Why Is Hog Rider So Balanced In Clash Royale?

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5 ай бұрын

The Hog Rider has only received 3 balance changes in Clash Royale history, which is hardly any for a Day 1 card. Despite the lack of changes, it's in a pretty healthy spot, as it almost always has been. This is very rare, even for balanced cards. This video will go over the meta shifts and history that has allowed the hog rider to stay relevant and healthy for six years without a change.
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@fl4re163 5 ай бұрын

The history of hog is basically like "Oh shit a new card is broken, throw it in a hog deck"

@imalegendofsomething6838 5 ай бұрын

He needs a nerf. He’s too fast and in many situations does a hit.

@yaboifle 5 ай бұрын

@@imalegendofsomething6838that’s a skill issue

@Sans_The_Skeleton 5 ай бұрын

@@imalegendofsomething6838L skill issue

@rogermrogerm 5 ай бұрын

@@imalegendofsomething6838You’re just bad. It gets countered so easily but if you don’t have the right cards or don’t know the right placements it’s a bit tough to counter.

@splur1239 5 ай бұрын

@@rogermrogerm Shut up he's just saying his own oppinion and you might disagree, but that doesn't mean you have to "prove" that he is wrong. Just say something like "I think it's pretty easy to counter" instead. Why does everybody on the internet feel like they need to prove that their opinion is the right one? smh

@jamesflameson 5 ай бұрын

It's worth mentioning that with the release of Little Prince people have started substituting the musketeer to make a Hog 2.5 deck.

@historyhub9211 5 ай бұрын

Only time will tell if that replacement will last.

@The1andOnlyDuck 2 ай бұрын

Also giving a 3 card cycle if you have little prince on the field

@supremerage3328 2 ай бұрын

It didn't because most people don't have a maxed out prince

@bigfloridapimp Ай бұрын

Does it actually count as 2.5 technically though? More like 2.8 since you pay 3 elixir for the guardian

@kidabear782 Ай бұрын

@@bigfloridapimp you're not forced to use the guardian to cycle lol, infact due to the way champions work it's easier to cycle with them

@danielsolyarikov7908 5 ай бұрын

I remember the sale that allowed you to get 300 of them for only £2. Truly the moment of all the Clash Royale history

@Ananas-280 Ай бұрын

I know what you talking about 😂😂

@humanfrommars882 Ай бұрын

300 BLACK MEN FOR ONLY 2 POUNDS! YES SIR

@alptugraakan7490 5 күн бұрын

@@humanfrommars882 truly a crusher 21 moment

@Diveraaa 5 ай бұрын

Hogrider is actually a W card, it's easy to counter if it's not on the tower yet. BUT if it is connected on the tower it's hard to kill

@army1057 5 ай бұрын

Me with tombstone and tornado in the deck be chilling at the back

@emanuel4570 5 ай бұрын

counting with pekka or mini pekka is so hard . and using a building is a free earthquake that damages the tower. 1 or 2 single hits of hog rider are rentable and its a only 4 elixir card, so most hog riders decks are almost just the hog rider doing damage and the rest of cards defending the cheapest way posible. i hate those stall decks

@army1057 5 ай бұрын

@@emanuel4570 skill issue

@emanuel4570 5 ай бұрын

@@army1057most hog riders decks have no skill , they always throw the hog rider alone or with a spell or circle card. stall is no skill

@fildafernandes4366 5 ай бұрын

@@emanuel4570skill issue

@gabriel_0260 5 ай бұрын

You should make a video about the skeleton troop and how it is balanced even inside a lot of cards

@vctmmhendra 5 ай бұрын

it the same reason as the original trio skeleton we love and hate... they counter-able by 70% of card but counter hog and defense oriented troops to some extent... that if you have hog you must have counter to skeleton or goblin or spirit it just it is and it the standard to use hog ....

@cannoncartthecommenter8871 5 ай бұрын

Skeletons are not balanced in the Skeletons card. For 1 elixir, you can counter tons of unsupported but much more expensive units, even Baby Dragon. In general, they easily distract stuff better than any spirit. Their overall dps is actually nuts for the cost, and using any spell to kill them, even predicting, is a negative trade. On top of this, they're great for cycling and in general I see them way too much and they're so stupidly boring. They're basically impossible to nerf because of the balanced cards that have the troop in them. Reducing the count to 2 would be make it too weak.

