Best Clash Royale decks to counter Hog Rider

Hog Rider is one of the most popular ground cards in Clash Royale. It directly targets buildings allowing players to deal massive damage to the crown tower. So, it is often used by players in their multiplayer and tournament decks. This makes it important to understand the best counters for Hog Riders.

Players often use cards like Ice Golem, Valkyrie, Ice Spirit, Log, and Firecracker with Hog Riders. So, counter decks should be made in such a way that they can counter these troops too. Air army swarms or high damage cards like Mini Pekka are considered good counters.

In this article, we will explore the best decks to counter Hog Rider in Clash Royale.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's views.

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Best decks to counter Hog Rider in Clash Royale

1) Hog MK Bats

Hog MK Bats in Clash Royale (Image via SuperCell)

The Hog MK Bats deck contains the following cards:

• Wizard Evolution (This card costs 5 elixir)
• Zap Evolution (This card costs 2 elixir)
• Hog Rider (This card costs 4 elixir)
• Mega Knight (This card costs 7 elixir)
• Arrows (This card costs 3 elixir)
• Skeleton Army (This card costs 3 elixir)
• Inferno Tower (This card costs 5 elixir)
• Bats (This card costs 2 elixir)

Hog MK Bats is one of the most popular Clash Royale decks often used by mid arena players chasing trophies. This deck uses Inferno Tower as the main counter for the enemy's tanks and Hog Rider.

Army swarms like bats and the Skeleton Army are used as backup defenders in case the Inferno Tower is not available during the cycle. This deck focuses on using Hog Rider as the main attacker with Zap Evolution and Arrows to take down the enemy's army swarms.

Mega Knight and Wizard Evolution are used defensively to stop the enemy's push. They can also be used to start a counter with Mega Knight as an attacking tank.

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2) Giant EWiz Witch

Giant EWiz Witch in Clash Royale (Image via SuperCell)

The Giant EWiz Witch deck contains the following cards:

• Tesla Evolution (This card costs 4 elixir)
• Valkyrie Evolution (This card costs 4 elixir)
• Mini Pekka (This card costs 4 elixir)
• Giant (This card costs 5 elixir)
• Arrows (This card costs 3 elixir)
• Electro Wizard (This card costs 4 elixir)
• Witch (This card costs 5 elixir)
• Fireball (This card costs 4 elixir)

Giant EWiz Witch is another powerful deck that can even be used by lower level players to maximum battles. This deck focuses on using the Giant as a tank with Electro Wizard as an attacker. Spells like Arrows and Fireball are used both offensively and defensively depending on the situation.

Mini Pekka and Tesla Evolution are used to counter Hog Rider. Tesla Evolution will attract Hog Rider and can easily take it down. Mini Pekka is a high damage attacker who can easily take down mini tanks and attackers.

Witch and Valkyrie are used defensively to take down both air and ground troops. They can stop the enemy's push and a counter push can be started initiated with Valkyrie as a mid tank and Witch as an attacker.

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3) Hog GS EWiz

Hog GS EWiz in Clash Royale (Image via SuperCell)

The Hog GS EWiz deck contains the following cards:

• Bats Evolution (This card costs 2 elixir)
• Zap (This card costs 2 elixir)
• Hog Rider (This card costs 4 elixir)
• Giant Skeleton (This card costs 6 elixir)
• Arrows (This card costs 3 elixir)
• Skeleton Army (This card costs 3 elixir)
• Cannon (This card costs 3 elixir)
• Electro Wizard (This card costs 4 elixir)

Hog GS EWiz is one of the best decks in Clash Royale. This battle deck focuses on using multiple attackers in the form of Giant Skeleton, Electro Wizard, and Hog Rider. Cannon is used to take down the enemy's Hog Rider.

Zap and Arrows are used to take down army swarms like Minion Horde, Goblin Gang, and Skeleton Army. Bats Evolution and Skeleton Army are used defensively to take down mid tanks and stop the enemy's counter push.

Giant Skeleton is used from one lane with Electro Wizard while Hog Rider is used from the other lane to take down the crown towers.

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