Cards

This page is about what cards are in general. To read more about the individual cards in Clash Royale, click here.

Cards are the only method of deploying troops, spells, and buildings onto the battlefield. Deploying cards costs Elixir, which is gradually gained during battle. Cards can be obtained through buying them with Gold in the Shop or finding them in assorted Chests. Duplicate cards obtained will fill up an upgrade meter. Once the meter is full, you can upgrade the card with Gold. All health and damage statistics are increased by roughly 10% per level. Cards that are able to spawn troops, such as the Goblin Hut and Witch, will have their spawned troop level increased by 1 per level.

Types of Cards

There are three main types of cards: troops, spells, and buildings. Generally, spells are temporary and can be cast anywhere in the battlefield, while buildings (which are stationary), troops (which can move) can only be spawned on your territory (with the exception of the Miner.)There are also 4 card rarities: Common (signified by grey or pale blue), Rare (signified by orange), Epic (signified by purple) and Legendary (signified by a rainbow gradient). Each rarity has a different number of levels.

Common cards have 13 different levels, ranging from level 1 to level 13.
Rare cards have 11 different levels, ranging from level 3 to level 13.
Epic cards have 8 different levels, ranging from level 6 to level 13.
Legendary cards have 5 different levels, ranging from level 9 to level 13.

Ranges

Each troop and defensive building in Clash Royale has a range, specified in tiles.

Cards that have a range of 0.8 tiles or less are classified as "Melee: Short". Should a card have less than 0.8 tiles of range, the table below will specify the exact numbers.
Cards that have a range of 1.2 tiles are classified as "Melee: Medium".
Cards that have a range of 1.6 tiles are classified as "Melee: Long".
Cards with a range of 2 or more tiles are simply classified as being ranged.

Card Comparison

Click a column header to sort a table. The levels of the cards in the tables below are those of the Tournament Standard Rules so that the statistics of the cards are comparable.

