Dark Prince

"Dealing area damage with each swing and double after charging, the Dark Prince is a formidable fighter. To harm his squishy core, break his shield first."

Summary

 * The Dark Prince is unlockable from the Royal Arena (Arena 7).
 * He is a fast, splash damage dealing troop, making it effective against hordes of troops.
 * Alike the Prince, when the Dark Prince rushes, it will charge, gaining increasing speed. When the Dark Prince attacks a target, it will do 2x damage to the target and any nearby targets while immediately losing the speed bonus. The Dark Prince can regain the movement speed bonus if he starts to move again.

Strategy

 * When fighting an opposing Dark Prince, an effective counter is to place a unit to withstand its charge attack, such as a Knight. However, unlike the Prince, a high hitpoint troop is much more effective to counter the Dark Prince than deploying low hitpoint units to counter the card, as the Dark Prince deals AoE damage.
 * Excess damage from destroying the Dark Prince's shield will not affect his new hitpoints.
 * For instance, if the Dark Prince has 200 shield hitpoints, and a Lightning does 650 damage to him, the excess 450 damage will be completely negated.
 * The Dark Prince is effective at stopping the Prince's charge attack. Due to the troop's Shield having a separate health bar from the Dark Prince, it will absorb the Prince's charging attack, keeping the Dark Prince alive, and allowing him to survive.
 * However, the Dark Prince in affiliation with the Prince offensively, is immensely effective, as the Dark Prince eliminates opposing low hitpoint troops, while the Prince charges towards the enemy Tower, unhindered.

Trivia

 * The Dark Prince was added to the game on 29/2/16 with the March Update.
 * On 23/3/16, a Balance Update decreased his charge speed by 13%.
 * Like its other counterpart, the Dark Prince is not related to any other Supercell game.
 * The Dark Prince is notably weaker than the Prince, however, the Dark Prince is protected by a shield.
 * Similar to the Knight, the Dark Prince's shield and mace fall to the ground when they are both respectively destroyed.
 * The Dark Prince's voice and battlecry are muffled. This is most likely because he wears a full-face helmet.
 * The Dark Prince and its counterpart ride the same breed of horse, as stated on Clash Royale's Official Website.