 62.2% win rate · 333 games
  5. Firecracker — 3.4% usage · 62.2% win rate · 222 games

Latest Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton games

Results are from the Giant Graveyard player’s side.

  1. Loss 0–3: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Other, 2026-11-15
  2. Win 1–0: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.9 Beatdown, Tournaments, 2026-11-15
  3. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  4. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Clone, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  5. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Clone, Other, 2026-11-15
  6. Win 3–0: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Clone, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  7. Win 3–0: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Clone, Tournaments, 2026-11-15
  8. Win 1–0: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Other, 2026-11-15
  9. Loss 0–3: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Royal Hogs 4.1 Beatdown, Other, 2026-11-15
  10. Loss 1–2: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Barrel 3.9 Beatdown, Other, 2026-11-15

Frequently asked questions

Who wins Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton?

Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton is close to even: Giant Graveyard wins 49.0% and Giant Skeleton wins 51.0%, over 13,431 battles in the last 6 weeks.

How do you beat Giant Skeleton 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. Kill Giant Skeleton away from your tower and your troops, so the bomb hits nothing useful.

How do you beat Giant Graveyard with Giant Skeleton?

Use the death bomb to clear defenders and damage the tower, placing it where the blast does the most. Defend the support troops, and use a building or cheap swarm to slow Giant.

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

Giant Graveyard with Witch, Giant Snowball, Bowler, Giant, Graveyard, Zappies, Guards, Arrows against Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown with Lumberjack, Battle Ram, Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit, played 927 times.

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