Troops

Card	Cost	Health (+Shield)	Damage	Hit Speed (seconds)	Damage per Second	Spawn/Death Damage	Range	Count
Archers	3	252	89	1.2	74	0	5	2
Baby Dragon	4	957	133	1.5	88	0	3.5	1
Balloon	5	1,396	798	3	266	272 (Death)	0.1 (Melee: Short)	1
Bandit	3	750	160	1	160	0	0.75 (Melee: Short)	1
Barbarians	5	555	159	1.4	113	0	0.7 (Melee: Short)	5
Bats	2	67	67	1.1	60	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	5
Battle Healer	4	1,425	123	1.5	82	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	1
Battle Ram	4	756	220	N/A	N/A	0	0.5 (Melee: Short)	1
Bomber	3	398	271	1.9	142	0	5	1
Bowler	5	1,596	239	2.5	95	0	5	1
Cannon Cart	5	742 (+742)	168	1	168	0	5.5	1
Dark Prince	4	1,030 (+199)	206	1.3	158	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Dart Goblin	3	216	100	0.7	142	0	6.5	1
Electro Dragon	5	790	159 (x3)	2.1	75 (x3)	0	3.5	1
Electro Giant	8	3,591	159	2.1	75	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Electro Wizard	4	590	96 (x2)	1.8	53 (x2)	159 (Spawn)	5	1
Elite Barbarians	6	970	301	1.7	177	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	2
Elixir Blob	N/A	299	52	1.3	40	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)	4
Elixir Golem	3	1,196	211	1.3	162	0	0.75 (Melee: Short)	1
Elixir Golemite	N/A	598	105	1.3	80	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)	2
Executioner	5	1010	140 (x2)	2.4	58 (x2)	0	4.5 (maximum Range of 6.5)	1
Firecracker	3	252	53 (x5)	3	17 (x5)	0	6	1
Fire Spirits	2	91	178	N/A	N/A	0	2	3
Fisherman	3	800	160	1.3	106	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)/7	1
Flying Machine	4	510	142	1.1	129	0	6	1
Giant	5	3,275	211	1.5	140	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Giant Skeleton	6	2,793	172	1.5	114	957 (Death)	0.8 (Melee: Short)	1
Goblin Brawler	4	853	279	1.1	240	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)	1
Goblin Gang	3	167/110	99/67	1.1/1.7	90/39	0/0	0.5 (Melee: Short)/5	3/2
Goblin Giant	6	2,540	146	1.7	85	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Goblins	2	167	99	1.1	90	0	0.5 (Melee: Short)	3
Golem	8	4,256	259	2.5	103	259 (Death)	0.75 (Melee: Short)	1
Golemite	N/A	864	53	2.5	21	53 (Death)	0.25 (Melee: Short)	2
Guards	3	90 (+199)	90	1.1	81	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	3
Hog Rider	4	1,408	264	1.6	165	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)	1
Hunter	4	696	69 (x10)	2.2	31 (x10)	0	4	1
Heal Spirit	1	191	91	N/A	N/A	0	2.5	1
Ice Golem	2	994	70	2.5	28	70 (Death)	0.75 (Melee: Short)	1
Ice Spirit	1	190	91	N/A	N/A	0	2.5	1
Ice Wizard	3	590	75	1.7	40	0	5.5	1
Inferno Dragon	4	1,070	30-350	0.4	75-875	0	3.5	1
Knight	3	1,452	167	1.2	139	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Lava Hound	7	3,150	45	1.3	34	0	3.5	1
Lava Pup	N/A	179	75	1.7	44	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	6
Lumberjack	4	1,060	200	0.8	250	0	0.7 (Melee: Short)	1
Magic Archer	4	440	111	1.1	100	0	7	1
Mega Minion	3	695	258	1.6	161	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	1
Mega Knight	7	3,300	222	1.7	123	444 (Spawn)	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Mini P.E.K.K.A.	4	1,129	598	1.8	332	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)	1
Miner	3	1,000	160	1.2	133	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Minions	3	190	84	1	84	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	3
Minion Horde	5	190	84	1	84	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	6
Musketeer	4	598	181	1.1	164	0	6	1
Night Witch	4	750	260	1.5	173	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	1
P.E.K.K.A.	7	3,125	678	1.8	376	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Prince	5	1,669	325	1.4	232	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	1
Princess	3	216	140	3	46	0	9	1
Ram Rider	5	1,461	220/86	1.8/1.1	122/78	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)/5.5	1
Rascal Boy	5	1,515	110	1.5	73	0	0.8 (Melee: Short)	1
Rascal Girl	5	216	110	1.1	100	0	5	2
Royal Ghost	3	1,000	216	1.8	120	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Royal Giant	6	2,544	254	1.7	149	0	5	1
Royal Hogs	5	695	59	1.2	49	0	0.7 (Melee: Short)	4
Royal Recruits	7	440 (+199)	101	1.3	77	0	1.6 (Melee: Long)	6
Skeletons	1	67	67	1	67	0	0.5 (Melee: Short)	3
Skeleton Army	3	67	67	1	67	0	0.5 (Melee: Short)	15
Skeleton Barrel	3	540	110	N/A	N/A	110 (Death)	0.35 (Melee: Short)	1
Skeleton Dragons	4	440	142	1.7	83	0	3.5	2
Sparky	6	1,200	1,100	4	275	0	5	1
Spear Goblins	2	110	67	1.7	39	0	5	3
Three Musketeers	9	598	181	1.1	164	0	6	3
Valkyrie	4	1,654	221	1.6	138	0	1.2 (Melee: Medium)	1
Wall Breakers	2	275	325	N/A	N/A	0	0.5 (Melee: Short)	2
Witch	5	696	111	1.1	100	0	5	1
Wizard	5	598	234	1.4	167	0	5.5	1
Zappies	4	440	96	2.1	45	0	4.5	3

Defensive Buildings

Card	Cost	Health	Lifetime	Damage	Hit Speed	Damage per Second	Range
Bomb Tower	4	1,126	25	184	1.6	115	6
Cannon	3	742	30	167	1	167	5.5
Inferno Tower	5	1,408	30	35-704	0.4	87-1,760	6
Mortar	4	1,219	30	220	5	44	3-11.5
Tesla	4	954	35	190	1.1	172	5.5
X-Bow	6	1,330	40	26	0.25	104	11.5

Passive Buildings

Card	Cost	Health	Lifetime
Barbarian Hut	7	1,452	50
Elixir Collector	6	888	70
Furnace	4	884	50
Goblin Hut	5	844	40
Goblin Cage	4	800	20
Tombstone	3	422	40

