How to Counter Giant Skeleton in Clash Royale: Counters, Placements & Anti-Giant Skeleton Decks (October 2026)

Quick answer: The most reliable way to counter Giant Skeleton is to kill it at the bridge with a 3-elixir Skeleton Army, more than 3 tiles from your Princess Tower, and keep your ranged troops outside the bomb's 3-tile blast; Skeleton Army is a top-10 measured counter in all 6 trophy bands.

Giant Skeleton is a 6-elixir Epic ground troop with 3,361 hitpoints at level 11. When it dies it drops a bomb that explodes 3 seconds later for 688 damage in a 3-tile radius, hitting air and ground troops alike. The May 4, 2026 rework cut its hitpoints 7%, shrank its collision from 1 to 0.75 tiles, raised the bomb's troop damage 29% and cut its Crown Tower damage 36%, so the bomb no longer hits towers twice as hard as troops. The October 6, 2026 Season 88 patch did not touch Giant Skeleton or Clone. In the October 6–12 ranked sample the Giant Skeleton label holds 0.88% popularity under 5,000 trophies and 1.34% at 9,000+, and it does not reach the 30 most-played archetypes in the four bands between. Skeleton Army and Firecracker are the only two cards in the top-10 measured counters of all six bands. The most-played tracked list, Battle Ram Giant Skeleton, averages 3.9 elixir.

Which cards counter Giant Skeleton?

Giant Skeleton's measured counters fall into three groups: swarms and heavy hitters that kill it (Skeleton Army, Goblin Gang, Mini P.E.K.K.A, P.E.K.K.A, Knight), ranged cards that shoot from outside the bomb's 3-tile radius (Firecracker, Princess, Dart Goblin, Electro Wizard, Wizard), and spells that clear the escort and Clone copies (Arrows, Zap, The Log, Earthquake). Each table ranks cards by how much Giant Skeleton's results drop when the opponent's deck holds that card. The ranks are a deck-level association, not proof of cause, and a rank does not mean the card kills Giant Skeleton alone: Mega Knight, #1 under 5,000, earns it by flattening the support and absorbing the bomb. The Role column is editorial.

Under 5,000

Rank	Counter card	Role	Battles with counter
1	Mega Knight	Splash; survives bomb	730
2	Electro Wizard	Stun; splash	543
3	Skeleton Army	Swarm; surrounds it	1,976
4	Valkyrie	Splash; clears the escort	1,608
5	Wizard	Splash; hits air and ground	2,011
6	Royal Giant	Building-targeting win condition	162
7	Mini P.E.K.K.A	Kills it in 5 hits	1,686
8	Firecracker	Splash; outranges bomb	390
9	Princess	Splash; outranges bomb	617
10	Dart Goblin	Ranged; outranges bomb	726

Ranked by measured impact on Giant Skeleton results; impact figures are withheld while this trophy band is unpublished.

5,000–6,000

Rank	Counter card	Role	Battles with counter
1	Skeleton Army	Swarm; surrounds it	1,867
2	Electro Wizard	Stun; splash	851
3	Zap	Spell; stun, kills 1-HP clones	571
4	Mini P.E.K.K.A	Kills it in 5 hits	1,512
5	Arrows	Spell; clears swarms and clones	954
6	Mega Knight	Splash; survives bomb	1,208
7	Firecracker	Splash; outranges bomb	631
8	Princess	Splash; outranges bomb	817
9	Archers	Two bodies; 5-tile range	533
10	Dart Goblin	Ranged; outranges bomb	629

Ranked by measured impact on Giant Skeleton results; impact figures are withheld while this trophy band is unpublished.

6,000–7,000

Rank	Counter card	Role	Battles with counter
1	Skeleton Army	Swarm; surrounds it	1,630
2	Arrows	Spell; clears swarms and clones	917
3	Mega Knight	Splash; survives bomb	1,089
4	Firecracker	Splash; outranges bomb	727
5	Zap	Spell; stun, kills 1-HP clones	515
6	Valkyrie	Splash; clears the escort	1,431
7	Electro Wizard	Stun; splash	962
8	Princess	Splash; outranges bomb	779
9	Goblin Gang	Swarm; Spear Goblins hit air	587
10	Mini P.E.K.K.A	Kills it in 5 hits	1,361

Ranked by measured impact on Giant Skeleton results; impact figures are withheld while this trophy band is unpublished.

