How to play and counterplay with Giant decks in Clash Royale

Tips to play and counterplay with Giant decks in Clash Royale
Tips to play and counterplay with Giant decks in Clash Royale (Image via Supercell)

In Clash Royale, mastering giant decks necessitates a calculated balance between attack and defense. The secret to winning is knowing the subtleties of the towering giant, whether you're facing it head-on or wielding it. We'll look at how to play Giant decks efficiently in this article, maximizing their pushing strength and fending off enemy attacks.

We'll also explore powerful tactics for fending off Giant-based attacks, taking advantage of holes in defense, and keeping the upper hand in combat. Whether you're using the Giant's strength to your advantage or blocking its progress, you can rule the arena with exact strategy and execution.


Strategies to play and counterplay with Giant decks in Clash Royale

Playing with Giant decks

Giant in the official artwork (Image via Supercell)
Giant in the official artwork (Image via Supercell)

Build a strong push

With troops to balance its advantages, the Giant forms the core of your advance. To provide substantial damage to enemy towers while the Giant absorbs damage, combine it with soldiers that deal great impact, such as the Mega Minion, Musketeer, or Mini P.E.K.K.A.

To cover the Giant's susceptibility to flying soldiers, think about deploying support troops that target air units, like the Baby Dragon or Electro Dragon.

Defend strategically in Clash Royale

To maintain a powerful counter-push while developing a push, it is imperative to defend against your opponent's strikes. To oppose swarm troops, use adaptable defensive cards like the Valkyrie; to deal with tanky units, use high-damage troops like the Mini P.E.K.K.A. or Hunter. Make good use of your defensive cards in Clash Royale to save up elixir for when you go up against the Giant again.

Maintain elixir advantage

Usually, Giant decks in Clash Royale rely on accumulating a sizable elixir advantage to carry out strong pushes. Focus on effective elixir management by making profitable elixir trades whenever you can.

Seize the chance to penalize your adversary for overcommitting by swiftly counter-advancing with the Giant and providing reinforcements. To further increase your elixir advantage, cycle inexpensive cards like Ice Spirit or Skeletons to keep pressure on your opponent and make them react.


Countering Giant decks

Giant along with the support troops (Image via Supercell)
Giant along with the support troops (Image via Supercell)

Defend proactively

It's crucial to defend proactively to prevent damage to your towers when facing a Giant rush. Use defensive structures like the Inferno Tower to effectively target and destroy the Giant.

While your defensive constructions are dealing damage, use swarm troops such as Goblin Gang or Skeleton Army to divert attention and slowly reduce the Giant's health. When defending against giant pushes, timing is everything. As such, try to predict your opponent's movements and position your defensive cards appropriately.

Exploit weaknesses

Large decks frequently include flaws that can be used to launch an effective counter-push. Use cards that can successfully remove the support troops that are traveling with the Giant.

For instance, to eliminate an opponent who mostly depends on air support, use air-targeting forces such as Baby Dragons or Minions. Additionally, to deal with grouped support troops and debilitate the Giant advance, think about employing spells like Lightning or Fireball.

Pressure opponent's resources

Apply consistent pressure by sending out quick, cheap soldiers to compel your opponent to defend while they try to build up a giant push, therefore upsetting their game plan.

You can throw off your opponent's rhythm and stop them from launching a crushing Giant push by making them divide their energy between defending and creating a push. Continue applying constant pressure to stop your opponent from taking the upper hand in combat.


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