Giant Skeleton has the edge over Graveyard Poison, winning 53.5% of games to 46.5%, across 28,024 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.
Below: how to win as Graveyard Poison (also called GY Poison) and as Giant Skeleton, the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.
Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton win rate
Graveyard Poison win rate: 46.5% (13,018 wins)
Giant Skeleton win rate: 53.5% (14,998 wins)
Games: 28,024 (0.5% of recorded battles)
On average Giant Skeleton finishes 1,361 tower HP ahead.
Graveyard Poison takes 1.2 towers a game when it wins, and Giant Skeleton takes 1.5 when it wins.
How to win with Graveyard Poison against Giant Skeleton
General strategy for these deck types, written by hand. The win rates on this page are measured; this advice isn’t.
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.
How to win with Giant Skeleton against Graveyard Poison
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.
Most played Graveyard Poison 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.
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Ram 3.5 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Graveyard, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton EQ, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Graveyard, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Poison, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Clone, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Royal Hogs 4.1 Beatdown, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–3: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Loon, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton Rage, Other, 2026-11-15
Frequently asked questions
Who wins Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton?
Giant Skeleton has the edge over Graveyard Poison, winning 53.5% of games to 46.5%, over 28,024 battles in the last 6 weeks.
How do you beat Giant Skeleton with Graveyard Poison?
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.
How do you beat Graveyard Poison 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.
What are the most played decks in Graveyard Poison vs Giant Skeleton?
Graveyard Poison with Furnace, Knight, Ice Wizard, Graveyard, Goblin Hut, Poison, Barbarian Barrel, Skeletons against Giant Skeleton Ram 3.6 Beatdown with Lumberjack, Battle Ram, Electro Wizard, Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bandit, Arrows, Heal Spirit, played 1,549 times.