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Building Around Synergies


Building a successful deck in Clash Royale goes beyond simply including strong individual cards. It involves creating synergies between cards that work together to maximize their effectiveness on the battlefield. Understanding how different cards interact with each other is key to building a deck that can dominate your opponents. Here are some essential concepts to consider when building your deck around synergies:



Epikion | Win Condition Synergy: Miner + Balloon


Synergizing With Win Conditions


Building a deck that synergizes effectively with your chosen win condition is essential for success in Clash Royale. Identify your win condition(/s) which is the card or combination of cards that you rely on to deal damage to the opponent's towers. To maximize its effectiveness, consider including cards that support, protect, or cover weaknesses of your win condition. For example, if your win condition is the Royal Giant, there are certain ways to maximize its potential. The Fisherman for example is a slow-moving support that is able to hook threats away from or towards your push, perfect with the slow-moving Royal Giant. Creating a synergy between your win condition and supporting cards will increase the chances of executing successful offensive pushes.


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The examples above showcase win conditions that work well with certain kinds of cards in order to fully take advantage of their strengths allowing them to deal more damage.



Epikion | Support Card Synergy: Fisherman + Hunter + Heal Spirit


Synergizing With Support Cards


Support cards play a crucial role in enhancing the performance of your troops and providing additional utility on the battlefield. When building your deck, consider how each support card can synergize with your troops or main win condition. For instance, Flying Machine is a quick-moving, long-ranged flying card that deals subpar damage. When paired with other cards that can bait its counters, it becomes an annoying card to face against. So usually, Flying Machine fits perfectly on Royal Recruits Royal Hogs decks since not only does it contain other spellbait cards, but the deck also utilizes its capabilities to control both lanes of the arena which synergizes perfectly with the Flying Machine?s long distance range. Sometimes, support cards can shine or become more menacing when it performs its role perfectly.


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All synergies mentioned above either make use of each other?s abilities to efficiently eliminate threats, or cover each other?s weaknesses to be more threatening.



Epikion | Spell Synergy: Hog Rider + Freeze


Placing Spells In A Deck


Including spells in your deck is crucial for controlling the battlefield and dealing with various threats. When deciding which spells to include, consider their versatility and how they can synergize with your overall strategy. For example, spells like Zap or Log can reset the attack of defending troops, allowing your troops to land additional hits. Spells like Fireball or Poison can clear out swarms of troops, enabling your troops to push through defenses more effectively. Additionally, spells like Freeze or Tornado can disrupt enemy defenses, giving your troops a better chance to deal damage. Understanding what spells dominate the meta and the synergies between those spells and other cards in your deck will help you make strategic and impactful spell plays.


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These spells have various benefits and utilities to your deck, and can be paired with a win condition to boost its performance or eliminate threats more efficiently.



Epikion | Building Synergy: Tombstone + Magic Archer


Placing Buildings On A Deck


Buildings can provide defensive advantages, control the flow of the game, and act as a distraction for enemy troops. When choosing buildings for your deck, consider their strategic placement and how they synergize with the rest of your cards. Defensive buildings like Inferno Tower or Tesla can help control enemy advances and protect your towers which pairs well with aggressive win conditions. Buildings like Mortar or X-Bow can act as win conditions and require careful placement to maximize their effectiveness. Additionally, buildings like Furnace or Goblin Hut can provide elixir advantages over time and support your troops in counterpushes which can become more annoying when paired with cards that bait spells. Understanding the possible synergies of buildings and other cards in your deck will allow you to create a well-rounded defense and apply strategic pressure on your opponents. Although there are some decks that do not mainly rely on buildings that have currently been released.


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Each building can excel depending on the currently dominating meta, accompanied by win conditions that complement how that building is usually played.



Epikion | Bad Synergy: Firecracker + Graveyard


Avoiding Cards That Do Not Work Well Together


While it's important to focus on building synergies between cards in your deck, it's equally crucial to avoid combinations that do not work well together or may have counterproductive effects. Some card combinations may lack synergy or have conflicting playstyles, leading to inefficiency and vulnerability in battles. For example, pairing Knight with Valkyrie might seem appealing due to their individual strengths, but both of them being slow-moving defensive tanks is too redundant and repetitive to actually serve a purpose for your offensive tactics, and is not impactful since both of these cards are not threatening enough as a win condition. Another example is combining Elixir Golem with Clone that may seem enticing for a massive elixir advantage, but the Clone?s ability to multiply the Elixir Golem actually leads to also multiplying the elixir the opponent can receive when your cards are neutralized. When building your deck, carefully consider the interactions and potential drawbacks of each card combination. Avoiding cards that do not complement each other or doesn?t serve a true purpose will help maintain a cohesive and effective gameplay strategy.


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Some of the examples showcase two cards that obstruct each other?s benefits, while others show repetitive inefficiencies when paired together.



There are many well-known synergies that have dominated the game.

Crusher's short clip has demonstrated some of the cards that synergize well:



OOfro's short clip has demonstrated some of the cards that naturally do not belong in one deck:




Remember, building around synergies is a continuous process of experimentation and refinement. Test your deck, make adjustments based on your experiences, and observe how different cards work together. Building a well-synergized deck takes time, experience, and deck-building websites, and it is always good to remember that a cohesive and viable deck allows all cards to work well together in various circumstances.