Skeletons

"Four fast, very weak melee fighters. Swarm your enemies with this pile of bones!"

Summary

 * The Skeletons are unlocked from the Bone Pit (Arena 2).
 * It summons 4 single target, melee Skeletons with very low hitpoints and damage per hit.

Strategy

 * The Skeletons are most effectively used to distract and/or swarm high hitpoint units, such as Giants and Princes.
 * They are an amazing counter against Mini P.E.K.K.A. since it can be distracted very easily.
 * However, people usually back up their Mini P.E.K.K.A. with a area damage troop like the Valkyrie so be careful.
 * The Skeletons can be used to deal damage to enemy troops while they are distracted by the player's higher hitpoint cards, such as Giants.
 * If the player's Crown Towers are under attack by low hitpoint, single target, ground troops, the Skeletons can be used to distract the opposing troops, dealing damage to the enemy units.
 * The Skeletons are easily eliminated by an opposing troop, building or Crown Tower, so it is recommended to use them only for defending against and/or distracting opposing troops.
 * They can also be used to help cycle through the player's Battle Deck to a desired card faster, as they have a minor 1 Elixir cost
 * They can be used as kamikaze troops, providing an effective distraction while another card is played or the Crown Tower destroys them.
 * The Skeletons, and their swarm counterpart, The Skeleton Army, can easily be destroyed by a Bomb Tower in a matter of seconds. All AoE cards can easily deal with Skeletons.
 * The Skeletons can be used to counter a lone Princess. If played just after the Princess fires, the Skeletons will eliminate her quickly.
 * Be careful, as if they are played with bad timing, the Princess will easily eliminate the Skeletons with one hit.

Trivia

 * On 19/2/16, the Balance Update increased the Skeletons' hitpoints and damage by 11%.
 * On 18/5/16, a Balance Update increased the Skeletons' hitpoints and damage by 5%.
 * The Skeletons spawned by the Skeletons card are identical to those spawned with the Skeleton Army, the Witch and the Tombstone.
 * It is the only card in the game that costs only one Elixir, making it the cheapest card in the game.
 * The Skeletons are one of the 9 cards associated with skeletons, including the Bomber, Skeleton Army, Witch, Tombstone, Bomb Tower, Giant Skeleton, Balloon and Guards.
 * Skeletons are the weakest units in Clash Royale, with only 93 hitpoints and damage per hit at level 13, and 30 hitpoints and damage per hit at level 1. However, they only cost 1 Elixir.
 * Skeletons have the same DPS as their health. This only applies to Skeletons.
 * They are the only troop who deal no damage to Crown Towers by themselves. This only applies to this skeleton card variant though.

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