Guards

Best Guards Decks Right Now

Guards is in 3.4% of ranked decks right now. The strongest Guards deck is Graveyard Beatdown (Beatdown) with a 53.6% win rate over 3,905 battles in the last 7 days. Below are the top 20 Guards decks (updated October 20, 2026).

Ranked ·Last 7 days ·658,335 battles· updated 4h ago

3.4%
Usage: 49.8%
Win rate: 44,686
Battles

Top Guards decks

#1
Graveyard Beatdown
Beatdown+31%
4.0
Avg Elixir
53.5%
Win Rate
0.6%
Usage
3,905 battles in sample
4.0
Avg Elixir
53.5%
Win Rate
0.6%
Usage
#2
Boss Bandit Control
Control
4.1
Avg Elixir
66.7%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
108 battles in sample
4.1
Avg Elixir
66.7%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#3
Giant Beatdown
Beatdown-14%
3.9
Avg Elixir
54.6%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
1,290 battles in sample
3.9
Avg Elixir
54.6%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
#4
Graveyard Beatdown
Beatdown+20%
3.9
Avg Elixir
51.1%
Win Rate
0.3%
Usage
2,134 battles in sample
3.9
Avg Elixir
51.1%
Win Rate
0.3%
Usage
#5
Golem Beatdown
Beatdown+85%
3.9
Avg Elixir
49.6%
Win Rate
0.4%
Usage
2,618 battles in sample
3.9
Avg Elixir
49.6%
Win Rate
0.4%
Usage
#6
Hog Rider Bridge Spam
Bridge Spam+178%
3.8
Avg Elixir
60.3%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
174 battles in sample
3.8
Avg Elixir
60.3%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#7
Hog Rider Control
Control
3.6
Avg Elixir
59.6%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
198 battles in sample
3.6
Avg Elixir
59.6%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#8
Electro Giant Beatdown
Beatdown+240%
4.3
Avg Elixir
52.9%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
1,185 battles in sample
4.3
Avg Elixir
52.9%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
#9
Balloon Control
Control
3.4
Avg Elixir
61.7%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
107 battles in sample
3.4
Avg Elixir
61.7%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#10
Mortar Siege
Siege-8%
4.0
Avg Elixir
52.3%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
1,172 battles in sample
4.0
Avg Elixir
52.3%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
#11
Lava Hound Air Beatdown
Air Beatdown+1443%
4.3
Avg Elixir
63.4%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
71 battles in sample
4.3
Avg Elixir
63.4%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#12
Balloon Control
Control
4.0
Avg Elixir
57.9%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
171 battles in sample
4.0
Avg Elixir
57.9%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#13
Lava Hound Air Beatdown
Air Beatdown+1900%
4.1
Avg Elixir
59.8%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
92 battles in sample
4.1
Avg Elixir
59.8%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#14
Goblin Giant Beatdown
Beatdown+977%
3.8
Avg Elixir
50.1%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
1,042 battles in sample
3.8
Avg Elixir
50.1%
Win Rate
0.2%
Usage
#15
Graveyard Beatdown
Beatdown+1750%
3.9
Avg Elixir
58.2%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
122 battles in sample
3.9
Avg Elixir
58.2%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#16
Graveyard Control
Control+142%
3.5
Avg Elixir
53.5%
Win Rate
0.1%
Usage
398 battles in sample
3.5
Avg Elixir
53.5%
Win Rate
0.1%
Usage
#17
Lava Hound Air Beatdown
Air Beatdown
4.4
Avg Elixir
56.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
191 battles in sample
4.4
Avg Elixir
56.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#18
Balloon Bridge Spam
Bridge Spam
3.9
Avg Elixir
60.9%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
69 battles in sample
3.9
Avg Elixir
60.9%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#19
Graveyard Control
Control+243%
3.8
Avg Elixir
59.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
95 battles in sample
3.8
Avg Elixir
59.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
#20
Goblin Barrel Bait
Bait+105%
3.0
Avg Elixir
56.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage
175 battles in sample
3.0
Avg Elixir
56.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
Usage

Best cards with Guards

Arrows
in 57% of games
Bowler
in 56% of games
Graveyard
in 52% of games
Giant Snowball
in 50% of games
Giant
in 49% of games
Barbarian Barrel
in 36% of games

What counters Guards

Card vs card, last 30 days

Suspicious Bush
Guards wins 43.0%
Inferno Tower
Guards wins 43.7%
Rascals
Guards wins 44.0%
Skeleton Barrel
Guards wins 44.5%
Cannon Cart
Guards wins 45.1%
Mortar
Guards wins 45.2%

Guards is strong against

Card vs card, last 30 days

Mirror
Guards wins 56.3%
Boss Bandit
Guards wins 55.8%
Tesla
Guards wins 54.1%
X-Bow
Guards wins 53.6%
Goblin Drill
Guards wins 53.5%
Goblin Machine
Guards wins 53.5%

Guards card stats, levels and guides

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Guards deck?

Right now it is Graveyard Beatdown (Beatdown) with a 53.6% win rate over 3,905 battles in ranked play.

Is Guards good in the current meta?

Guards is in 3.4% of ranked decks and wins 49.8% of its battles (44,686 battles, the last 7 days). That is below an even 50%: it needs the right deck around it.

What counters Guards?

Over the last 30 days of ranked battles, Guards does worst against Suspicious Bush, Inferno Tower and Rascals.

What cards go well with Guards?

The cards most often played with Guards in top decks are Arrows, Bowler and Graveyard.