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By TrophyCoach Staff
Season 88 "Shocktober" runs October 5 – November 2, 2026. Evo Electro Giant's Level Damper fires every 6 seconds, shrinking and de-leveling every troop in range. Hero Electro Wizard's "Surging Strikes" deals dual-beam stun damage for 3 seconds. Free Evo unlock via the "Shocktober: The Movie!" Album Event — plus Spooky Chess League, three C.H.A.O.S variants, and a 20-Win Challenge.
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Balloon deals 640 damage per hit and 240 more on death at Level 11, and Electro Wizard (4 elixir) stuns and resets it every 0.5 seconds. How to stop Lumberloon, Balloon Freeze and Balloon Cycle in Season 88.
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Golden Knight and Skeleton King are the only Champion archetypes in any band's top 30; Valkyrie (4 elixir) wins the duel against both, and Golden Knight decks hold 1.40%–1.62% of every band from 6,000 up (Oct 2026).
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Electro Giant costs 7 elixir, carries 3,952 HP at Level 11 (6,314 at Level 16) and stuns every attacker within 3 tiles. Mini P.E.K.K.A (1,076 to 2,892 battles per band) is the most-played listed counter (Oct 6–12, 2026).
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Giant Skeleton is a 6-elixir tank whose 688-damage bomb explodes 3 seconds after it dies. Measured counters for 6 trophy bands, placements and Clone defense.
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Goblin Drill is a 4-elixir, 1,313-HP building that surfaces beside your tower. Mega Knight (7 elixir, 3,993 HP) lands on it and clears the Goblins; Barbarian Barrel had 1,527 battles at 9,000+ (Oct 6–12, 2026).
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Miner Control holds 2.26%–3.25% popularity in all 6 trophy bands. Wizard is the most-played Miner counter listed under 5,000 trophies, with 2,061 battles (Oct 6–12, 2026).
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Minion Giant is a 4-elixir flying building-targeter, nerfed twice (189→168 damage Sep 16; 1.5s→1.7s hit speed Oct 6, 2026). Measured counters, placements, decks.
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Royal Hogs splits 4 building-only hogs across 2 lanes for 5 elixir. Wizard is the most-played listed counter under 5,000 trophies, with 6,632 battles (Oct 6–12, 2026).
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Sparky fires a 1,331-damage splash shot (level 11) every 4 seconds, and any stun resets it. Measured counters for 6 trophy bands, placements, and Goblin Giant Sparky defense.
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Three Musketeers costs 9 elixir for three 6-tile-range Musketeers. Measured counters for 6 trophy bands, the 2–1 split, spell kill maths and pump punishes.
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