Giant Skeleton

"The bigger the skeleton, the bigger the bomb. Carries a bomb that blows up when the Giant Skeleton dies."

Summary

 * The Giant Skeleton is unlockable from the Bone Pit (Arena 2).
 * It is a single target, melee troop with high hitpoints.
 * It appears as a colossal skeleton holding a large explosive, which, upon his death, is 'carelessly' dropped, dealing an enormous amount of damage to all enemy troops/buildings surrounding it.
 * It is a 6 elixer epic card.

Strategy

 * The Giant Skeleton is effective to use as a meat shield for other troops.
 * It is excellent for taking out large swarms of troops due to its death damage.
 * Fast troops like the Hog Rider can avoid the bomb before it blows.
 * The Giant Skeleton is also useful for taking out Crown Towers, as when the bomb explodes upon the Giant Skeleton's death, it will deal a lot of damage to the Tower.
 * It is imperative to eliminate troops that may attack the Giant Skeleton so that it can get the giant bomb to the enemy Crown Tower and deal immense damage.
 * The Giant Skeleton can be punishing to large amounts of weak troops because of its bomb. The Inferno Tower is an effective counter, as it can easily take down a Giant Skeleton without a large group of troops, and unnecessary usage of Elixir.
 * A strategy for the Giant Skeleton to reach the opponent's Crown Towers is to place it first, then placing a Hog Rider behind it. Because the Hog Rider targets buildings, he will push the Giant Skeleton very quickly towards the Crown Tower, allowing the Hog Rider to get free hits while the Giant Skeleton survives and absorbs damage.
 * You can devastate an enemy's Crown Tower by placing the Giant Skeleton with the Balloon, so that the opponent is forced into trying to distract and kill both of them.

Trivia

 * On 2/2/16, the February Update added the Death Damage on the Giant Skeleton's card info screen.
 * On 29/2/16, the March Update increased the Giant Skeleton's Hitpoints by 11% and bomb timer to 3 sec (from 1 sec).
 * According to one of Clash Royale's Loading Screen Hints, the Giant Skeleton "carelessly" drops his bomb upon death.
 * The Death Damage of the Giant Skeleton is several times more powerful than that of the Balloon. However, the Balloon's normal attacks are nearly as strong as the Giant Skeleton's Death Damage.
 * The bomb and barrel of the Giant Skeleton appear to be taken from a Giant Bomb trap from Clash of Clans.
 * The Giant Skeleton sports an ushanka (a Russian fur cap) on its head.
 * He also appears to have an underbite.

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