Giant Skeleton has the edge over Graveyard, winning 54.0% of games to 46.0%, across 33,555 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.
Below: how to win as Giant Skeleton and as Graveyard (also called GY), the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.
Giant Skeleton vs Graveyard win rate
Giant Skeleton win rate: 54.0% (18,117 wins)
Graveyard win rate: 46.0% (15,428 wins)
Games: 33,555 (0.6% of recorded battles)
On average Giant Skeleton finishes 1,453 tower HP ahead.
Giant Skeleton takes 1.5 towers a game when it wins, and Graveyard takes 1.2 when it wins.
How to win with Giant Skeleton against Graveyard
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.
Keep a splash troop or a small spell ready near your tower, and place it in the middle of the skeletons to clear them fast.
Graveyard costs five elixir, so pressure the opposite lane the moment it is played.
Do not spend your splash card elsewhere when they have the elixir for Graveyard.
How to win with Graveyard against Giant Skeleton
Land Graveyard on a tower alongside a tank or Poison and defend with control cards until the moment is right.
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 Graveyard 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 1–0: Giant Skeleton Ram 3.8 Beatdown vs Graveyard Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Frequently asked questions
Who wins Giant Skeleton vs Graveyard?
Giant Skeleton has the edge over Graveyard, winning 54.0% of games to 46.0%, over 33,555 battles in the last 6 weeks.
How do you beat Graveyard with Giant Skeleton?
Use the death bomb to clear defenders and damage the tower, placing it where the blast does the most. Keep a splash troop or a small spell ready near your tower, and place it in the middle of the skeletons to clear them fast.
How do you beat Giant Skeleton with Graveyard?
Land Graveyard on a tower alongside a tank or Poison and defend with control cards until the moment is right. 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 Graveyard?
Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown with Lumberjack, Battle Ram, Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit against Graveyard Poison with Furnace, Knight, Ice Wizard, Graveyard, Goblin Hut, Poison, Barbarian Barrel, Skeletons, played 1,549 times.