Bandit

“The Bandit dashes to her target and delivers an extra big hit! While dashing, she can't be touched. The mask keeps her identity safe, and gives her bonus cool points!”

The Bandit is a Legendary card that is unlocked from the Rascal's Hideout (Arena 13). It spawns a fast, single target, ground-targeting, melee, ground troop with moderate hitpoints and moderate damage. If there are ground units between 3.5 and 6 tiles of her, she will stop moving and begin charging a dash attack which takes 0.8 seconds to execute, and will deal double damage. She is immune to damage during her dash. She has white hair, wears a mask, and wields a blackjack. A Bandit card costs 3 Elixir to deploy.

Strategy[]

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The Bandit functions well as a cheap punishment or dual lane push card due to her dash mechanic and fast speed making her an immediate threat. Completely ignoring a Bandit is often fatal as she will take the Crown Tower's health to 50% for just 3 Elixir.
The defender can force the Bandit to target weak units, such as Skeletons, by placing the weak units in front of their stronger units in order to soak up her dash attack. This must be done, at the latest, right before the Bandit dashes.
The Bandit cannot dash towards targets that are within 3 tiles of her. Take advantage of this and place melee troops directly in front of her to prevent her from initiating her dash and dealing high damage. Without the dash, she cannot one shot any mini-swarm with hitpoints higher than or equivalent to a Goblin. Knowing this, the Goblins can easily shut down the Bandit for a positive Elixir trade.
The Bandit's dash is able to cross the river. Knowing this, she can be effective at taking out ranged troops that are placed near it. Her dash damage is enough to one-shot equivalently levelled Dart Goblins and Princesses, and it will take down troops like the Musketeer to half health, only requiring two more regular attacks to completely defeat them.
When there is a single troop that is one shot by the Bandit's dash between the bridge and the Crown Tower, place the Bandit down so that she will dash onto the troop, then dash onto the Tower. This lets her get to the Tower faster while countering a troop.
She pairs well with the Dark Prince. They are able to keep up with each other while not colliding too much, and the Dark Prince's splash will eliminate swarms like a Goblin Gang. When this damage is combined with the Bandit's dash, they can take out glass cannons like a Lumberjack. However, this combo is susceptible to air units, such as the Minion Horde, so be sure to have proper supports.
The Bandit's dash is affected by Rage, meaning that while under Rage, she will be able to dash quicker. Knowing this, she pairs well with the Lumberjack, as not only will the Lumberjack weaken swarms and mini-tanks for the Bandit to finish off, but after he is defeated, the Bandit will also dash to her next target faster.
The Bandit has relatively low DPS without her dash, so cheap swarm units like Skeletons and Goblins can be used to soak it up, protecting more important troops such as the Dart Goblin or Princess.
It is best to put Bandit at a range while defending as her relatively low hitpoints and damage without her dash will cause her to lose most one-on-one interactions. However, her powerful and quick dash can be highly threatening on offense, making her more of an offensive card.
The Bandit is very effective against units that are spread out as her dash attack can easily cover the distance between the troops and deal double damage.
If the Bandit dashes while being targeted by an Inferno Tower or Inferno Dragon, their ramp up damage will reset, allowing her to distract them for an extended period of time. This makes her an effective distraction for both, although the Bandit will still get incinerated.
The cheapest but riskiest counter to the Bandit is the Ice Spirit. Release it on the fourth tile and one tile in the other lane 1.3 seconds before it is in the Bandit's aggro range. This allows the Ice Spirit to escape her dash and freeze her, completely denying the Bandit.
A lone Bandit can be countered completely with just Skeletons. When she is charging up her dash, the player should place Skeletons 2 tiles from the centre to the Bandit’s attack side and 3 tiles from the King Tower. She will dash into the attacking range of both towers and be defeated right before she is about to attack the Crown Tower.
The Bandit is great at being a card that can bait out counters. She is usually countered with cards like Mini P.E.K.K.A. but their absence would mean that other similar cards like Hog Rider can be used in the other lane without having to worry of being countered by that Mini P.E.K.K.A. She is the best at this tactic compared to other similar cards because of her great mobility and low Elixir cost.
When defending against the Bandit, you can activate your King Tower using precise placements of 2 low-hitpoints cards such as Ice Spirit and Dart Goblin.
When using her defensively, place her at a distance from the opposing troop, similarly to how you would place a ranged troop. This allows her to dash for the extra damage, which can allow her to preserve more of her hitpoints for a counterattack.
When defending against a Bandit with a melee mini-tank, place that troop close to her so that she does not dash and deal unnecessary damage.
A risky play is deploying Bandit as soon as the battle begins. If the opponent does not react fast enough, the Bandit will dash onto the Tower and deal massive damage. This can also allow the player to quickly scout the opponent's deck if they happen to react to her fast enough.
The Bandit's long dash range and fast dash initiation makes her effective at reactively punishing the opponent for overcommitting.
The Bandit is an effective counter to the Prince and Dark Prince. She can dash towards them, dealing damage and absorbing the charge thanks to the invulnerability
- Miner can be used to force the bandit to walk, leaving the Bandit user helpless.

