Best Santa Hog Rider Decks for Clash Royale – Christmas Challenge!

We've got a look at the best decks you can take into the Santa Hog Rider Challenge event that is taking place in Clash Royale!
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Clash Royale is holding the Santa Hog Rider Challenge event, and players will need to build themselves a deck from a variety of select cards that fit this theme. If you don’t fancy yourself much of a deck builder, the never fear, because we’ve got a list of options that you can take into battle!

Take a look at our post about the Best Decks in Clash Royale for more things that you can play!

Best Santa Hog Rider Decks

In this challenge, you will be getting the Santa Hog Rider Legendary card in your deck. It is a 5-Elixir Legendary that will drop presents on the battlefield in its path. These gifts can be picked up by your units, which will give them buffs. The buffs are random and include Invisibility, Rage, Clone, and Heal.

We’ve included some of the highest performing decks in the event! Credit to RoyaleAPI for some of the lists.

Firecracker + Ice Golem Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Rider Deck 3

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Earthquake
  • Firecracker
  • Guards
  • Ice Golem
  • Ice Spirit
  • Mini PEKKA
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • The Log

Mega Knight + Inferno Dragon Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Rider Deck 1

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Bats
  • Bomber
  • Freeze
  • Inferno Dragon
  • Mega Knight
  • Mini PEKKA
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • Zap

Sparky + Phoenix Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Rider Deck 2

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Elixir Collector
  • Heal Spirit
  • Lumberjack
  • Phoenix
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • Skeletons
  • Sparky
  • Tornado

Archer Queen + Giant Skeleton Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Deck 1

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Archer Queen
  • Cannon
  • Earthquake
  • Giant Skeleton
  • Goblins
  • Ice Spirit
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • The Log

This deck can also be run with Royal Delivery instead of Goblins! Choose whichever deck fits your playstyle better. You can also swap Goblins for Skeletons.

Mighty Miner + Zappies Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Deck 2

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Arrows
  • Barbarian Barrel
  • Flying Machine
  • Goblin Hut
  • Mighty Miner
  • Royal Recruits
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • Zappies

Valkyrie + Tornado + Executioner Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Deck

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Executioner
  • Goblins
  • Ice Spirit
  • Rocket
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • The Log
  • Tornado
  • Valkyrie

Mighty Miner + Mortar Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Rider Deck

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Earthquake
  • Goblins
  • Ice Spirit
  • Mighty Miner
  • Mortar
  • Musketeer
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • The Log

Mega Knight + Skeleton Barrel Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Deck 3

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Cannon
  • Firecracker
  • Freeze
  • Mega Knight
  • Rage
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • Skeleton Barrel
  • Skeletons

Elite Barbarians + Inferno Tower Deck

Clash Royale Santa Hog Deck 4

This is the deck that Morten recommended for the challenge. You can see it in action via this video:

YouTube video

If you’re looking to run this deck list, you’ll need the following cards:

  • Earthquake
  • Elite Barbarians
  • Ice Golem
  • Ice Spirit
  • Inferno Tower
  • Santa Hog Rider
  • Skeletons
  • The Log

Those are all of the best decks we have featured right now for the Santa Hog Rider event! You can find more guides and news on the game in the Clash Royale section of our website.

Shaun Savage

Shaun Savage

Shaun Savage is the founder and editor-in-chief of Try Hard Guides. He has been covering and writing about video games for over 9 years. He is a 2013 graduate of the Academy of Art University with an A.A. in Web Design and New Media. In his off-time, he enjoys playing video games, watching bad movies, and spending time with his family.

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