Best Arena 9 Decks in Clast Royale

Clash Royale has over 120 cards that you can unlock as you play. The game uses an arena system, and players move up to new arenas by earning trophies. Every new arena gives you new cards to try out. For example, Arena 7 unlocks cards like the Royal Giant, Balloon, and Prince.

Once Clash Royale fans get past Frozen Peak, they will reach Arena 9. At this point, the deck you used in Arena 8 might not work as well anymore because you’ll have a bunch of new cards to choose from. This guide features some of the best Clash Royale Arena 9 decks to help you crush your battles.

Updated on Jan 09, 2026, by Umama Ali: Building decks for Arena 9 can feel overwhelming, especially since players unlock many win conditions and support cards at this stage. On top of that, Clash Royale keeps adding new cards and evolutions, which means some older decks may not work as well anymore. To help with that, we’ve updated this guide with more decks, so you can find something that still performs well in the current meta.

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Clash Royale Arena 9 Cards (Jungle Arena)

Arena 9 in Clash Royale, also called the Jungle Arena, unlocks once you reach 2,600 trophies. When you get here, you’ll unlock some powerful new cards like Dart Goblin, Skeleton Barrel, Goblin Gang, Barbarian Hut, Berserker, Barbarian Barrel, Poison, Rune Giant, and Goblin Giant.

Berserker

Berserker is a common card that costs just two elixir. She’s a ground melee troop, so she only hits ground units, but she’s really good for her cost. She can deal with swarms and also handle medium HP troops pretty well, which is why she fits nicely into some decks.

Skeleton Barrel

Skeleton Barrel has become a strong win condition since its evolution was added. It flies toward buildings like a Balloon, and when it reaches one or gets destroyed, it drops seven Skeletons and deals a bit of area damage. If your opponent doesn’t stop it in time, those Skeletons can cause a lot of trouble.

Goblin Gang

Goblin Gang is one of the most popular cards in Clash Royale, and for good reason. It spawns six Goblins at once, three with knives and three with spears. This makes it great for stopping hard hitters, and the spear Goblins can also deal with air units.

Barbarian Hut

Barbarian Hut has been one of the weakest cards for a long time. It works like Goblin Hut, but instead of Goblins, it spawns Barbarians. The problem is that Barbarians are easy to counter, it takes a long time to spawn them, and it costs six elixir. Because of all that, most players avoid using it, and it badly needs a buff to become useful.

Dart Goblin

Dart Goblin is a really annoying card to deal with if left unchecked. He can hit both ground and air troops and shoots very fast. That’s why he’s a favorite in bait decks. If you have his evolution, he becomes even better since his darts also apply poison.

Barbarian Barrel

Barbarian Barrel has become more popular lately, especially after Evo Witch and Evo Furnace because it can counter both of them. It rolls forward, damages troops in its path, and then spawns a Barbarian. It works a lot like The Log, but the Barbarian is a big plus, which is why more players are using it now.

Poison

Poison is a strong spell that slowly damages everything inside its area for eight seconds. It costs four elixir and also slightly slows down enemy troops.

Poison works really well in Miner and Goblin Drill decks, where you use it on the tower to protect your win conditions from swarms. It can fully counter cards like Musketeer, Electro Wizard, Mother Witch, and Little Prince if they stay inside the spell.

Rune Giant

Rune Giant is a win condition that attacks towers and buildings, but its special ability is what makes it different. Every third hit, it buffs the two closest troops around it. When it first came out, it was everywhere and felt pretty broken. After a few nerfs, though, it’s not as strong anymore.

Goblin Giant

Goblin Giant is another win condition unlocked in Clash Royale’s Arena 9. He works like a normal Giant but carries two Spear Goblins on his back. These Spear Goblins can counter small troops like Bats and Skeletons. With spells like Zap or Rage, they can also handle Minions and Goblin Gang. When Goblin Giant dies, the Spear Goblins stay on the field, which gives the player some extra value.

Best Clash Royale Arena 9 Decks (Jungle Arena Decks)

Here are some of the best decks Clash Royale players can use after they reach Arena 9.

Valkyrie Bait 2.6

Log Bait is one of the most popular decks in Clash Royale (and also one of the most annoying to face). It’s full of cheap cards, with an average elixir cost of just 2.6.

This version is a little different from the regular Log Bait because, in Arena 9, you don’t have The Log or Princess unlocked yet. Instead of Princess, we are using Spear Goblins. And instead of The Log, we have the Giant Snowball.

The Giant Snowball clears swarms, slows enemies, and can even hit flying troops (something The Log can’t do). If you want to make the deck even cheaper, you can replace the Inferno Tower with the Cannon.

Goblin Giant Double Prince Deck

The Goblin Giant Double Prince deck is a real powerhouse in Arena 9. Your main goal is to push with the Goblin Giant, and behind him, both the Prince and Dark Prince add serious pressure.

Fireball and Zap handle swarms or medium HP troops. Goblin Gang and Spear Goblins give you extra defense, though you can swap Spear Goblins for Ice Spirit if you want a slightly cheaper deck.

Goblin Giant Goblin Hut Deck

Like in the previous deck, the Goblin Giant is your main damage dealer here. The newly reworked Goblin Hut, along with the Musketeer and Knight, can stop pretty much every push. For spells, we have Poison and Barbarian Barrel.

Hog Knight Muski 2.8 Deck

This deck is very similar to the classic Hog 2.6. You get the usual Hog Rider, Musketeer, Fireball, Cannon, Ice Spirit, and Skeletons, which already cover most situations.

The main change is using Knight and Zap. Knight is one of those cards that always works. It can defend almost anything and also tank for your Hog Rider when you go on offense.

Hog Archers Mini Pekka Deck

This deck looks simple, but it’s actually really strong. Archers and Dart Goblin give you good air defense, while Mini Pekka is there to stop big tanks like Giants. Guards help a lot against heavy hitters like PEKKA and Prince.

For spells, Fireball and Zap work great in this deck, though you can swap Fireball for Poison if you want. I personally like Fireball more because it helps take care of buildings that enemies use to stop your Hog Rider.

Systems

Released

March 2, 2016

Engine

Unity

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer