Minions

"Three fast, unarmored flying attackers. Roses are red, minions are blue, they can fly, and will crush you!"

Summary

 * The Minions are unlocked from the Bone Pit (Arena 2).
 * It summons three single target, short range Minions with low hitpoints.
 * The Minion's appearance is that of a blueish purple gargoyle with large horns, stubby wings and large hands with sharp vicious claws that are covered in what seems to be Dark Elixir (from Clash of Clans).

Strategy

 * The Minions can be used to attack other air troops and support high hitpoints troops like Giants.
 * Attacking Minions with no support can easily be destroyed due to their low hitpoints.
 * Keep in mind that Minions have a very high damage capability, and if they manage to get to a Crown Tower, they will deal massive damage to it.
 * The Minions (and Minion Hordes) are extremely effective to destroy enemy Balloons, as the Balloon only targets buildings and is vulnerable to the player's defending troops.

Trivia

 * On 3/5/16, the May Update fixed the "range bug" and decreased the Minions' range to 2 (from 2.5) but their effective range is unchanged.
 * The Minion Horde's description describes 3 Minions as a crowd.
 * In Clash of Clans, the Minions have a noticeably longer range than in Clash Royale.
 * In the description, the "Roses are red, Minions are blue" line is from the classic love poem starting "Roses are red, Violets are blue".
 * The Minions in the card picture of the Minion are darker in skin colour compared to the Minion Horde. They also appear to be wearing indigo gloves, as opposed to the pale reddish-purple gloves worn by the Minion Horde.
 * If you look closely, the Minions' "spit" seems to come out of their fists, not their mouths.
 * They also seem to have red eyes in battle, instead of purple eyes on their card.

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