7,000–8,000

Rank	Counter card	Role	Battles with counter
1	Firecracker	Splash; outranges bomb	799
2	The Log	Spell; clears ground swarms and clones	1,474
3	Electro Wizard	Stun; splash	955
4	Skeleton Army	Swarm; surrounds it	1,500
5	Tesla	Building; pulls it	649
6	Zap	Spell; stun, kills 1-HP clones	494
7	Mega Knight	Splash; survives bomb	1,127
8	Princess	Splash; outranges bomb	759
9	Knight	Cheap tank; stalls it	953
10	Goblin Gang	Swarm; Spear Goblins hit air	544

Ranked by measured impact on Giant Skeleton results; impact figures are withheld while this trophy band is unpublished.

8,000–9,000

Rank	Counter card	Role	Battles with counter
1	Firecracker	Splash; outranges bomb	753
2	Valkyrie	Splash; clears the escort	1,142
3	Arrows	Spell; clears swarms and clones	874
4	Skeleton Army	Swarm; surrounds it	1,034
5	Mini P.E.K.K.A	Kills it in 5 hits	909
6	Mega Knight	Splash; survives bomb	888
7	P.E.K.K.A	Kills it in 4 hits	266
8	Wizard	Splash; hits air and ground	992
9	Knight	Cheap tank; stalls it	867
10	Tesla	Building; pulls it	606

Ranked by measured impact on Giant Skeleton results; impact figures are withheld while this trophy band is unpublished.

9,000+

Rank	Counter card	Role	Battles with counter
1	Skeleton Army	Swarm; surrounds it	1,114
2	Princess	Splash; outranges bomb	723
3	Giant	Building-targeter; survives bomb	396
4	Earthquake	Spell; damages troops and buildings	394
5	Dart Goblin	Ranged; outranges bomb	986
6	Knight	Cheap tank; stalls it	1,318
7	Firecracker	Splash; outranges bomb	812
8	Goblin Demolisher	Ground splash	170
9	Goblin Gang	Swarm; Spear Goblins hit air	808
10	Bomb Tower	Building; splash pull	266

Ranked by measured impact on Giant Skeleton results; impact figures are withheld while this trophy band is unpublished.

What do the six counter tables have in common?

Skeleton Army is the most consistent counter across the six tables. It is top-10 in all 6 bands and #1 at 5,000–6,000, 6,000–7,000 and 9,000+. Firecracker is the only other card in all 6 tables, and it is #1 at both 7,000–8,000 and 8,000–9,000. Mega Knight and Princess appear in 5 bands each, Electro Wizard and Mini P.E.K.K.A in 4. Arrows, Zap, Valkyrie, Dart Goblin, Goblin Gang and Knight appear in 3 each.

The pattern holds everywhere: cheap swarms kill Giant Skeleton for half its 6-elixir cost, cards with 6+ tiles of range shoot from outside the bomb, and small spells handle the cheap escort. The 9,000+ table is the odd one out. Giant (#3), Earthquake (#4), Goblin Demolisher (#8) and Bomb Tower (#10) appear in no other band, which likely reflects that the 9,000+ Giant Skeleton list is a Battle Ram bridge-spam deck. Check any pair the tables leave out in the Counter Lookup tool.

Where do you meet Giant Skeleton?

Trophy band	Archetype	Popularity	Sample
Under 5,000	Giant Skeleton	0.88%	1,634
Under 5,000	Giant Skeleton Clone	—	—
5,000–6,000	Giant Skeleton	—	—
5,000–6,000	Giant Skeleton Clone	—	—
6,000–7,000	Giant Skeleton	—	—
6,000–7,000	Giant Skeleton Clone	—	—
7,000–8,000	Giant Skeleton	—	—
7,000–8,000	Giant Skeleton Clone	—	—
8,000–9,000	Giant Skeleton	—	—
8,000–9,000	Giant Skeleton Clone	—	—
9,000+	Giant Skeleton	1.34%	2,865
9,000+	Giant Skeleton Clone	—	—

— = not among that band's 30 most-played archetypes in the latest snapshot (not zero; meta_trends stores the top 30 only).

Giant Skeleton is a two-ended archetype: it reaches the 30 most-played archetypes only under 5,000 (0.88%, sample 1,634) and at 9,000+ (1.34%, sample 2,865). Giant Skeleton Clone reaches the top 30 in no band. A dash means "below the cut", not "absent": tracked Giant Skeleton lists exist in every band. The Clash Royale balance tracker lists the patches behind these numbers.

What is Giant Skeleton and why does it win?