@jacksonwesel4670 5 ай бұрын

Is the solution to remove the card from the game? Like, what would be ideal?@@cannoncartthecommenter8871

@ryanamburgy2791 5 ай бұрын

@@cannoncartthecommenter8871skeletons are balanced. All 1 elixir cards are very versatile

@xtra_1807 5 ай бұрын

@@cannoncartthecommenter8871greatest take ever

@biguzivertt 5 ай бұрын

my issue with big rider is the enormous amount of support troops that they have released over the years that make hog so frustrating. this last summer was the worst if ur with evo firecracker taking 0skill

@1Kai11 5 ай бұрын

Yeah that was crazy… I’m a former hogquake player but I never got the evo… but the challenges and gameplay was insane

@vctmmhendra 5 ай бұрын

welp that life mate i also sick to see log bait with hog, miner hog, ice golem hog, and some crazy hog ice wiz because ice wiz make hog almost useless when i use bait....

@gilwaa 5 ай бұрын

Evo cracker nowadays isn’t that hard to counter

@pug8714 Ай бұрын

This is the only game where ive seen people complain about skill so much

@lavalampa2020 Ай бұрын

@@pug8714cause mfs with hog rider dont wanna admit how op the fckin card is but when they lose its them having no skill

@notthisguy_71 5 ай бұрын

Gratz never fails to fill my kids with joy

@Hanter_fr 5 ай бұрын

💀

@WakandaMan99 5 ай бұрын

@bear6901 5 ай бұрын

Bro no please

@destroyerswin8537 4 ай бұрын

he never fails in giving happiness to kids

@dimsthedimwit600 4 ай бұрын

💀

@IsTheMeep 5 ай бұрын

The main problem with hog is that the only way to easily counter Hog is with a building, which Cr doesn’t really like buildings. If you don’t use buildings the odds are going to get at least one hog hit for each hog rider, unless you have perfect placement or spend too much elixir (assuming there is nothing with the hog)

@deadgunner3625 3 ай бұрын

So run a building, they’re essential in mid/top ladder for Royal giants even

@thomasdevlin5825 3 ай бұрын

My problem is that you *have* to use a building in order to effectively counter him, same problem with the ram rider except that card is even more aids. If your defense card is out of rotation your only option is to deal so much damage at once that the hog rider dies instantly, which becomes more complicated if the other guy does something like shield him with something that you have to deal with before the hog rider

@ItsMagician_ 2 ай бұрын

You can counter hog with a mini pekka, or any card with a snowball, or a tornado or a building, it is so easy to counter

@Star-um9cz Ай бұрын

@@ItsMagician_You have to react fast to the rider, your cards take time to deploy as well (aside from tornado) Most of the time you’re eating a hammer swing

@ItsMagician_ Ай бұрын

@@Star-um9cz bro it is so easy i can counter him every time without a building, if you are good enough it will be so rare to get a hit from a hog rider

@jackmeikle8017 5 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say at 25:20 the firecracker “buff” was actually a nerf, increasing its first attack speed. There was a weird interaction where it would occasionally get a hit at 1HP and sometime wouldn’t. So that random chance was eliminated

@0broop0 5 ай бұрын

That 1hp hit was very useful, firecracker decks activated king tower anyway so it was just potential for free damage

@ParkorStillIsPirate-ev3sk 4 ай бұрын

I found your channel cause my kids recommend this channel to me and they say they love your work. My kids say you fill them with joy glad they enjoy your channel

@ParkorStillIsPirate-ev3sk 4 ай бұрын

@@Kelvin_Rey lmao

@1-NeO-1 3 ай бұрын

Why is there so many comments like this? Can some1 explain?

@massimosk8 26 күн бұрын

@@1-NeO-1I would say these are bot comments

@CoringavsDuendeVerde 4 күн бұрын

No...@@massimosk8

@AlessandroPioltelli 5 ай бұрын

I’m interested in a video on the Elixir golem Although it’s pretty new, it’s been changed and reworked a bunch I also wouldn’t mind one on mortar!