Damaging Spells

Card	Cost	Damage	Crown Tower Damage	Radius
Arrows	3	101 x3	31 x3	4
Barbarian Barrel	2	200	N/A	5 Range, 2.6 Width
Earthquake	3	68 x3 (204 x3 to Buildings)	68 x3	3.5
Fireball	4	572	172	2.5
Freeze	4	95	29	3
Giant Snowball	2	159	48	2.5
Lightning	6	877	264	3.5
Poison	4	75 x8	23 x8	3.5
Rocket	6	1,232	370	2
Royal Delivery	3	362	N/A	3
The Log	2	240	72	11.1 Range, 3.9 Width
Tornado	3	140	48	5.5
Zap	2	159	48	2.5

Spawners

Card	Type	Cost	Troop Spawned	Spawn Speed	Maximum Spawned
Barbarian Barrel	Spell	2	Barbarians	Upon Breaking	1
Barbarian Hut	Building	7	Barbarians	Every 12 seconds and upon death	10
Battle Ram	Troop	4	Barbarians	Upon Breaking or Death	2
Furnace	Building	4	Fire Spirits	Every 10 Seconds	12
Goblin Barrel	Spell	3	Goblins	Upon Impact	3
Goblin Cage	Building	4	Goblin Brawler	Upon Death	1
Goblin Giant	Troop	6	Spear Goblins	Upon Death	2
Goblin Hut	Building	5	Spear Goblins	Every 4.5 Seconds and Upon Death	11
Golem	Troop	8	Golemites	Upon Death	2
Graveyard	Spell	5	Skeletons	Every 0.5 Seconds	16
Lava Hound	Troop	7	Lava Pups	Upon Death	6
Night Witch	Troop	4	Bats	Every 7 Seconds and Upon Death	N/A
Skeleton Barrel	Troop	3	Skeletons	Upon Death	7
Tombstone	Building	3	Skeletons	Every 2.9 Seconds and Upon Death	18
Witch	Troop	5	Skeletons	Every 7 Seconds	N/A
Royal Delivery	Spell	3	Royal Recruits	Upon Breaking	1

Please note that some cards have been omitted from these tables due to their unique abilities that would make it difficult to compare them to other cards.

History

The 4/1/16 soft launch originally had 42 cards, with 14 Common cards, 14 Rare cards and 14 Epic cards.
On 2/2/16, the February 2016 Update added level caps for friendly battles and Tournaments: King's Tower and Crown Towers - 8; Common - 8; Rare - 6; Epic - 3
On 29/2/16, the March 2016 Update added the Legendary rarity which was capped at level 1 in Friendly Battles. The update also added six new cards immediately. They are Royal Giant, Three Musketeers, Dark Prince, Poison, Ice Wizard, and Princess.
On 3/5/16, the May 2016 Update added six new cards immediately. They are Fire Spirits, Furnace, Guards, Lava Hound, Miner, and Sparky.
- The update also changed the maximum levels for King's Tower and Cards: King's Tower: 13 (from 12); Common - 13 (from 12); Rare - 11 (from 10); Epic - 8 (unchanged); Legendary - 5 (from 6)
- This means that there are new level caps for friendly battles and Tournaments: King's Tower - 9 (from 8); Common - 9 (from 8); Rare - 7 (from 6); Epic - 4 (from 3); Legendary - 1 (unchanged)
- All the players that had already collected their Epics or Legendaries past the post-upgrade cap received Gem refunds for every card over the cap.
On 4/7/16, the Tournaments Update added four new cards immediately. They are Ice Spirit, Bowler, The Log, and Lumberjack.
On 19/9/16, the September 2016 Update added four new cards over time. They are Mega Minion, Inferno Dragon, Ice Golem, and Graveyard. Supercell stated their intention to release one new card every two weeks following these additions.
On 1/11/16, the November 2016 Update added four new cards over time. They are Tornado, Elite Barbarians, Clone, and Electro Wizard.
On 15/12/16, the December 2016 Update added four new cards over time. They are Dart Goblin, Executioner, Battle Ram, and Goblin Gang.
On 13/5/17, the March 2017 Update added four new cards over time. They are Bandit, Heal, Night Witch, and Bats. After this set of cards was announced, Supercell announced that it would no longer follow the two-week release scheme that was in place from September 2016.
On 12/6/17, June 2017 Update added four new cards over time. They are Cannon Cart, Mega Knight, Flying Machine, and Skeleton Barrel.
On 12/12/17, the Electrifying Update added two new cards immediately. They are Hunter and Zappies. The update also added three new cards over time. They are Royal Ghost, Magic Archer, and Barbarian Barrel.
On 25/4/18, the April 2018 Update added one new card over time. They are Rascals.
On 20/6/18, the Summer Update added two new cards immediately, they are the Royal Hogs and Giant Snowball. The update also added Royal Recruits over time.
On 3/9/18, a Balance Update increased the number of cards players can hold after maxing it out (or collecting enough to max it out) in anticipation of the Trade Tokens that will be added with the following September update.
On 5/9/18, the September 2018 Update added the Goblin Giant card immediately. The update also changed how cards' levels were numbered, such that all cards of equal level have similar levels of strength: Rares, Epics and Legendaries are now unlocked at level 3, 6 and 9 respectively, and all three max out at level 13 just like Common cards.
On 9/11/18, the Electro Dragon was added to the game. However, players could use the Electro Dragon as early as October 27th by completing the Electro Dragon Challenge.
On 25/12/18, the Ram Rider was added to the game.
On 26/2/19, the Wall Breakers were added to the game.
On 15/4/19, the Earthquake spell was added to the game.
On 3/6/19, the Goblin Cage was added to the game.
On 5/8/19, the Fisherman card was added to the game. However, a Fisherman Draft challenge began July 4 so people could try it out.
On 3/11/19, the Elixir Golem card will be added to the game. However, an Elixir Golem challenge began after 3 days of the start of Season 4 so people could earn the card.
On 6/1/20, Battle Healer was added to the game.
On 3/2/20, Firecracker was added to the game. It was first available on January 6, 2020 in a challenge and via the Trophy Road rewards.
On 2/4/20, the Heal Spirit was added to the game. It replaced Heal.
On 6/4/20, the Royal Delivery spell was added to the game.
On 5/6/20, the Skeleton Dragons were added to the game.

