Abbreviations

The following is a list of some common phrases and abbreviations relating to Clash Royale, and possibly some similar games. While the wiki does not typically use many of these phrases in articles (with the exception of several pervasively common ones such as "tank" and "splash damage"), they can be common in blogs or tutorials. This does not include abbreviations that are certain to be understood by anyone or uncommon jargon that is largely used in a jovial manner to poke fun at a card.

Common Jargon

 * Tank: A high-hitpoint troop, such as the Giant or Golem.
 * Glass Cannon: A relatively low-hitpoint but high-damage troop, such as the Musketeer or Mini P.E.K.K.A.
 * Splash (Damage): Dealing damage to all units in a specific area, e.g. the Wizard.
 * Chip Damage: Small increments of damage, like a Goblin Hut's Spear Goblins.
 * Buff/Nerf: Making something (in this case a card) more/less powerful, respectively.
 * Elixir trade: The increase/decrease in the amount of Elixir a player has versus their opponent after playing some cards. For example, suppose both players started with the same amount of Elixir, but then one of them used a Minion Horde, defeated with Arrows. This would mean that the first player used 5 Elixir to play their card while their opponent spent only 3 Elixir to defeat it, so the first player would then have less Elixir versus their opponent. This would be a negative Elixir trade. However, the opponent would end up with more Elixir than their opponent did, meaning they would have a positive Elixir trade.

Common Abbreviations

 * HP: Hitpoints or hit-points.
 * DPS: Damage per Second.
 * AoE: Area of Effect. Can be used to describe a troop that deals area damage, such as the Wizard, or describe the range of a spell e.g. "The Log has a rectangular AoE."
 * Tourney: Tournament.
 * Skarmy: Skeleton Army
 * Barbs: Barbarians
 * Ebarbs: Elite Barbarians
 * RG: Royal Giant
 * 3M: Three Musketeers