Log Bait vs Balloon is close to even: Log Bait wins 50.8% and Balloon wins 49.2%, across 29,498 battles in the last 6 weeks where both players’ card levels were close.
Below: how to win as Log Bait (also called Goblin Barrel bait) and as Balloon (also called Loon), the most played deck pairings, and the latest games of this matchup.
Log Bait vs Balloon win rate
Log Bait win rate: 50.8% (14,973 wins)
Balloon win rate: 49.2% (14,523 wins)
Games: 29,498 (0.5% of recorded battles)
7,627 of Log Bait’s 14,973 wins were blowouts, so when Log Bait gets ahead the game tends to get away quickly.
On average Log Bait finishes 597 tower HP ahead.
Log Bait takes 1.6 towers a game when it wins, and Balloon takes 1.6 when it wins.
How to win with Log Bait against Balloon
General strategy for these deck types, written by hand. The win rates on this page are measured; this advice isn’t.
Make the opponent spend small spells on your swarm cards, then land Goblin Barrel once their answer is gone, and finish with Rocket in double elixir.
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 Log Bait
Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze.
Count their Goblin Barrels and save your small spell for Barrel, using troops to handle the other swarms.
Pressure them so they cannot build a bait cycle, since most bait decks defend big tanks only with Inferno Tower or a cheap building.
Most played Log Bait 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.
Loss 0–1: Log Bait vs Loon Miner, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 2–1: Log Bait vs Loon PEKKA 3.9 Air, Other, 2026-11-15
Win 1–0: Log Bait vs Loon Miner, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Log Bait vs Loon Miner, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 1–0: Log Bait vs Loon Freeze, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Log Bait vs Loon E-Barbs 4.4 Air, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Win 1–0: Log Bait vs Loon Freeze, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Log Bait vs Loon Miner, Path of Legends, 2026-11-15
Loss 0–1: Log Bait vs Loon Miner, Other, 2026-11-15
Loss 1–2: Log Bait vs Loon E-Barbs 4.5 Air, Other, 2026-11-15
Frequently asked questions
Who wins Log Bait vs Balloon?
Log Bait vs Balloon is close to even: Log Bait wins 50.8% and Balloon wins 49.2%, over 29,498 battles in the last 6 weeks.
How do you beat Balloon with Log Bait?
Make the opponent spend small spells on your swarm cards, then land Goblin Barrel once their answer is gone, and finish with Rocket in double elixir. Hold an air defender and a building back until Balloon commits, and pull it with the building.
How do you beat Log Bait with Balloon?
Get Balloon to the tower when the opponent’s air defense is out of cycle, often behind a tank or a freeze. Count their Goblin Barrels and save your small spell for Barrel, using troops to handle the other swarms.
What are the most played decks in Log Bait vs Balloon?
Log Bait with Skeleton Army, Goblin Barrel, Valkyrie, Princess, Dart Goblin, Cannon, Wall Breakers, Ice Spirit against Loon Miner with Musketeer, Skeletons, Balloon, Bomb Tower, Miner, Ice Golem, Barbarian Barrel, Giant Snowball, played 132 times.