Goblin Cage

For the evolution of the Goblin Cage, click the Wild Shard.

“When the Goblin Cage is destroyed, a Goblin Brawler is unleashed into the Arena! Goblin Brawler always skips leg day.”

The Goblin Cage is a Rare card that is unlocked from the Goblin Stadium (Arena 1). It spawns a building with moderate hitpoints. When defeated, it will spawn a Goblin Brawler, which is a fast, single-target, ground-targeting, melee, ground troop with high hitpoints and high damage. His appearance is similar to that of a Goblin, but is larger and bulkier, has a unibrow, white bands tied on his palms, and tattoos on his back and right arm. He is also the same as that spawned by the Party Hut. A Goblin Cage card costs 4 Elixir to deploy.

Strategy[]

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While not immediately obvious, the Goblin Cage's hitbox is identical to a spawner building, such as the Goblin Hut, rather than a defensive building such as Cannon. This means it can pull building targeting units from a slightly farther distance than defensive buildings can. This also makes it safer to place in the middle as a passive play, as the Goblin Cage will deter most attacks while also being unrecommended to destroy it with spells.
- The Goblin Cage is not a replacement for any spawner building, as their playstyles are completely different. Goblin Cage is supposed to be used to absorb hits at all times, serving the role of a distraction, while spawner buildings are better to avoid taking damage in most situations so that they can spawn more units.
If an enemy Hog Rider or Ram Rider is deployed, the Goblin Cage should be placed down in front of them to mitigate as much damage as possible. This placement is more effective than the general center placement as the Goblin Brawler will start attacking immediately and will not have to chase them.
If placed in the center of the player's side of the map, it can completely stop a Mega Knight with the help of both Crown Towers, allowing for a large positive Elixir trade.
Like a Mini P.E.K.K.A, Elite Barbarian, Valkyrie, Lumberjack, Golden Knight, Cannon Cart, and Prince, the Goblin Brawler himself dishes out significant damage left alone but has only average hitpoints, so Skeletons placed in the center of the Arena can buy the player's Crown Tower enough time eliminate him before he deals any damage to it. Similarly, spells that can slow him down can prevent him from connecting to the Crown Tower.
Goblin Cage's hitpoints are enough to still survive 2 hits from heavy hitters like the Elite Barbarians and Prince, as well as a single hit from a Mini P.E.K.K.A. However, the life decay may cause it to be immediately destroyed by these units if placed too early.
If placed 1 tile from the other side of the Arena, it can pull an entire Minion Horde. Once the Goblin Brawler spawns, the remaining Minions will be kited and the Goblin Brawler will get 2 hits on the foe's Crown Tower.
Against ranged troops, the Goblin Cage should be placed on top on them. This will ensure that when the Goblin Cage is destroyed, the Goblin Brawler will start attacking them immediately, instead of having to walk towards them, which would cause him to take unnecessary damage. This tactic should also be used against the Royal Giant, to prevent more damage on the Crown Tower.
The Goblin Cage is great at absorbing attacks from troops that destroy themselves with their attack.
- The Goblin Cage will be able to absorb the Battle Ram's attack, regardless on whether the Battle Ram is charging or not. After that, it will withstand a few extra hits from the spawned Barbarians, and when it is destroyed, the Goblin Brawler will further continue with defending against the Barbarians. A similar tactic applies to the Skeleton Barrel and Suspicious Bush.
- For a slight negative Elixir trade, it can lure both Wall Breakers and take their attack directly, saving a more potent target from being hit by them. This also works against the Evolved Wall Breakers. However, the Goblin Cage will be destroyed in the process, forcing the Goblin Brawler to be released prematurely.
- Although it cannot directly attack it, the Goblin Cage can be a decent tank against the spawned Fire Spirits from a Furnace, and it less of an issue for it to take damage, due to its complete passivity. However, the Goblin Cage has a shorter duration than the Furnace, which will force the Goblin Brawler to absorb any remaining Fire Spirits if he travels towards the same lane, removing any opportunity for a counterattack.
- While a large negative Elixir trade, the stun effect from the Evolved Ice Spirit's Ice Blast has no effect on the Goblin Cage, making it a good response for it when used in larger pushes.
- In a pinch, the Goblin Cage can take the Golden Knight's Dashing Dash, saving a more potent target from it. After it is destroyed, the Goblin Brawler will further assist with defending against the Golden Knight, countering him for a +1 Elixir trade.
The Goblin Brawler is among the few units that can escape the Giant Skeleton's death bomb. Deploy the Goblin Cage behind the Giant Skeleton and it will absorb a few attacks from the Giant Skeleton before spawning the Goblin Brawler to defeat him.
The Goblin Brawler is very weak to dual lane units such as Royal Recruits, split Royal Hogs, split Zappies, and split Three Musketeers because he does not have high enough hitpoints to withstand such as push and he only targets 1 unit at a time.
Additionally, the Goblin Brawler is weak to swarms so pairing him with spells such as Zap, The Log, Arrows, Fireball, or Poison can synergize with him and allow him to advance towards the Crown Tower.
The Goblin Cage can absorb 2 of the 3 strikes from the Lightning spell, so it can be used to tank for Lightning-vulnerable troops like the Musketeer, Zappies, Electro Wizard, Little Prince, Ice Wizard, Wizard, Magic Archer, Goblinstein, Flying Machine, Princess, Firecracker, Bomber, and Mother Witch.
The Earthquake does enough damage to destroy a Goblin Cage by itself and release the Goblin Brawler.
The Goblin Cage is a good counter to the Electro Giant. Due to being unable to attack, the Electro Giant will have to break it with his regular attack, and after it breaks, the Goblin Brawler will cripple if not outright destroy the Electro Giant.
When used against the Mortar and X-Bow, the player should place the Goblin Cage in the same lane as them, to ensure that the Goblin Brawler will defend against those buildings' defenders. This is more effective than placing it in the other lane, as the Goblin Brawler will not distract them and instead they will retarget to something else after they destroy the Goblin Cage.
If the player has already destroyed one Crown Tower, they can place the Goblin Cage on the opponent's side. This can be helpful in situations where an attacking troop is proceeding towards the other Crown Tower and the player wants their Goblin Cage to distract said Crown Tower.