@3br1ce7 5 ай бұрын

its doesnt deserve one 😤

@AlessandroPioltelli 5 ай бұрын

@@3br1ce7 😂 agreed tbh

@Testiclopps 5 ай бұрын

i reckon elixir golem should be 4 elixir instead of 3 especially because the elixir it drops adds up to 4

@Greggorto 4 ай бұрын

@@Testicloppsliterally any amount larger than 3 would be better lmao

@thenohacksandmoneyspending2210 2 ай бұрын

@@3br1ce7welp! I have some news for you

@gabrielrangel956 5 ай бұрын

Hog Rider is like the Knight, it's a "1" of the balancing system, everything is balanced around it

@azophi 5 ай бұрын

Until they released knight evolution, which made it broken 😢

@bruh_bruh_the_bruhest_bruh 4 ай бұрын

that's the definition of broken

@Sillimant_ 4 ай бұрын

@@bruh_bruh_the_bruhest_bruh that's like saying tf2's stock weapons are broken because they're the calibration for the other weapons. you should be laughed out of the room

@cd7677 3 ай бұрын

@@Sillimant_ i think hes talking about evos, which is more as if the minigun ubered yourself

@thegoldenbucketstudios9896 Ай бұрын

Built in medigun every 3rd death

@kuroshiba1903 5 ай бұрын

I still use my 2017 Hog Rider deck every now and then when I hop back into the game. It looks exactly like a deck made by a 14 year old would look like, 4 legendaries with no sinergy and a Bowler to counter hut decks.

@jalan5368 5 ай бұрын

Arena?

@sailakakap1032 5 ай бұрын

can you spill your deck please

@kuroshiba1903 5 ай бұрын

@@jalan5368 Can't remember, I think I haven't changed the deck since 3k trophies, that's midladder nowadays right?

@kuroshiba1903 5 ай бұрын

@@sailakakap1032 iirc it's Hog Rider, Lumberjack, Ice Wizard, Princess, Bandit, Zap, Bowler and (can't remember the last card)

@grandre3464 5 ай бұрын

@@kuroshiba1903I’m pretty sure midladder is considered to be around 5000 trophies but I’m not sure

@gaidencastro9706 5 ай бұрын

Skarmy has to have one of the crazier balance histories.

@hareks5 5 ай бұрын

Your videos are so relaxing, i love them

@mjuy15 5 ай бұрын

Gratz, gotta say I found your channel recently and it has become one of my favorites. Despite CR not being as popular, your videos draw me in and keep me interested. The research, editing, and story telling is amazing. Keep it up!!!

@princemannic 5 ай бұрын

Right as I came back around to your channel you drop another vid we love to see it

@A.mcg. 5 ай бұрын

It's simply just the definition of a win condition. It attacks buildings and is a ground troop with no real special quirks. So it's insanely easy to use in any deck and to also be countered, its like a 'rock paper scissors' card if you get me so thats why it will always be balanced.

@asrieldreemurr5298 5 ай бұрын

i am so happy to see the history of the hog rider! i was so curious about it!

@federico8744 5 ай бұрын

Still waiting for the clone spell history Nice vid like always btw

@That-One-Spy-Main 5 ай бұрын

Finally a video on the hog rider One of the most interesting cards in the game overall

@lucasrubi0_0 5 ай бұрын

Makes the history of Zap too, it was previously considered one of the most broken cards and there was also a lot of balancing changes on the card

@rytex7382 5 ай бұрын

He did that already in the log video

@hadeed4534 5 ай бұрын

he covers it in the log vid

@lucasrubi0_0 5 ай бұрын

@@rytex7382I know, but it was only at the beginning of the zap (despite being the main part) and after the nerfs, the log dominated and the zap was below, he could talk about the zap in recent years and explain how the more specific zap was and show the most used decks with zap

@IB21066 4 ай бұрын

I feel like he has already mentioned about zap in many videos so it doesnt really make sense to make a seperate vid

@harsh1784 4 ай бұрын

Zap needs to kill goblins

@Canodiablo 5 ай бұрын

Its always a good day when Gratz upload

@homebredprune9980 5 ай бұрын

a video with tornado and all the troops that pair so well with it and tower activation would be cool

@mellow6268 5 ай бұрын

Hog is really interesting because I feel like he has the lowest skill floor to use offensively and counter defensively, but also very high skill ceilings to use at high level and defend against

@johnny_la_chil4415 4 ай бұрын

Man that vid on the hog rider w/ the mario galaxy melody just behind is a perfect combo

@jacobgeary5576 5 ай бұрын

Great vid, giant or pekka next!