Trivia

You are guaranteed to get 1 Epic during the tutorial.
The chest you get is based on the arena in which you battle in, not your current one. You will always fight in the higher arena (Example: if a player from Arena 5 is matched with a player from Arena 4, then they will fight in Spell Valley, which is Arena 5). This means that you can get cards from an Arena that you have not reached yet.
Epics can only be requested once every Sunday; Legendary Cards cannot be donated or requested.
If your card has reached the max level, each card received will give you a certain amount of Gold. This also holds true if you have enough cards to upgrade to the max level but haven't upgraded it yet. For example, when the upgrade meter of a level 12 Common card reaches "5000/5000", each additional card will be converted to 5 Gold.
- Every Common collected over the maximum gives 5 Gold.
- Every Rare gives 50 Gold.
- Every Epic gives 500 Gold.
- Every Legendary gives 20,000 Gold.
In the Japanese language setting, Epic Cards are called Super Rare Cards while Legendary Cards are called Ultra Rare Cards, the terms often used in card collection games. In the Korean language setting, Epic Cards are called Heroic Cards.

Statistics

Level	Number of Cards Required for Upgrade^
Level	Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	2	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	4	1	N/A	N/A
4	10	2	N/A	N/A
5	20	4	N/A	N/A
6	50	10	1	N/A
7	100	20	2	N/A
8	200	50	4	N/A
9	400	100	10	1
10	800	200	20	2
11	1,000	400	50	4
12	2,000	800	100	10
13	5,000	1,000	200	20
Total	9,586	2,586	386	36

Level	Gold Required for Upgrade
Level	Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	5	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	20	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	50	50	N/A	N/A
5	150	150	N/A	N/A
6	400	400	N/A	N/A
7	1,000	1,000	400	N/A
8	2,000	2,000	2,000	N/A
9	4,000	4,000	4,000	N/A
10	8,000	8,000	8,000	5,000
11	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000
12	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000
13	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
Total	185,625	185,600	184,400	175,000

Level	XP Gained from Upgrade
Level	Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	4	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	5	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	6	6	N/A	N/A
5	10	10	N/A	N/A
6	25	25	N/A	N/A
7	50	50	25	N/A
8	100	100	100	N/A
9	200	200	200	N/A
10	400	400	400	250
11	600	600	600	600
12	800	800	800	800
13	1,600	1,600	1,600	1,600
Total	3,800	3,791	3,725	3,250

^ The Total count of cards does not count the Unlock cards as they can be used to upgrade a card to the next level. You can even donate or trade away the only non-Legendary card to unlock it and still be able to use the card at the lowest level.