Giant Skeleton is a 6-elixir Epic melee troop that targets ground units and buildings. The level-11 numbers in TrophyCoach's card data are:

• Hitpoints: 3,361.
• Damage: 276 per hit, every 1.3 seconds (212 damage per second, derived).
• Death bomb: 688 damage, exploding 3 seconds after it dies, in a 3-tile radius, with knockback. The bomb hits air and ground.
• Movement: medium speed, 1-second deploy time, 0.75-tile collision since May 4, 2026.

Since the May 4, 2026 rework the bomb deals the same damage to a Crown Tower as to troops; before it, the tower took double. Giant Skeleton still wins games for three reasons:

1. The bomb punishes stacked defenders. Any defender within 3 tiles of the spot where Giant Skeleton dies takes 688 damage. That kills Princess (261 HP), Dart Goblin (261), Firecracker (304), Archers (304 each), Minions (230 each) and every Skeleton. It leaves a level-11 Electro Wizard on 26 HP (714 − 688) and Musketeer on 33 (721 − 688).
2. It is a defensive tank-killer. Placed in front of a Golem or Giant push, it dies among the support troops and the bomb clears them.
3. It turns defense into a counterpush. Survivors walk to the bridge behind a 3,361-HP body; at 9,000+ that body escorts a Battle Ram.

Which Giant Skeleton decks will you face?

Giant Skeleton decks carry two labels: with Clone they are Giant Skeleton Clone, without it Giant Skeleton. A deck that also runs a higher-priority win condition, such as Goblin Barrel, Graveyard, Miner, Hog Rider, Royal Hogs, Ram Rider, Golem, X-Bow, Balloon or Mega Knight, takes that label instead. These are TrophyCoach tracked decks on October 12, 2026.

Deck	Eight cards	Avg Elixir	Classifier label	Where tracked
Battle Ram Giant Skeleton	Giant Skeleton, Wizard, Battle Ram, Zappies, Royal Ghost, Mother Witch, Vines, Barbarian Barrel	3.9	Giant Skeleton	7,000–8,000 and 9,000+
Golden Knight Battle Ram	Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Golden Knight, Battle Ram, Royal Ghost, Bandit, Electro Wizard, Heal Spirit	3.6	Giant Skeleton	9,000+
Skeleton Spawn	Giant Skeleton, Skeletons, Bomber, Skeleton Army, Tombstone, Wall Breakers, Skeleton Barrel, Skeleton Dragons	3.0	Giant Skeleton	6,000–7,000
Furnace Bowler Witch	Giant Skeleton, Furnace, Bowler, Witch, Ice Golem, Berserker, Flying Machine, Cannon	3.9	Giant Skeleton	Under 5,000
Magic Archer Clone	Giant Skeleton, Clone, Bomber, Magic Archer, Bats, Archers, Guards, Tombstone	3.3	Giant Skeleton Clone	6,000–7,000
Archer Queen Clone	Giant Skeleton, Clone, Archers, Archer Queen, Skeleton Army, Minion Horde, Mother Witch, Bomber	3.9	Giant Skeleton Clone	7,000–8,000
Sparky Clone Barrel	Giant Skeleton, Clone, Sparky, Minion Horde, Skeleton Army, Goblin Barrel, Tesla, Arrows	4.1	Goblin Barrel Bait	5,000–6,000 through 9,000+

The Sparky Clone list carries Goblin Barrel, so it is labelled Goblin Barrel Bait; if it beats you, also read the Goblin Barrel bait counter guide.

How do you place your counters against Giant Skeleton?

Giant Skeleton placement comes down to one rule: decide where it dies. The bomb lands where Giant Skeleton falls and explodes 3 seconds later in a 3-tile radius. If that spot is more than 3 tiles from your Princess Tower and your ranged troops, the bomb hits nothing you care about.

Where should you kill Giant Skeleton?

Giant Skeleton should die just past the bridge on your side of the river. One that dies next to your Princess Tower costs 688 tower damage at level 11, plus every 276-damage swing it landed first. Put your melee counter in front of it as it crosses, then use the 3-second fuse to keep new troops out of the blast.

How do you place Skeleton Army against Giant Skeleton?

