Stuck in Arena 5? This Deck Finally Got Me My Wins!
Man, Arena 5 felt like running face-first into a brick wall. Over and over. My old deck just wasn’t cutting it anymore. Kept getting crushed by Giants and Hog Riders before I even knew what hit me. Needed 5 wins for the season chest and it felt impossible. So, I started messing around.
First thing? Decided to scrap everything. Looked through my cards, really looked. Saw I had the Dark Prince and the Witch sitting at decent levels – hadn’t really used them much before, honestly. Sounded crazy, but I thought, screw it, let’s build around those two ladies. Dark Prince’s shield seemed handy against all the little swarm stuff people love tossing out.
Threw together the Witch for skeletons and splash damage, Dark Prince for pushing. Added the Valkyrie – no deep reason, just felt solid, you know? Good for soaking hits and clearing swarms, figured it wouldn’t hurt. Then slapped in the Fireball and Zap. Simple, basic spells everyone uses. Needed something big, so shoved in the Giant Skeleton. Big boom potential sounded good. Skeletons? Cheap distraction. Minions? Air defense. Basic stuff.
Deck felt clunky. Here’s what I ended up with before the chaos:
- Giant Skeleton (The big bomb guy)
- Dark Prince (Shield lady)
- Witch (Skeleton lady)
- Valkyrie (Spinning death)
- Minions (Flying dudes)
- Skeletons (Annoying distraction)
- Fireball
- Zap
First two matches? Disaster. Like, laughably bad. Threw the Giant Skeleton down just hoping something cool would happen. Didn’t. Got pushed hard on the other lane. Dropped everything trying to defend, leak elixir like crazy. Lost both towers instantly. Embarrassing. Felt like deleting the app. Seriously.
Took a break, ate something. Came back grumpy. Swapped out the Skeletons for Goblins – figured a little more punch couldn’t hurt. Changed Minions for Mega Minion too; felt tougher against air, survives better.
Okay, new strategy forming through sheer stubbornness: Stop trying big pushes right away. Seriously. Sat back more early game. Used Goblins to poke, Fireballed big clumps. Saved Zap for their swarms or Inferno Towers if they showed up. Key moment was realizing the Witch behind the Valkyrie actually did something! Big targets like Giants headed for the bridge? Slammed the Valkyrie right on them to tank, dropped the Witch behind her. Skeletons plus Witch splash wore stuff down while Valkyrie spun.
Double elixir time? That’s my cue. Built pushes slowly in the back. Giant Skeleton at the bridge? Nope. Placed him near the king tower. He walks slow, buys time. Usually had Dark Prince ready by then, maybe Minions. Sent them all together in the last 60 seconds. That Giant Skeleton bomb connecting with a tower and a bunch of their defending troops? Sweet satisfaction. Boom!
Didn’t win every match, obviously. Still lost some. But finally started winning. That dark feeling in Arena 5 lifted. Knocked out 3 wins, then another, then finally that 5th win! Took some grinding and getting beat down, but sticking to this weird slow build then explode strategy paid off.
What really worked for me in the end? Patience early. Valkyrie + Witch combo for defense. Saving up for a messy Giant Skeleton/Dark Prince/Mega Minion push during double elixir. Fireball for big groups. Felt chaotic, but somehow it clicked. Arena 5 cleared! Hopefully this helps someone else get unstuck.
