AI Overview: The Goblin Giant Prince deck is a medium beatdown list that averages 3.75 elixir. Goblin Giant leads, Musketeer supports, and Prince, Guards and Royal Delivery defend. Each card has a 2026 note. The Golem weakness is now a top archetype, so it is checked. The numbers all trace back to the October 2026 card data. Totals were added from the official card list.
Last Updated: October 2026
Key Points:
- The old list: Mega Minion, Fireball, Goblin Giant, Guards, Musketeer, Prince, Royal Delivery and Zap.
- The eight costs add up to 30, so the average is 3.75, about 3.8. The four cheapest cards add up to 11.
- Goblin Giant hitpoints rose from 3,020 to 3,110 on June 1, and Royal Delivery damage fell from 437 to 384 on August 4.
- The best sampled Goblin Giant deck won 49.0% over 822 battles, and the Evolution appears in none of the eight printed lists.
The Eight Cards in the Goblin Giant Prince Deck
It had been a while since the green giant was in the meta, so it was a good time to try a new deck. The idea is strong defense that lets you make the first move with any card.
| Card | Job in the old list | 2026 note |
| Goblin Giant | Win condition, tank, punishes spenders | Hitpoints 3,020 to 3,110; best deck 49.0% |
| Musketeer | Anti-air, long range, tank support | No change; best Hero deck 62.1% |
| Prince | Defense and support, other-lane pressure | No 2026 change on SeeMeta; best deck 52.5% |
| Mega Minion | Anti-air with Musketeer | No printed list wins over 50% |
| Guards | Take out Mini P.E.K.K.A, Hog Rider, Prince | No change; best deck 50.1% |
| Royal Delivery | Clears swarms, stops Wizards and Witches | Damage 437 to 384; best decks 60.0% |
| Fireball | Response to buildings and clumps | Tower damage 207 to 172 to 159 |
| Zap | Skeleton Army, Goblins, resets | Resets Inferno beams |
The short version: a tank, a shooter and six defenders and spells. The catch: many players call the free-to-play score average, with Goblin Giant, Prince and Guards as the Epics. Those three are indeed Epic. See the Goblin Giant guide and the Royal Delivery guide.
Goblin Giant got more hitpoints in June, but the best sampled deck still wins under 50%, so Supercell may keep buffing him. The negative effect: a buff that is too small does not change the data, and players who built the deck around him may wait a long time for a real boost.
Phase 1: Open Safe
Options: start with Goblin Giant at the back, with Prince, or with Musketeer. Never at the bridge.
If the rival moves first: judge and respond. Goblin Giant is better at the back than Prince, because Prince is the main defense and you may need him later.
If the rival plays a Wizard or Witch: use Fireball. A good level Fireball kills them.
Then place Musketeer or Mega Minion behind the Goblin Giant at some distance. Keep that distance, so the rival cannot drop a Mega Knight or P.E.K.K.A directly on the support. Keep Zap or Prince at your fingertips: Zap for Inferno Dragon, Inferno Tower or Skeleton Army, and Prince if the rival overcommits.
The bridge play: if Goblin Giant connects to the Princess Tower and the rival spent all their elixir, add Prince at the bridge. If they defend him, wait for Musketeer to clear the defense, and get ready for the counter.
Phase 2: Defend the Counter Push
The defenders: Royal Delivery, Guards, Prince and Mega Minion. A mix of them is enough for most pushes.
Example 1: they send P.E.K.K.A with a Witch. Place Musketeer in the middle and drop Royal Delivery on both. Musketeer finishes the P.E.K.K.A while she hits the Delivery, so no hit lands on your tower.
Example 2: a Mega Knight comes. Put Prince in the middle so he charges into the Mega Knight, and add Mega Minion or Royal Delivery to kill the support behind.
The negative effect: a defense plan built on one card’s old numbers can fail in a close match, and the deck has no heavy spell to fall back on.
After defending, build a counter push with the Prince or Musketeer that survived, and place Goblin Giant ahead of them. They become his support. See the Musketeer guide and the Prince guide.
Phase 3: Endgame in Double Elixir
The push: Goblin Giant leads, with Musketeer, Mega Minion and Fireball behind. Fireball the building the rival places, and Zap the swarms.
Support: put Prince at the bridge if the rival tries to kill Musketeer.
Last seconds: if they defend and only a few seconds are left, Fireball the tower for the crown. If not, repeat the cycle.
The Elixir Math and the Weakness
| Card | Cost |
| Mega Minion | 3 |
| Fireball | 4 |
| Goblin Giant | 6 |
| Guards | 3 |
| Musketeer | 4 |
| Prince | 5 |
| Royal Delivery | 3 |
| Zap | 2 |
What it means: the column sums to 30, and 30 over 8 is 3.75. The four cheapest cards (Zap and three 3-elixir cards) add up to 11.
Weakness: Golem beatdown. The deck has no heavy damage spell or tank killer, so the plan is to stop a massive push. Split Prince and Goblin Giant into two lanes, and put Goblin Giant in the other lane right after the Golem goes down at the back. The catch: Golem Beatdown is one of the five leading archetypes now, so this matchup is common.
If Golem Beatdown stays on top, lists like this may add an Inferno Tower or Inferno Dragon for the first time. The negative effect: that card takes a slot from a defender, and the deck’s flexible first move gets less safe.
Test swaps in the Deck Builder. For another Prince partner, see the Prince counters page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Goblin Giant Prince deck?
A medium beatdown deck with Goblin Giant as the tank, Musketeer as support and Prince, Guards and Royal Delivery on defense.
What is its average elixir cost?
How do you start the match?
Goblin Giant at the back, Prince or Musketeer. Never at the bridge.
What is the deck’s weakness?
Golem beatdown, since the deck has no heavy spell or tank killer.
What changed for Goblin Giant in 2026?
Hitpoints rose from 3,020 to 3,110 on June 1.
Sources
Researched from the following (no links, listed for transparency):
- CryptoAIMeta card guides for these cards, built from RoyaleTracker October 2026 samples and SeeMeta 2026 balance changes
- SeeMeta, Clash Royale balance changes 2026 (page updated October 2026), read through search summaries
- Supercell official Clash Royale API, card list (elixir cost, rarity)