Skeleton Army works best placed directly on Giant Skeleton as it crosses the bridge, so all 15 Skeletons surround it. Giant Skeleton kills one Skeleton per 1.3-second swing, and its 0.75-tile collision limits how many reach it at once. At 81 damage per hit the Skeletons need about 42 hits for its 3,361 hitpoints, fewer with your Princess Tower firing, for 3 elixir against 6. The bomb then wipes the survivors. Check the escort first: Barbarian Barrel, Wizard and Royal Ghost in the Battle Ram list, and Bomber in the Clone and Spawn lists, all clear Skeleton Army. If one of those is in the opponent's hand, swap Skeleton Army for Mini P.E.K.K.A or a ranged card.

How many hits do Mini P.E.K.K.A and P.E.K.K.A need?

Mini P.E.K.K.A needs 5 hits at level 11 (755 × 5 = 3,775 against 3,361 hitpoints). Giant Skeleton needs 6 hits to kill Mini P.E.K.K.A (276 × 5 = 1,380 is 10 short of its 1,390 hitpoints). The duel is close, and Mini P.E.K.K.A ends it badly damaged and inside the bomb. Pair it with a 1- or 2-elixir distraction, Skeletons or Ice Spirit, or with tower support, so it takes fewer hits.

P.E.K.K.A needs 4 hits since the July 6, 2026 buff raised its damage from 816 to 842 (842 × 4 = 3,368, a 7-HP margin). Before that buff, 4 hits came to 3,264, so the fifth swing was required. P.E.K.K.A's 3,760 hitpoints absorb the 688 bomb with plenty to spare, which is why it is a top-10 counter at 8,000–9,000.

Should you use a building against Giant Skeleton?

Giant Skeleton targets buildings as well as troops, so a building placed in the centre of your side, a few tiles back from the river, pulls it away from the lane. It then dies in the middle of the arena, out of bomb range of both Princess Towers. Tesla is a measured top-10 counter at 7,000–8,000 and 8,000–9,000, and Bomb Tower at 9,000+. Inferno Tower is not in any of the six measured top-10 lists. Its damage ramps from 43 to 158 to 847 per hit at level 11, but Zappies and Electro Wizard in the Battle Ram lists reset that ramp with their stun.

How do you keep ranged troops alive through the death bomb?

Ranged defenders survive by staying more than 3 tiles from Giant Skeleton when it dies. Princess (9 tiles of range), Dart Goblin (6.5), Firecracker (6) and Musketeer (6) out-range the blast when placed behind your Princess Tower. The bomb also hits air: Inferno Dragon (1,295 HP), Baby Dragon (1,152) and Mega Minion (837) survive it, while Minions (230 each) and Bats (81 each) do not.

How do you defend the Giant Skeleton and Giant Skeleton Clone versions?

Plain Giant Skeleton is a defensive tank with a slow counterpush; Clone adds a second bomb and a doubled escort for 3 more elixir.

How do you defend Giant Skeleton Clone?

Giant Skeleton Clone is defended by killing the original before it reaches your tower and by holding a small spell for the copies. Clone costs 3 elixir and copies every friendly troop in a 3-tile radius. Each copy has 1 hitpoint, and the real troop is pushed slightly forward. A cloned Giant Skeleton still drops its own bomb when it dies, so a Clone cast on a Giant Skeleton at your tower puts two bombs on it.

• Stop the original at the bridge. If Giant Skeleton dies at the bridge, a Clone cast on it drops both bombs far from your tower.
• Kill copies far from your tower. A copy dies to any hit, including your tower's first shot, and drops its bomb where it falls.
• Save Arrows, Zap or The Log for the escort. Clone decks copy Archers, Bomber, Magic Archer, Minion Horde and Skeleton Army; one Arrows or Zap deletes every 1-HP copy, air included, and The Log clears the ground copies. Arrows is a top-3 counter at 6,000–7,000 and 8,000–9,000.
• Count the Clone. A Giant Skeleton plus Clone costs 9 elixir. If they cast Clone on defense, they cannot cast it on offense for a full rotation.

How do you defend Battle Ram Giant Skeleton at 9,000+?

Battle Ram Giant Skeleton (3.9 elixir) is a bridge-spam deck that uses Giant Skeleton as a defensive tank. The steady pressure comes from Battle Ram (4 elixir), Royal Ghost and Zappies. Defend it like the bridge spam family: answer Battle Ram with a cheap ground troop, splash the Zappies and Mother Witch, and save your swarm for the Giant Skeleton counterpush. Princess and Dart Goblin, #2 and #5 at 9,000+, chip the small troops from range. Earthquake (#4) damages the support troops and the Golden Knight build's Furnace in one 3-elixir spell.

How do you defend the Skeleton Spawn and Furnace builds?

