Hog Rider has the edge over Lava Hound, winning 54.8% of games to 45.2%, across 26,238 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.
Below: how to win as Hog Rider and as Lava Hound (also called LavaLoon), the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.
Hog Rider vs Lava Hound win rate
Hog Rider win rate: 54.8% (14,372 wins)
Lava Hound win rate: 45.2% (11,863 wins)
Games: 26,238 (0.4% of recorded battles)
7,445 of Hog Rider’s 14,372 wins were blowouts, so when Hog Rider gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.
On average Hog Rider finishes 528 tower HP ahead.
Hog Rider takes 1.7 towers a game when it wins, and Lava Hound takes 1.9 when it wins.
How to win with Hog Rider against Lava Hound
General strategy for these deck types, written by hand. The win rates on this page are measured; this advice isn’t.
When they place the Hound in the back, pressure the opposite lane instead of waiting for the push.
Keep your main air defender and a building cycled in for the Balloon — that is the card that ends games.
Save your big spell for Balloon plus support stacks rather than the pups.
Track their air-defense spell: Hog pushes land best right after they use it.
Pressure with Hog Rider whenever the opponent is low on elixir or out of position, and answer pushes as cheaply as you can so the next Hog comes sooner.
Pressure the opposite lane when they place Lava Hound at the back.
Keep your main air defender and a spell for the support troops, and leave the pups to splash damage.
How to win with Lava Hound against Hog Rider
Put Lava Hound in front of Balloon or air support so defenders shoot the tank while the damage dealers get through.
Keep a building or a cheap ground swarm ready for each Hog, and place it to pull Hog toward the middle of the arena.
Trade elixir on defense, then counter-push the same lane while they cycle back to Hog.
Most played Hog Rider vs Lava Hound 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.
Hog Rider has the edge over Lava Hound, winning 54.8% of games to 45.2%, over 26,238 battles in the last 6 weeks.
How do you beat Lava Hound with Hog Rider?
When they place the Hound in the back, pressure the opposite lane instead of waiting for the push. Keep your main air defender and a building cycled in for the Balloon — that is the card that ends games.
How do you beat Hog Rider with Lava Hound?
Put Lava Hound in front of Balloon or air support so defenders shoot the tank while the damage dealers get through. Keep a building or a cheap ground swarm ready for each Hog, and place it to pull Hog toward the middle of the arena.
What are the most played decks in Hog Rider vs Lava Hound?
Hog 2.6 Cycle with Cannon, Skeletons, Musketeer, Hog Rider, Fireball, Ice Golem, The Log, Ice Spirit against Lava Loon with Baby Dragon, Zap, Mega Minion, Lava Hound, Balloon, Barbarians, Fireball, Tombstone, played 176 times.