Legendary cards are the best cards in Clash Royale and today we are going to rank the best legendary cards in Clash Royale 1-12! I’ve done this post before where there were only 10 legendary cards which you can view here. Lets start the new 2017 rankings!
How the Legendary Cards are Ranked
When ranking these cards we put a lot of thought and effort into what makes the best legendary card the best. We are considering a variety of different ways to rank which are order in importance as follows:
- Versatility
- Cost/Damage Ratio (is the card worth it?)
- Strength on defense and offense
So now that you know what we are judging on, lets go ahead and get into the rankings, starting with number 12!
Legendary Card Rankings
#12- Sparky
What else would be at the bottom of this list but sparky? Sparky is BY FAR the worst legendary, being almost impossible to use well. The problem with sparky is that too many units in Clash Royale are able to reset it, making it extremely hard to get a shot off, let alone a shot off on the tower. Sparky needs a major rework in order to be viable in this game again.
#11- Inferno Dragon
Similarly to sparky, the inferno dragon is bad because so many units are able to reset it now. The inferno dragon is a step above sparky though, working pretty well with LavaLoonion decks. If you can get the inferno dragon to lock onto the tower, that tower will be gone in a matter of seconds! Dangerous card, but it’s a bit too easy to counter.
#10- Lumberjack
Quite honestly, the lumberjack isn’t that bad of a card, but compared to other legendary cards, he isn’t the greatest. The main problem with the lumberjack is that he isn’t legendary enough! There are other cards like the mini-P.E.K.K.A. and knight that can do what he does and they are only rare and common cards.
#9- Ice Wizard
Despite ranking 9th out of the legendary cards, the ice wizard is pretty good! He is a great support card, slowing all units down that try to intercept your push. The reason why the ice wizard hasn’t become super OP is that he doesn’t do a lot of damage as his slowing aspect is his sealing point when in use.
#8- Lava Hound
The lava hound certainly ranks as one of the best tanks in Clash Royale. However, these are the legendary card rankings and competition is stiff! The hound offers a lot of value, especially when it pops and spawns a bunch of lava pups which can do crazy amounts of damage. This is a really good card if you like slow moving decks.
#7- Princess
The princess is the only card in Clash Royale that can’t be shot by an arena tower and it certainly makes her powerful. Despite having the log be one of the most popular cards in the game, the princess is great, both on defense and offense. Being able to splash down units makes her great against zap bait decks, but also makes her great to pair with tanks to take down swarm units.
#6- Bandit
As recently as a few weeks ago, the bandit would have ranked in the bottom three of this list. But, ever since the most recent balance changes, the bandit has been a great card! She is kind of like a smaller prince, but her selling point is that she is invincible during her charge! Put this in quick cycle decks and you’ve got an awesome card!
#5- Miner
The miner is the only one of the 5 original legendary cards to rank within the top 5. The miner certainly owns his spot though, being the cheapest tank card in Clash Royale. This legendary card specializes in quick chip pushes and is one of the primary counters to the elixir collector for a huge elixir trade.
#4- Night Witch
I bet most of you thought that the night witch would be coming in at number one, but the night witch is a bit too easy to counter to fill in our number 1 spot. However, the night witch is still a GREAT card, being one of the best support cards in Clash Royale. She is perfect for support since she does ground damage while her bats focus on the air troops.
#3- Graveyard
Graveyard is very, very, very strong, but not OP! While its not impossible to counter the graveyard, with the right spells, the graveyard becomes an almost perfect damage dealer. Usually, combined with a tank, the skeletons can amount fast, being able to take out a tower within just a few seconds.
#2- Log
The log is probably the most popular spell in Clash Royale and it certainly should be! With the popularity of the princess, it is nice to have a quick, direct counter to her. Not only does it counter the princess, but it is also perfect against skeleton army, dart goblin, or goblin gang. Even on defense, the log shines, being able to push back hordes of troops.
#1- Electro Wizard
And our number one legendary card and probably number one card in Clash Royale is the electro wizard! Zap is one of the best cards in the game and the electro wizard shoots zaps! Another great support card, the electro wizard can be paired with literally any tank and succeed, mostly due to his two shot ability and power to shut down inferno dragon and tower.