The Skeleton Spawn build (3.0 elixir) floods the lane with Skeletons, Skeleton Army, Skeleton Barrel and Wall Breakers. One splash card wins that fight: Valkyrie, Wizard, Firecracker, Bomber or Arrows each clear several of those cards per use. The Furnace Bowler Witch build at under 5,000 (3.9 elixir) is slower; Mega Knight, the #1 counter in that band, lands on Witch and Furnace spawns and survives the bomb with 3,993 hitpoints. In both builds, kill the Giant Skeleton itself with your cheapest single-target answer and keep the splash card for the spawners.

How do you punish Giant Skeleton on offense?

Giant Skeleton is punished by making its owner spend 6 elixir in the wrong place. At 6 elixir it is one of the most expensive cards in its deck, so every Giant Skeleton played is a window.

When should you attack the opposite lane?

The opposite lane is the punish when Giant Skeleton is played at the back: it takes several seconds to reach the bridge and its owner is 6 elixir down. A Hog Rider, Royal Hogs or Goblin Barrel in the other lane forces them to defend with what is left. Royal Giant (#6 under 5,000) and Giant (#3 at 9,000+) are both win conditions that can open that second lane.

How do you push into a defensive Giant Skeleton?

Push into a defensive Giant Skeleton with a front tank that survives 688 damage (Giant, Golem, P.E.K.K.A, Mega Knight, Royal Giant) and support kept 3+ tiles behind it; Musketeer and Wizard survive the bomb with under 70 HP. Bring the support in after the bomb goes off, and the opponent's 6 elixir buys only chip damage on your tank.

Which decks beat Giant Skeleton?

Goblin Barrel Bait and Hog Cycle have the best records against Giant Skeleton in TrophyCoach's October 2026 archetype head-to-head data, and heavy beatdown the worst. Verdicts come from those records with percentages withheld; a band is listed only where the pairing had enough games.

Deck archetype	Verdict vs Giant Skeleton	Bands measured	Why
Goblin Barrel Bait	Favourable under 5,000 and at 9,000+; roughly even at 5,000–6,000; slightly favourable at 7,000–9,000	All but 6,000–7,000	Goblin Barrel lands on the tower and skips the lane Giant Skeleton defends; its swarms and spells kill it cheaply
Hog Cycle	Slightly unfavourable under 5,000; roughly even at 5,000–7,000; favourable at 7,000–9,000; slightly favourable at 9,000+	All six	Out-cycles a 6-elixir card and hits the other lane
Mega Knight	Favourable	7,000–8,000	Splashes the escort and survives the bomb
PEKKA Bridge Spam	Slightly favourable	9,000+	P.E.K.K.A kills it in 4 hits; bridge pressure punishes the 6-elixir spend
Mortar Cycle	Roughly even	9,000+	Mortar out-ranges it, but its defense is thin
Electro Giant / E-Giant Tornado	Roughly even / slightly unfavourable	7,000–8,000 / 9,000+	Electro Giant's tank body survives the bomb; its support does not
Royal Hogs	Slightly unfavourable under 5,000 and at 9,000+; slightly favourable at 7,000–8,000	Under 5,000, 7,000–8,000, 9,000+	Four hogs split well, but the bomb clears them if they group

For more on each, see the guides on Hog Cycle, Mega Knight, Royal Hogs and Electro Giant. Tune your own list in Deck Doctor.

Which decks struggle against Giant Skeleton?

Heavy beatdown struggles against Giant Skeleton: Golem Beatdown records an unfavourable result at 9,000+ and Giant Beatdown under 5,000. Both send fragile support behind a slow tank, the stack a defensive Giant Skeleton's bomb clears. Beatdown players should read the beatdown counter guide in reverse.

What changed for Giant Skeleton in Season 88?

Impact: none. Giant Skeleton and Clone were not changed in the October 6, 2026 Season 88 balance patch. The last direct change to Giant Skeleton was the May 4, 2026 rework, which is still the card you face:

The full breakdown of that patch is in the Giant Skeleton rework guide.

Which Giant Skeleton deck cards changed?

Impact: small. Season 88 changed seven cards in tracked Giant Skeleton lists on October 6, 2026:

• Royal Ghost: hitpoints 1,210 → 1,152 (−5%). It is in both Battle Ram lists.
• Barbarian Barrel: damage 232 → 215 (−8%). It still kills every Skeleton (81 HP), so it still answers your Skeleton Army.
• Golden Knight (rework): damage 161 → 168 (+5%), dash range 5.5 → 5 tiles (−9%).
• Wall Breakers: damage 281 → 302 (+7%), a buff for the Skeleton Spawn list.
• Skeletons: tighter spawn spread, also in the Skeleton Spawn list.
• Goblin Barrel: first hit speed 0.4s → 0.3s (−25%), in the Sparky Clone Barrel list.
• Elixir Collector: production every 15 seconds instead of 13 (+15%), in one 7,000–8,000 list.