@nkbm3120 5 ай бұрын

I disagree that it is “not boring to play against.” I absolutely DETEST facing Hog Rider because it is so boring. However, even if I wish it were nerfed into the ground, I still see your point in that it is not an OP card. Though it would be nice to have a Hog Ruder -less meta for once.

@LeSsintak 2 ай бұрын

@AidanCuvelier-ty9pg 17 күн бұрын

Hog 2.6 can’t hurt you Hog 2.6:

@freshspringroll1610 5 ай бұрын

Love your videos Gratz, your videos educate me on Clash Royale’s history. Thanks for the content! ❤

@breadodozesa 5 ай бұрын

whenever i see this guy post it makes my day better

@RestingTeaLeaves 2 күн бұрын

This guys channel is literally my workout mix

@Joseph-ch2cl Ай бұрын

Only real problem I have with the card itself is how tanky it feels when it's over leveled since it's speed lets it take advantage of the higher health and damage very effectively

@theoverseer393 5 ай бұрын

Hogrider on its own usually gets 1 hit, but most soft counters require more than 1 elixir to defend. (more importantly) if they commit to the offensive, even if they get 1 or more hits, they’re even worse off than before for example: hog+fireball=8, barbarians=5, you’re up 3 elixir, but the hog rider took a lot of damage just to get one or 2 hits

@richardzheng231 2 ай бұрын

I played CR very early in the game's history. Pretty much instantly gravitated to the hog rider due to it's speed and how easy it was to level up. I went from trifecta to cycle to hog axe nado. Currently running hog log axe nado ice spirit skeletons lumberjack and ewiz, and the trusty hog still works great

@mailcs06 5 ай бұрын

I would love to see a History of Sparky. She’s my favorite card.

@Vimek_Xol 5 ай бұрын

The new evo ice spirit will undoubtedly impact hog 2.6, espeically considering that by the time the evo is available after cycling to it, that 3x freeze burn is going to be all the difference in the hog pushing through for the last bit of damage

@imperialimpact4912 5 ай бұрын

Not many people are going to switch evo skels for evo ice. Evo skels are just a better evolution and ice spirit is already a great card.

@lolbitmanss_ 3 ай бұрын

@@imperialimpact4912 uh oh double evos incoming

@ycrhzhangzhong9819 5 ай бұрын

I love miners

@artoriassif9458 Ай бұрын

Love is a strong word. Do you know them?

@susanoomikoto5875 5 ай бұрын

Finally an upload. Time to get the snacks

@constirofner9571 5 ай бұрын

Gratz, can you please do the history of elixier golem, I think it'd be very fun to watch

@calebaden7543 5 ай бұрын

Hey Gratz when will you make that history of lumberjack video

@adamelbitar9490 5 ай бұрын

2:46 u said defensive twice btw great work man❤

@Gerboy13 5 ай бұрын

Gratz could you make a video about pekka i would really appriciate it ❤😃

@jerometolentino1678 5 ай бұрын

an early christmas miracle with gratz saying so much praises to hog cycle!

@el_bodegon Ай бұрын

This might be Clash Royale's most perfect card to be this long without a balance change and still being a W card

@gusteen3292 5 ай бұрын

Classic Gratz W, Tombstone would be an interesting video to see, considering it is easily the weirdest of the three original spawners in terms of viability and mechanics

@jenniferpossum9043 Ай бұрын

wouldn't the xbow not being able to hit air troops be a buff considering it's a win condition?