So that is going to wrap it up for our legendary card rankings for June of 2017! Check out our other rankings of the other rarities of cards elsewhere on the site. Thanks for reading and comment below what you think of the rankings!
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I did some search on the E-Wiz, and I was shocked to hear a lot of people HATES the Electro Wizard
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Yeah, he’s definitely not a favored card
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Do you think Night Witch is still better than Lumberjack?
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Yeah, I’d say she has a slight edge in the current meta.
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I had enough of Sparky.
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Sparky is kinda annoying now, especially paired with PEKKA or Hog Rider
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It has gotten a lot better!
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My least favorite legendary is the Lava Hound
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Same I don’t like it at all!
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I’d say E-Wiz is now tied with the Miner now and Night Witch is tied with the new and improved Inferno Dragon
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Personally I think top 3 are log, e-wiz, and bandit.
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I still think Night Witch is very good, for me she’s a bit better than inferno dragon, but Inferno Dragon is still very strong
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For me, before bandit was buffed, I think she’s way worse than inferno dragon
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Bandit wasn’t great before but now she is!
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She’s the best legendary now
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Debatable… I’ll probably come out with a new ranking soon!
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Do you think lumberjack is better than the 2 elixir rage?
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100%!
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Honestly it’s very difficult to decide which legendary is the worst now, Sparky doesn’t deserve to be last after the change, Ice Wiz And Lava Hound are really good at specific decks, Princess is a great defence and Log Bait, Graveyard after the rework is deadly,E-Wiz and Night Witch are still very good, Lumberjack is a powerful support and offence, Inferno Dragon is a deadly defence and of course no way bandit, miner, Log and Mega Knight Are the worst
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That is good because legendaries are supposed to all have good uses! I’d still say sparky at the bottom though
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I’d say she’s tied with ice wizard and lava hound
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I’d say she’s about equal with the ice wizard but definitely above the lava hound.
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I don’t know if ice Wizard will be back since e-wiz was nerfed
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Ice wizard is still a decent support card
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Sparky is not bad now! Good to see her being buffed
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With Night Witch and E-Wiz being nerfed, I think currently the best legendaries are Bandit, Miner and Mega Knight
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Personally I think bandit, e-wiz and log
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I’m actually surprised that the August update didn’t affect the bandit and Inferno Dragon at all! They synergies very amazing with Night Witch, Battle Ram. Then Night Witch and the battle ram was nerfed, yet Bandit is still OP ! Probably because someone took over the battle ram ! Inferno Dragon is yet still popular, a great card to save your win conditions against PEKKA.
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True, inferno dragon and bandit have been on the rise lately!
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I Don’t like the lava hound at all, since I am a lavaloonion hater, I’m grateful that Inferno Dragon and Electro Wizard hard counters the push, and these 2 are probably one of the best legendaries now.
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Yeah, especially the electro-wizard. Lava hound is too easily countered, it needs to do high death damage like the golem.
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Yeah, I still want lava hound to be buffed even if i hate lava loon, but of course, nerf the balloon
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Hahah, I don’t have any problems with the balloon!
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I have a huge problem before I used E-Wiz, now, it got better, BUT I STILL HATE IT! Probably it’s because there’s a card behind the Balloon…. and behind all of this…..
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Hahaha, that is true, e-wiz is a great counter to the balloon!
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But there’s a card behind , which kills my E-Wiz and the balloon kills my tower. Supercell, WHY DID YOU BUFFED THE LIGHTNING???
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Lightning was a good buff! Rocket had it beat everywhere!
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My Re-Rank
13. Sparky
12. Lava Hound
11. Ice Wizard (He’s still underused surprising)
10. Graveyard (Ice Wizard and Dark Prince buff……)
9. Princess
8. Night Witch (Still good honestly)
7. Inferno Dragon
6. Mega Knight (Let’s just put him here first, he’s not that OP, and he’s just here for a week)
5. Lumberjack
4. Log
3. Miner
2. Bandit
1. E-Wiz
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For the most part, I completely agree with your rankings! I think mega knight should definitely be top 3 though, as his win rates suggest, but you are right on with bandit and e-wiz the top.
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I think ice wizard should be 2nd to last place. He can’t 1 shot skeletons and E-Wiz outshines him, he’s really getting useless
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The slowing effect is critical though!
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Not really, E wiz’s stun is more critical as it can reset charge
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I remember everyone used to hate Sparky for some reason
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It used to be SO good when it first came out, then players started to figure out how to counter it.
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And that’s why she’s the worst legendary, too easy to counter
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But I don’t think it’s necessary to HATE her
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Lumberjack’s rage is very useful in 2v2, the supports will go frenzy and I think he deserves to be at least 6th
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Yeah rage is very nice in 2v2, but these rankings aren’t really judged on 2v2 since it is rare for it to occur (after the month of 2v2)
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He’s still reliable on Golem decks and Elite Barbarians decks too!
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STLCardinalFan2, how do you think about the Log when it was first released? I thought: “HA HA HA HA HA! Seriously Supercell? Even Lava Hound (The worst legendary before Log was released) is WAY better “
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ME TOO! The log was SO bad when it first came out; I ranted about it really hard.
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Until supercell allow it to pushback, I think “Hmmmm, not bad, Log is pretty decent, but still nowhere near zap.” After Log’s final buff, I thought, “OMG! Log’s a perfect replacement for poison (Which was brutally nerfed), it’s as good as the zap!” Then a week later I got the Log
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Yeah, the pushback for all troops helped it a lot!
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But Supercell must STOP nerfing it
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I know, I think it is good how it is right now!
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i feel very sorry for the ice wiz
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Used to be the pinnacle of cards 😥
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Ice Wizard is the 2nd worst legendary nowadays for me, Inferno Dragon and Bandit now works well on spamming so I think they deserve to be higher
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Yeah, that inferno dragon, bandit, night witch spam deck is really on the rise.
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“The log is probably the most popular spell in Clash Royale and it certainly should be! ” What about Zap?
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Nope, right now log holds a slight edge over zap in use!
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“The princess is the only card in Clash Royale that can’t be shot by an arena tower and it certainly makes her powerful.” Ahem, X-Bow and Mortar
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Well, those are both buildings; princess is the only troop!
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you said card, not troop though!
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Should trash can on wheels be kicked out from the game?
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Hey, at least sparky is way better than clone
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So the last place out of all rarity is mortar, bomb tower, clone and sparky, in my opinion the best out of the 4 is Mortar, while the worst is the definitely clone
In the 1st place out of all rarity however is the Zap, hog rider, Golem and E Wiz, the best out of the 4 is definitely Zap, while the worst out of the 4 is…….. not really sure as they’re all great cards
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This is my ranking
12 sparky
11 ice wizard
10 inferno dragon
9 lava hound
8 princess
6 Lumberjack and bandit (tied)
5 Log
4 E wiz
3 Cancer witch (I hate her so much)
2 Graveyard
1 miner
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Log that low??
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Yup, Log isn’t all that good, especially it suffered a lot of nerfs and when night witch came, it hurts as it can only hit her, not her bats, and log’s damage isn’t high. Versatile, but not as versatile as the Zap, as it can hit air, the bats is coming soon so zap will be even stronger
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Very true! Bats are an indirect buff to zap.
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And a indirect nerf for the Log
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And prediction Log won’t always work
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I disagree with the inferno dragon, since the last update inferno dragon became a very good card, just like the bandit. I mean c’mon his retargeting is like INSTANT nowadays,
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Yeah, I agree the inferno dragon is A LOT better. But it still can’t beat out a lot of the cards on this list!
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It can beat out ice wizard
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People said that lumberjack is better than mini PEKKA nowadays, and he’s more popular according to stats royale
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I probably agree with that but its close!
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Perfect list! I agree with all the rankings.
You said that miner is the “cheapest tank card in Clash Royale”. Does the ice golem count as a tank? Also, knight is tied with miner in cost. Miner is a worse tank than knight, in my opinion. However, due to the way that miner can be used, it is a better card overall compared to the knight.
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Glad to hear it! And you are right, the ice golem is cheaper 😉
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