Earlier, Zappies' hit speed slowed 2.1s → 2.2s (August 3) → 2.3s (September 8), Battle Ram's sight range grew 5.5 → 6.5 tiles and Wizard's damage rose 281 → 304 (+8%), both on September 8.

Which counter cards changed?

Impact: small. P.E.K.K.A's damage rose 816 → 842 (+3%) on July 6, 2026, which turned a 5-hit Giant Skeleton kill into a 4-hit one. Bomber's damage fell 225 → 212 (−6%) on September 8. Electro Wizard is a Season 88 boosted card, so it plays at Level 16 all season, whatever your level. Skeleton Army, Firecracker, Princess, Mini P.E.K.K.A and Mega Knight did not change.

What are the most common mistakes against Giant Skeleton?

Mistake 1 — Defending at your Princess Tower. A Giant Skeleton that dies within 3 tiles of your tower drops 688 damage on it. Fix: meet it at the bridge with your melee counter.

Mistake 2 — Stacking ranged troops on top of the fight. Princess, Dart Goblin, Firecracker and Archers all die to one 688-damage bomb, and a level-11 Electro Wizard keeps 26 HP. Fix: place ranged troops behind your tower, 6 or more tiles from the kill point.

Mistake 3 — Dropping a new card on the bomb. Any defender placed within 3 tiles of the bomb during its 3-second fuse takes 688. Fix: wait out the fuse, or place your next defender beyond the blast.

Mistake 4 — Spending your small spell before the Clone. Against Giant Skeleton Clone, a 2- or 3-elixir spell is what deletes every 1-HP copy. Fix: hold Arrows, Zap or The Log until Clone is cast, or until you know it is out of rotation.

Mistake 5 — Sending beatdown support into a defensive Giant Skeleton. Golem and Giant decks record unfavourable results against it, and the bomb clears any stack behind the tank. Fix: lead with a tank that survives 688 and bring the support in after the bomb.

Frequently Asked Questions

Did Giant Skeleton get nerfed in October 2026?

Giant Skeleton was not changed in the October 6, 2026 Season 88 patch, and neither was Clone. Its last change was the May 4, 2026 rework: hitpoints −7%, bomb damage to troops +29%, bomb damage to Crown Towers −36%.

What is the best card to counter Giant Skeleton?

Skeleton Army is the most consistent measured counter to Giant Skeleton: top-10 in all 6 trophy bands and #1 in 3, at 3 elixir against Giant Skeleton's 6. The ranking is a deck-level association, and the card works best placed on Giant Skeleton at the bridge. Firecracker is the only other card in all 6 tables.

How many hits does P.E.K.K.A need to kill Giant Skeleton?

P.E.K.K.A needs 4 hits at level 11 (842 × 4 = 3,368 against 3,361 hitpoints), a 7-HP margin since its July 6, 2026 damage buff. Mini P.E.K.K.A needs 5 hits (755 × 5 = 3,775).

How much damage does the Giant Skeleton bomb do to towers?

The Giant Skeleton bomb deals 688 damage at level 11 to a Crown Tower, the same as to troops, since the May 4, 2026 rework removed its double tower damage. It explodes 3 seconds after Giant Skeleton dies, in a 3-tile radius.

Does the Giant Skeleton bomb hit air troops?

The Giant Skeleton bomb hits air and ground troops. Inferno Dragon (1,295 HP at level 11) and Baby Dragon (1,152) survive its 688 damage. Minions (230 HP) and Bats (81 HP) do not.

How do you counter Giant Skeleton Clone?

Giant Skeleton Clone is countered by killing Giant Skeleton at the bridge before it reaches your tower and saving Arrows, Zap or The Log for the 1-HP copies. The combo costs 9 elixir (6 + 3), so punish the opposite lane after it is spent.

How do you beat Giant Skeleton under 5,000 trophies?

Giant Skeleton holds 0.88% popularity under 5,000 trophies, where Mega Knight (730 battles) and Electro Wizard (543 battles) are the #1 and #2 measured counters. Goblin Barrel Bait records a favourable result against it in that band.