@shrimpypotato9564 5 ай бұрын

I know you may never see this or care, but like seriously I get so excited every time one of your videos gets posted, they’re so incredibly well made, and even though I wouldn’t say I’m as crazy about this game as some people are, they’re really really interesting and in depth. The videos are like perfect to watch while I eat or anything like that and I just wanted to say I really really like them, and I appreciate the work you do! I think you seriously deserve more recognition than you get. There’s clash creators with like more than 1M subs, and your content is so much better than theirs.

@jacobczerwiec5924 5 ай бұрын

Fun fact the skeletons are the card with the longest balance change (not including the evolution)

@specil-k 4 ай бұрын

You talking about Trifecta 2.0 felt like namedropping the BBG in passing at the beginning of a DnD campaign

@moamalak8719 5 ай бұрын

Nice, like always

@PIZZAloverNUMBERS 5 ай бұрын

Love the videos

@Tolu 3 ай бұрын

i got a biochem test in the morning but this is more important

@darkk4907 5 ай бұрын

I stopped playing clash royale but still enjoy his video.

@legromp2357 Ай бұрын

Same. And it's insanely satisfying when he mentions something that makes you go "Oh damn I was playing at this time and it was so annoying"

@8terboy121 5 ай бұрын

This man really found the perfect style for clash royale videos. I cant appreciate it enough

@MyHonFreaksTv 5 ай бұрын

Galaxy soundtrack gave me big boy chills

@Mecha_Kevin 5 ай бұрын

My best combos are Prince & Battle Ram, Hog Rider & Dark Prince, and Battle Ram & Hog Rider. Such a W card

@lUseMyBlade 5 ай бұрын

I despise playing against 2.6 but I have a 3.4 dark prince hog deck that absolutely slams and I love rushing with that combo.

@runecrafted1670 5 ай бұрын

2.6 with the little prince and evo skeletons is so fun to play lmao. You just get free counters to every win condition and push.

@NicoloIorio-ze5lc 5 ай бұрын

U should make a vid about royal recruits How broken they were How the massive 2+ elixir nerf destroyed them And how their evo is doing

@Nuclear_Stud 5 ай бұрын

Deck: exists Hog rider: don’t mind if I do

@loading. 3 ай бұрын

You should do a video on underrated cards

@Thorondor_xD 5 ай бұрын

As a hog-ex-nado player I can say that hog is really versatile and solid. I even reached UC with it.

@vctmmhendra 5 ай бұрын

yup and it pain in the A$$ to deal with to ...

@Thorondor_xD 5 ай бұрын

@@vctmmhendra But a lot of people play this miner walis deck with bombtower and nado which is a pain to play against.

@mattglasgow4383 5 ай бұрын

Always loved hog-rider, even named my account with the card in mind. Funnily enough, though my name is misleading I’ve mostly always played log bait. I did get a 20 win way back with 2.6 and I still use some hog decks for fun. It’s nice, it has a role and it fills it well. No complaints.

@davidh429 3 ай бұрын

I personally don't use hog rider due to the iconic scream but I do find it pretty good for both being able to be countered and good for damage on towers too.

@MichalBene 4 ай бұрын

I love your content❤❤❤

@nielsthedarklord7617 5 ай бұрын

Do Royal Hogs, Royal recruits next (pls)

@TristanJ1984 5 ай бұрын

Rosalina observatory mentioned 🎉

@Frisk_Gaming1 5 ай бұрын

I love your content

@beboy97 Ай бұрын

Anyone old enough to remember when people would play Prince with balloon as a push??

@kyan6727 4 ай бұрын

my favorite card by far, i just got him to level 15 30 mins ago. i use a 2.5 hog cycle with the little prince which can make it a 3 card cycle. it’s INSANE

@danever159 5 ай бұрын

i sugggest a video about evolutions and their balancing.

@jonathanshimer1815 5 ай бұрын

love the halo music!

@featherskaijay3060 4 ай бұрын

They need to nerf 2.6 as a whole. It has too much defense that then transforms into an offense giving you no breathing room

@SenderBender63 3 ай бұрын

In isolation I think most the cards are fine in terms of balance, except hog rider which I think is the main contributor to the frustration due to the very low commitment of the hog rider, if it was nerfed the deck would still be defensive for the most part but they’d have to commit harder to deal substantial damage to towers

@featherskaijay3060 2 ай бұрын

@joshseddon8605 I feel like they should introduce deck balancing where cards will be adjusted depending on the deck their in but that may end up being too confusing

@davidcardozo290 Ай бұрын

2.6 is so aids, many decks have been built around just beating it.

@Tegarcs142 23 күн бұрын

7:35 bro that goblin just died before even finish deploying lol

@hoopsx2695 5 ай бұрын

I just watched a 30 minuet documentary about hog riders instead of doing my homework

@Wario_Guy 5 ай бұрын

Do a video on all of the metas for the 20 win challenges, please! I think it would be great

@darthvaderBS 5 ай бұрын

Hes back

@rianmela3825 2 ай бұрын

Other people: treating hog rider attacking a defense a bad thing Me being joyful at how he killed that annoying mortar instantly:

@mewhenyourmom1964 5 ай бұрын

Can you make a video on the Royal Recruits pls

@iceagefighter 4 ай бұрын

I love the fact that I can just return to CR at any point and just know that my hog deck is still good and maybe would need only a small change...

@DastardlyTea 5 ай бұрын

Half way through the video currently but I’d say that at this point supercell most likely sees the card as a balanced core card to the game. They use it and how troops stack up to its stats to balance cards around it.

@fadelk_ Ай бұрын

If you master this deck you didn't need cannon anymore, back then I was always counter big push with musketeer, ice golem, spirit and skelly. Of course lightning counter it, but it's cycle deck, just throw your hog and cycle into a new card😂

@l33b80 4 ай бұрын

Can you do a history of bowler and current state? Looks like they want to nerf it right now, but why?

@mrhalfsaid1389 5 ай бұрын

Because he's hog rider, he's just too nice to be menacing

@uzi994 5 ай бұрын

Please upload more often I love your videos 🥹

@donpablitojuarez4640 5 ай бұрын

Could you maybe make a video about the history of Pekka bridgespam?

@the_godbodor7026 2 ай бұрын

If anything, Hog Rider being so well balanced is why it’s so common on ladder. Unlike most other cards who, when a new card releases or the next balancing changes drop, get changed a lot to where they might be complete garbage, Hog has remained unchanged for 6 years with no signs of being changed still.

@tyceshumway3462 5 ай бұрын

Do a history video on the pekka!!

@midnight515martinez9 5 ай бұрын

I do remember when hog rider was a menace but at the same time I used him to win

@ParthaSarathylink 5 ай бұрын

All you have to do is spend 19 elixir. if you don't want hog rider to connect to tower, if you can't counter its a skill issue. Jk, Nerf that black man already ( as Crusher21 said)

@dfwuclan7602 4 ай бұрын

Been running the same hog rider deck for about 4-5 years now. I've been on and off of Clash Royale lately, but just hit 6500 with it

@DoggonePlayzYT 5 ай бұрын

As as hog eq player, I can say you need real skill when the meta goes against you

@HX-Sky 5 ай бұрын

Finally a new, massive W

@isakronnang9068 Ай бұрын

Gratz: one of the most iconic hog rider decks ever would rise above all. me: oh time for hog 2.6. Gratz: this deck would later be known as hog trifecta . Me: wut te fock???

@eagelwizard290 5 ай бұрын

I think you missed a relevant "balance change" of the hog. For a time the Hog wouldn't jump over the river if just placed at the very outside. You had to push him just a bit more with another troop to make that jump happen. When interactions of true red/true blue were fixed the current behaviour was implemented. This means it is easier/cheaper to bypass buildings than before.

@gaelchavez130 5 ай бұрын

Just because a card hasn’t been nerfed or buffed doesn’t mean it’s balanced. Hog rider right now is one of the most unbalanced cards with a high usage rate and decent win rate. This card is by far the most annoying win condition to face because it has everything going for it, low skill, very fast, high HP, not expensive, very high damage, only targets buildings, it’s in desperate need of a nerf but supercell is insistent on shoving this boring card down our throats. It makes complete sense this card’s “strategy” is spamming it because of how it is guaranteed a hit unless you have a building.

@EST126 5 ай бұрын

Even with buildings most of the time, unless you have room temp. Iq it’ll get a hit