The Hog Rider is a troop card available from the P.E.K.K.A Playhouse. He is very fast, with hit speed of 1.5sec and deploy time of 1 sec. The cost for the hog rider is 4 Elixir and its main target are buildings including the Crown Tower. The Hog Rider starts with 800 hitpoints, 160 damage and 106 damage per second, and is upgraded up to 2048 hitpoints, 409 damage and 272 damage per second. The Hog Rider is the only card in Clash Royale that can jump across the middle area of the Arena. It goes very well with the Freeze Spell if used properly. It is the most common use of the Hog Rider. Also, it goes very well with the Musketeer and the Valkyrie, since every card has its own part toward the Towers. Having in mind that the Hog Rider attack buildings, the opponent may easily detract him with Goblin Hut or some other building card. Clash Royale describes the Hog Rider as:” Fast melee troop that targets buildings and can jump over the river. He followed the echoing call of “Hog Riderrrrr” all the way through the arena doors. “
