Skeletons

Summary
This card is unlockable from the Bone Pit (Arena 2). The Skeletons card summons a pack of four Skeletons which effectively distracts and damages high damage troops with a slow hitspeed, such as P.E.K.K.A.s, Mini P.E.K.K.A.s and Giants.

Strategy
Skeletons are most effectively used to distract and/or swarm high hitpoint units, such as Giants, and the Prince. Skeletons can be used to deal damage to enemy troops when they are distracted by the player's higher hitpoint cards, such as Giants. If the player's Arena Towers are under attack by low hitpoint, non-area damage dealing, ground troops, the Skeletons can be used to distract the opposing troops, dealing damage to the enemy units. Skeletons are easily eliminated by an opposing Arena Tower, so it is recommended to use the card for defense & distracting opposing troops.



Trivia 
On 19/2/16, the Balance Update increased the Skeletons hitpoints and damage by 11%. The Skeletons spawned by the Skeletons card are identical to those spawned with the Skeleton Army and the Witch. It is the only card in the game that costs only one Elixir. This would mean that the Skeleton card is the cheapest card in the game. There are many variations of Skeletons: Bombers, the Bomb Tower (a defensive Building defended by a bomb-throwing Skeleton), the Skeleton Army, the Balloon (an offensive balloon manned by a Skeleton) and the Giant Skeleton.