Statistics

Bandit Attributes

Cost	Hit Speed	Speed	Deploy Time	Range	Target	Count	Transport	Type	Rarity
3	1 sec	Fast (90)	1 sec	Melee: Short (0.75)	Ground	x1	Ground	Troop	Legendary

Dash Attributes

Dash Time	Dash Range	Target	Transport
0.8 sec	3.5-6	Ground	Ground

Card Statistics

Level	Hitpoints	Damage	Dash Damage	Damage per second
9	750	160	320	160
10	825	176	352	176
11	907	193	387	193
12	997	212	425	212
13	1,095	233	467	233
14	1,200	256	512	256
15	1,320	281	563	281

Card Mastery

Type	Level/Tier	Objective	Rewards
Damage Dealer	1	Deal a total of 160,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings	2 Bandit cards 100
	2	Deal a total of 475,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings	8,000 100
	3	Deal a total of 790,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings	150 100
CHARGE!!!	1	Hit a total of 280 Troops or buildings with the Charge ability	12,000 150
	2	Hit a total of 800 Troops or buildings with the Charge ability	2 150
	3	Hit a total of 1,400 Troops or buildings with the Charge ability	18,000 150

History[]

2017

The Bandit was once available in the Bandit Draft Challenge which started on 17/3/2017. In this challenge, gameplay was similar to a regular Draft Challenge, except that one of the players was able to choose who would use the Bandit. If the player achieved 12 wins, they obtained the Bandit early.
The Bandit card was generally released on 24/3/2017.
On 12/6/2017, the June 2017 Update, decreased the time required for charging her dash to 0.8 seconds (from 1 second).
On 13/6/2017, a maintenance break, increased the Bandit's hitpoints by 4%. This was supposed to happen the previous day in the mentioned balance changes, but it did not make it to the game. This got fixed.
On 9/10/2017, the Epic Quests Update, fixed a bug where she dashed a shorter distance than she normally should have.

2018

On 12/2/2018, a Balance Update, decreased her minimum dash range to 3.5 tiles (from 4 tiles).
On 25/4/2018, the Clan Wars Update, made a small change to the Bandit's card description.
On 5/9/2018, the September 2018 Update, changed it so that Legendary cards start at Level 9 and end at Level 13 (from 1 to 5). It also made the Bandit immune to damage while dashing, instead of untargetable.

2019

On 1/4/2019, a Balance Update, decreased the Bandit's hitpoints by 4%.
On 26/11/2019, the End of November 2019 Update, added a card render to the Bandit's card info screen.

2021

On 7/6/2021, the Summer 2021 Update, fixed a bug where the Bandit's dash would continue after the timer reaches zero. It also moved the Arena to unlock the Bandit from Jungle Arena to Rascal's Hideout.
On 27/10/2021, the Champions Update, increased the Level cap of all cards to 14 (from 13).

2022

On 30/3/2022, the Miner Update, fixed an issue where the Bandit would become untargetable before dashing. It also fixed an issue where the Bandit could be damaged at the end of her dash.
On 15/12/2022, a maintenance break, fixed various damage inconsistencies with the damage of the Bandit's dash.

2023

On 19/6/2023, the Card Evolution Update, increased the Level cap of all cards to 15 (from 14).
On 13/11/2023, a Minor Update, fixed a bug where Bandit could not hit targets across the river with her dash.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

The Bandit is one of the first troop cards to receive a card render, alongside the Archers, Knight, Goblins, Bomber, Skeletons, Barbarians, Bats, Royal Recruits, Skeleton Barrel, Rascals, Musketeer, Giant, Valkyrie, Wizard, Flying Machine, Hog Rider, Royal Hogs, Dart Goblin, Zappies, Elixir Golem, Baby Dragon, Skeleton Army, Witch, P.E.K.K.A, Prince, Balloon, Giant Skeleton, Goblin Giant, Hunter, Electro Dragon, Wall Breakers, Bowler, Cannon Cart, Mega Knight, Ram Rider, Miner, Royal Ghost, Ice Wizard, Magic Archer, Lava Hound, Night Witch, and Fisherman.
In the French and Korean language settings of the game, the Bandit's name translates to "Thief". In the Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Finnish, and Vietnamese language settings of the game, the Bandit's name translates to "Outlaw", "Highwaywoman", "Assassin", "Phantom Assassin", "Robber", and "Pirate" respectively.
The Bandit is 1 of 22 troops that has been featured in the Troop Rush game mode, the others being Skeletons, Skeleton Dragons, Fire Spirit, Bats, Elite Barbarians, Firecracker, Rascal Girls, Royal Hogs, Heal Spirit, Elixir Golem, Guards, Prince, Balloon, Golem, Wall Breakers, Ram Rider, Sparky, Phoenix, Royal Ghost, Lumberjack, and the Monk.
In the Japanese language setting of the game, the Bandit's personal name is revealed to be "Juno".
The Bandit will whistle before dashing and often says “Ha!” when attacking.
The Bandit is the subject of 3 Emotes.
When 2 Bandits face each other, they will charge at each other, but neither side would be damaged by the other's dash. In a one-on-one duel between them, the Bandit that was placed second will survive, instead of both being defeated at the same time.
A cloned Bandit does not fall from the sky when deployed.
The Bandit was featured in the winning deck of the Crown Championship Global Series Tournament, by a player called Sergioramos:).
The original concept of the Bandit was the Royal Ghost, with an invisibility and dash mechanic, along with a stun. However, the stun mechanic was dropped, and the dash mechanic lead to the creation of the Bandit. Ultimately, the Royal Ghost was added in one of Clash Royale's updates.
The 17/3/2017 Bandit Draft Challenge was originially going to reward players with 100 Gems after reaching 2 victories. However, this was changed to a Golden Chest last minute. It was also changed to have a free first entry fee instead of a 100 Gem entry free.