Deck Check Rating
Deck Check explained
Deck Check is a good way to quickly check if your deck has problems. It’s not perfect, and it can’t be since Clash Royale is a dynamic and sophisticated game. It also depends on skill. A pro with a bad deck can beat a bad player with a good deck. However, it should give you a good idea if your deck is good or not.
Defense Defensive potential
How well you should be able to defend enemy attacks with this deck. It is calculated by looking at your defensive cards and their synergy.
Attack Offensive potential
How strong your deck is on offense. It is calculated from the cards that are able to deal damage to your opponent's towers.
Versatility Deck versatility
How is the deck able to defend against various things (swarms, tanks, certain units)? Calculated by looking at the counters to all cards in your deck.
Synergy Deck synergy
Synergy of the deck cards. How well they work together, both on offense and defense. This is the most important rating.
Problems + Warnings
Important part of the deck rating. Decks can have a good rating but have a problem for that can make it unusable. You always need to look at it together.
Deck tips
Following recommendations are only guidelines on how to improve your deck. It may work fine as it is.
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No direct tower damage spell!
Many times at the end of the match, there's only a few HP left on opponent's tower. You don't have any spells that can finish it off. Consider adding one of these: 
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Too many tanks!
You have too many big tanks. Usually, one is enough. Tanks are costly and you can hardly have two of them at the same time in the arena. Consider keeping only one of these: 
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Not enough reliable anti-air units!
You need more than one reliable anti-air unit in your deck. One can be removed by a spell or may have just played it. Having two or three is safer. You may have problems dealing with these cards: 
Consider adding one of these: 
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No way to deal with the opponent's pump!
When your opponent plays Elixir collector, you have to be able to react accordingly or you're letting him accumulate elixir and then use it against you. Consider adding one of these:
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No low-damage spell.
Many times at the end of the match, there's only a few HP left on opponent's tower. You don't have any cheap spells that can finish it off. Consider adding one of these:
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No medium or high-damage spell.
It is good to have one medium or high-damage spell in your deck. You can use it to finish opponent's tower or against units clumped together. Consider adding one of these:
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The average elixir cost of your deck is very high and you don't have a pump.
If you only have expensive units, it will be harder to react to opponent's plays. You can add Elixir collector to your deck. This is it:
AND/OR You can replace some of your high-cost cards. Such as these: 
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No utility cards.
You don't have any cheap and versatile card in your deck. Although, they're not good by themselves, they can help you in many scenarios, both on defense and offense. Consider adding one of these: 
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No cheap cycle cards.
If your deck has only high elixir units, it will be harder to react quickly while defending against fast units. Also, cheap cycle cards help you get to your win condition faster and allows you to play it more often, thus making it easier to win. Consider adding one of these:
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Advanced stuff
Defensive cards
Anti-air
Units that can attack air. It's good to have at least two of them.
Defensive buildings
Defensive buildings in your deck. Having one helps a lot in defense.
Investments
Buildings or units that can be played in the back to invest elixir and force the opponent to make the first move.
Offensive cards
Win conditions
Cards that are good in taking enemy towers. Good to have at least one.
Damage spells
Spells in your deck. Having at least one or two is recommended.
Missing
Punishments
Cards that can be played as a immediate response for the opponent playing high-cost unit in the back.
Pump responses
Cards that can be played as a response to opponent playing an Elixir collector.
Missing
Dropped at the bridge
Cards that can be dropped at the bridge, either as a chip damage or as a rush attack.
King Tower activation – careful!
Cards that can activate your opponent's king tower when pulled with tornado, placed incorrectly or just countered in a specific way.
Swarms & Bait
Bait cards
If you have multiple cards that are countered by the same spell, you can play one card to bait the spell, then you can safely play the other card(s).
Against air swarms
Spells and units that can counter air swarms.
Against ground swarms
Spells and units that can counter ground swarms.
Ladder info
Level-independent
Cards that are good even on lower level. Their key stats are not influenced by the level too much and no key interactions are level-dependent.
Free-to-play score
For a quick orientation about how easy it is to level up the deck for free-to-play players. The more epics and legendaries it contains, the lower the score.
Mediocre
Geek area
Deck cycle
Cards ordered by elixir
This allows you to see the elixir cost of the cards more easily.
Shortest cycle
Cheapest 4 cards in the deck to see the cycle potential.
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Attack Synergies 3 5
Synergy means that these cards work well when played together. They complement each other to make the attacks or defenses more effective. Dimmed cards mean the synergy is not so effective.
Defense Synergies 0 6
Counters
Dimmed cards mean that the counters are only partially effective.
Counters to win conditions
Cards that can defend the main threats your opponent can play.
Counters to secondary win conditions
Despite not considered win conditions, these cards need to be defended as well.
Counters to defenses
How well your cards can counter all the possible defending cards of your opponent. (Only counters to dangerous defending units are listed.)
