Ranking ALL 122 Cards in Clash Royale from WORST to BEST!

Storyline / Context

Clash Royale doesn’t have a single linear “story” in the subtitles—this video is more of a meta ranking challenge. The creator explains they rank all 122 cards by how they perform in Ranked and Ultimate Champion modes, plus their own high-level experience (top 100 finalist).

They also criticize some stat distortions—especially Trophy Road, where players can grind and beat levels easily, skewing results.

Gameplay Highlights & Card Evaluation Themes

Across the ranking, the creator repeatedly evaluates cards using:

• Win condition quality: can it reliably win, not just “sometimes”?
• Elixir efficiency: value vs. cost; whether it forces awkward trades
• Defensive usefulness: does it stop pushes consistently?
• Meta fit / deck presence: whether the card is actually used in real decks
• Dependence on Evolution/hero versions: many “bad” cards are only good in EVO form
• Counterability: how easily opponents can shut it down

Key Strategies / Tips Mentioned

• Trophy Road stats are misleading: trophy grinding makes results less reliable than Ranked/Ultimate Champion.
• Hard-countered cards are functionally low value: even if they have niche interactions, if they’re shut down easily, they’re not dependable.
• Many weak cards rely on EVO/hero forms: if the creator can’t justify the base card without EVO, it ranks low.
• Win conditions depend on defense and lane control more than raw damage:
  • If a unit is easily stopped, it can’t be trusted as a win condition.
  • If it can’t defend long enough to get value, it drops in ranking.
• Spell and building synergy is emphasized:
  • Some cards only make sense when paired with specific supporting components (e.g., DPS + buildings + spells to cover weaknesses).
• Avoid over-reliance on “do-it-all” cards:
  • The creator prefers either big spells or focused utilities, rather than “slightly useful at everything,” when consistency is the issue.

Notable “Worst to Low Tier” Judgments (from what’s shown)

The video repeatedly calls out cards as extremely low value because they:

• are “objectively” useless without Evolution
• are easily countered
• or provide insufficient damage/utility for their elixir cost

Examples mentioned:

• Mirror: basically never worth it; easy to counter; doesn’t add enough compared to playing something else.
• Goblin Machine: too little impact / “rocket value” for cost.
• Barbarians / Barbut-style building: needs EVO/extra improvement to justify cost; otherwise too limiting.
• Rune Giant / Giant Goblin / Goblin Giant variants: described as failing to deal damage and/or being too fragile/useless.
• Archer Queen’s “normal archers” equivalent complaints: base versions labeled poor unless EVO.
• Witch / Wizard-type comparisons: expensive AoE without enough payoff (“not worth cost” arguments).
• Executioner (regular): not strong enough without Evolution to stop threats efficiently.
• Goblin Hut: cited with very low usage and win rate; not worth facing compared to better buildings.
• Goblin Barrel (basic): “easiest win condition to counter”; EVO is where value comes from.
• Oven (regular): nerfed into “dead”; EVO is still “decent.”
• Minion Horde (general): not meta-reliable; not worth slotting often.
• Evo-reliant cards throughout: several units are judged harshly if their base form lacks impact.

Notable Mid to Upper Tier Highlights (from what’s shown)

As the list moves upward, the creator highlights cards they find consistent, efficient, hard to answer, or meta-defining.

Examples mentioned:

• Tesla: one of the best buildings (especially due to EVO stun); base is still strong and versatile.
• P.E.K.K.A.: viable and good vs high-HP targets; strong into certain bridge-spam lines.
• Lumberjack (even without EVO): hard to remove; Fury/attack value makes it solid.
• Musketeer: “middle of the table”—does a lot reliably, nothing extreme.
• Archer Queen: consistently valuable; ability + stats make her a strong 5-elixir option.
• Rage / Lightning / Fireball: top-tier spells discussed as game-changers:
  • Rage: huge attack-speed swing.
  • Lightning: best big-spell category (radius + difficult-to-block).
  • Fireball: “literally does everything” (tower damage + utility vs most things).
• Cannon: praised as comprehensive, affordable, great into win conditions; “best building” opinion.
• Tornado: extremely versatile via defensive repositioning and offensive line-up potential.
• Poison: still one of the best control spells even if less common than instant-damage options.
• Sparky: fun/viable but “swingy” value.
• Royal Giant / Hog Rider / Balloon / Golem:
  • Royal Giant: strong/annoying; ranked among top win conditions.
  • Hog Rider: called “ridiculously broken” and in need of nerfs.
  • Balloon: very complete and hard to stop.
  • Golem: strong, easy to play, multiple viable variants.

Standout Overpowered / “Top” Mentions

The creator also highlights cards they consider especially oppressive:

• The Graveyard: described as “ridiculous,” with comparisons to Balloon matching up differently due to flying/counters.
• Zappies: extremely high usage with strong win rate; framed as broken spell-bait/tempo.
• Rascals: oppressive defense/offense pressure; counters lines and multiple matchups.
• Cannon Wagon: called the highest-rated card in the video; described as oppressive with insane DPS and strong overall stats (including in Ultimate Champion).

Featured Gamers / Sources

• No other named gamers or external sources are mentioned directly as people, teams, or co-creators.
• Stat source referenced: RoyaleAPI (used for stat/usage discussion, though EVO/hero visibility on stat pages is noted as incomplete).