Giant vs Giant Skeleton Matchup

Giant vs Giant Skeleton is close to even: Giant wins 50.0% and Giant Skeleton wins 49.9%, across 58,836 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.

Below: how to win as Giant and as Giant Skeleton, the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.

Giant vs Giant Skeleton win rate

  • Giant win rate: 50.0% (29,442 wins)
  • Giant Skeleton win rate: 49.9% (29,379 wins)
  • Games: 58,836 (1.0% of recorded battles)

14,995 of Giant’s 29,442 wins were blowouts, so when Giant gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.

16,841 of Giant Skeleton’s 29,379 wins were blowouts, so when Giant Skeleton gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.

On average Giant Skeleton finishes 335 tower HP ahead.

Giant takes 1.8 towers a game when it wins, and Giant Skeleton takes 1.8 when it wins.

How to win with Giant 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

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 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 Rage: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Giant, Sparky, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Electro Wizard, Rage, Heal Spirit vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 820 games, Giant Rage wins 59.9%
  3. Giant Sparky 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Wizard, Evo Zap, Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A, Sparky, Giant, Tornado, Vines, Heal Spirit vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 475 games, Giant Sparky 3.6 Beatdown wins 54.3%
  4. Giant Rage: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Witch, Hero Giant, Elixir Collector, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Arrows, Rage, Heal Spirit vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 430 games, Giant Rage wins 63.3%
  5. Giant Rage: Evo Minion Horde, Evo Zap, Hero Giant, Sparky, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Dark Prince, Mother Witch, Rage vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 342 games, Giant Rage wins 43.6%
  6. 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%
  7. Giant Rage: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Giant, Sparky, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Electro Wizard, Rage, Heal Spirit vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.5 Beatdown: Evo Battle Ram, Evo Royal Ghost, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 198 games, Giant Rage wins 59.1%
  8. Giant Rage: Evo Elite Barbarians, Evo Zap, Hero Giant, Dark Prince, Electro Wizard, Fireball, Mega Minion, Rage vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 165 games, Giant Rage wins 43.6%
  9. Giant Sparky 3.8 Beatdown: Evo Minion Horde, Evo Zap, Hero Giant, Sparky, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Skeleton Army, Arrows, Bats vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown: Evo Lumberjack, Evo Battle Ram, Hero Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit — 152 games, Giant Sparky 3.8 Beatdown wins 59.9%
  10. 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%

Best Giant cards against Giant Skeleton

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

  1. Heal Spirit — 33.5% usage · 57.5% win rate · 10,371 games
  2. Elite Barbarians — 25.9% usage · 57.0% win rate · 8,022 games
  3. Mini P.E.K.K.A — 55.8% usage · 56.3% win rate · 17,301 games
  4. Sparky — 43.8% usage · 56.3% win rate · 13,585 games
  5. Elixir Collector — 8.3% usage · 57.3% win rate · 2,588 games

Best Giant Skeleton cards against Giant

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

  1. Tombstone — 2.5% usage · 56.1% win rate · 788 games
  2. Goblins — 1.0% usage · 57.6% win rate · 297 games
  3. Witch — 6.2% usage · 54.1% win rate · 1,915 games
  4. Ronin — 2.5% usage · 55.3% win rate · 761 games
  5. Dart Goblin — 2.5% usage · 55.3% win rate · 767 games

Latest Giant vs Giant Skeleton games

Results are from the Giant player’s side.

  1. Win 1–0: Giant Sparky 3.6 Beatdown vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  2. Win 2–1: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  3. Win 1–0: Giant Lightning vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.9 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  4. Win 1–0: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  5. Win 1–0: Giant 3.6 Beatdown vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  6. Win 3–1: Giant Ram 3.3 Beatdown vs Giant Skeleton Loon, Other, 2026-11-15
  7. Loss 0–1: Giant Loon vs Giant Skeleton Royal Hogs 4.1 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  8. Loss 1–2: Giant Hog 4.0 Beatdown vs Giant Skeleton Clone, Ladder, 2026-11-15
  9. Win 1–0: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.8 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
  10. Loss 0–1: Giant Graveyard vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.8 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15

Frequently asked questions

Who wins Giant vs Giant Skeleton?

Giant vs Giant Skeleton is close to even: Giant wins 50.0% and Giant Skeleton wins 49.9%, over 58,836 battles in the last 6 weeks.

How do you beat Giant Skeleton with Giant?

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 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 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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