Giant Skeleton has the edge over Balloon, winning 51.5% of games to 48.5%, across 27,503 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.
Below: how to win as Giant Skeleton and as Balloon (also called Loon), the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.
Giant Skeleton vs Balloon win rate
Giant Skeleton win rate: 51.5% (14,169 wins)
Balloon win rate: 48.5% (13,330 wins)
Games: 27,503 (0.5% of recorded battles)
8,032 of Giant Skeleton’s 14,169 wins were blowouts, so when Giant Skeleton gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.
On average Giant Skeleton finishes 1,071 tower HP ahead.
Giant Skeleton takes 1.8 towers a game when it wins, and Balloon takes 1.5 when it wins.
How to win with Giant Skeleton against Balloon
General strategy for these deck types, written by hand. The win rates on this page are measured; this advice isn’t.
Use the death bomb to clear defenders and damage the tower, placing it where the blast does the most.
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 Skeleton
Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze.
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.
Most played Giant Skeleton 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.
Win 2–1: Giant Skeleton Hog 4.3 Beatdown vs Loon 4.1 Air, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 3–1: Giant Skeleton Poison vs Loon Freeze, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Giant Skeleton Ram 3.5 Beatdown vs Loon Miner, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown vs Loon Royal Hogs 3.8 Air, Other, 2026-11-15
Frequently asked questions
Who wins Giant Skeleton vs Balloon?
Giant Skeleton has the edge over Balloon, winning 51.5% of games to 48.5%, over 27,503 battles in the last 6 weeks.
How do you beat Balloon with Giant Skeleton?
Use the death bomb to clear defenders and damage the tower, placing it where the blast does the most. Hold an air defender and a building back until Balloon commits, and pull it with the building.
How do you beat Giant Skeleton with Balloon?
Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze. Kill Giant Skeleton away from your tower and your troops, so the bomb hits nothing useful.
What are the most played decks in Giant Skeleton vs Balloon?
Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown with Lumberjack, Battle Ram, Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit against Loon Freeze with Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Knight, Balloon, Bowler, Freeze, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel, played 346 times.