

If the player fails to place a building on time and an opposing Royal Giant locks on to the Crown Tower, they can use a stunning card to cause the Royal Giant to re-target and hit a placed building instead.Since he can single-handedly take down a Princess Tower, this is very effective in the Overtime period, as the mere threat of the Royal Giant typically deters opponents from using all of their Elixir at once to attack, allowing the player to defend more flexibly. He should be placed 1 tile down from the center so that he is out of the King's Tower's range during his deployment time. After destroying one Tower and opening the lane, he can be placed in the middle of the opponent's map to almost immediately attack the second Princess Tower. Placing him on the end of the bridge allows him to attack the enemy Princess Tower after taking just a few steps, making him a pressing threat.Even if the opponent lacks an Inferno card, Lightning is a useful support card to the Royal Giant as he will often force more than one card out of the opponent's hand, allowing the spell to gain positive Elixir trades.However, beware of spells such as Zap or Lightning as they can be quickly deployed to reset the ramp-up damage. The Inferno Tower is one of the best counters to the Royal Giant, as it distracts the Royal Giant while melting it down quickly with its unrivalled resulting damage per second.The Ice Wizard's ability to slow down troops can also be an effective support option to make the Royal Giant less of a threat.It is recommended to have spells ready though when using this method. The Royal Giant can be used to kite slow moving troops like the P.E.K.K.A into the other lane, while also threatening the opponent's Princess Tower.Other high damage per second units like the Mini P.E.K.K.A, Lumberjack, or Elite Barbarians are more reliable due to their higher hitpoints. However, these swarms are defeated easily by supporting splash units like the Wizard or spells like Arrows.

The Minion Horde, Skeleton Army, and Barbarians can effectively counter a Royal Giant due to their high damage output, minimizing the amount of damage the Royal Giant is able to do.This will make these support troops harder to deal with troops. Generally, ranged support cards should be placed at a slight distance from the Royal Giant, so that they attack troops that are on top of the Royal Giant while they are on your side.Keep in mind that spells such as The Log and certain troops can nullify this synergy. The Princess, Magic Archer, and the Flying Machine can stay safely behind the Royal Giant since they have a longer range than him.However, high DPS tanks such as the P.E.K.K.A can still destroy this combo.


The Royal Giant can tank for the Dark Prince while dealing damage, while the Dark Prince can counter defending troops and swarms.
