How to counter the balloon in Clash Royale

Balloons are incredibly dangerous. They're airborne, fast, and deal massive damage to your towers if you don't bring them down quickly.

And that's the trick to bringing down a Balloon - get a ranged unit on it as quickly as possible. If you're fast enough, Spear Goblins, Archers, or Minions can get it down before it gets close to your tower. However, if it gets close you're going to have to splash out on an Inferno Tower, Tesla, or Minion Horde to deal with it before the damage is too permanent. 

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• The March update explained
• How to destroy towers
• What's inside each chest
• How to spend your gems
• How to defend
• How to make a good clan
• How to counter the Prince
• How to counter the Baby Dragon
• How to start a battle
• How to counter the Goblin Barrel
• How to counter the Fireball
• How to counter the Goblin Hut
• How to counter the Giant
• How to counter the Musketeer
• How to counter the Witch
• How to counter Mini P.E.K.K.A.
• How to counter the Valkyrie
• How to counter the Hog Rider
• How to counter the Barbarian Hut
• How to counter the Skeleton Army
• How to counter the Bomb Tower
• How to counter the Tombstone
• How to counter the Lightning
• How to counter the Inferno Tower
• How to counter the Rocket
• How to pay to win
• How to prepare yourself for victory
• How to stop being a loser
• How to win
• How to play for free
• How to build a good deck with core cards
• How to use elixir effectively
• How to get chests faster
• How to survive The Bone Pit
• The best common cards
• The best rare cards
• The best epic cards