Statistics

Goblin Cage Attributes

Cost	Deploy Time	Lifetime	Type	Rarity
4	1 sec	20 sec	Building	Rare

Goblin Brawler Attributes

Hit Speed	First Hit Speed	Speed	Range	Target	Count	Transport
1.1 sec	0.2 sec	Fast (90)	Melee: Short (0.8)	Ground	x1	Ground

Card Statistics


Level	Goblin Cage Hitpoints	Goblin Cage Hitpoints lost per second	Goblin Brawler Hitpoints	Goblin Brawler Damage	Goblin Brawler Damage per second
3	369	18.4	510	159	144
4	405	20.2	561	175	159
5	445	22.25	616	192	174
6	488	24.45	675	211	191
7	536	26.85	742	232	210
8	588	29.4	814	254	230
9	646	32.35	894	279	253
10	710	35.5	983	307	279
11	780	39	1,080	337	306
12	857	42.85	1,185	370	336
13	942	47.1	1,303	407	369
14	1,033	51.7	1,430	447	406
15	1,134	56.85	1,569	491	446

Card Mastery

Type	Level/Tier	Objective	Reward
Punching Bag	1	Receive a total of 1,650 hits from enemy Troops	100 Goblin Cage cards 50
	2	Receive a total of 4,950 hits from enemy Troops	4,000 50
	3	Receive a total of 8,250 hits from enemy Troops	150 50
Damage Dealer	1	Deal a total of 135,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings	6,000 125
	2	Deal a total of 385,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings	100 125
	3	Deal a total of 670,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings	9,000 125

History[]

2019

The Goblin Cage was once available in the Goblin Cage Draft Challenge, which started on 17/5/2019. 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 Goblin Cage. If the player achieved at least 10 wins, they obtained the Goblin Cage early.
From 25/5/2019 through 28/5/2019, the Shop had a special offer where Arena 12+ players could buy up to 3 special Fortune Chests at the normal price that guarantee at least 66% of the Chest's contents to be Goblin Cage. The Chest was able to generate up to 150% of its contents to be Goblin Cage.
The Goblin Cage card was generally released on 4/6/2019.
On 1/7/2019, the July 2019 Update, increased the Goblin Cage's lifetime to 20 seconds (from 15 seconds), increased the damage of the Goblin Brawler by 25%, and increased the Goblin Brawler's range to 0.8 tiles (from 0.75 tiles), now classified as Melee: Short. His description was also updated; previously saying "When the Goblin Cage is destroyed, a Goblin Brawler is unleashed into the Arena! Goblin Brawler never skips leg day." It also added the Goblin Cage as a Trophy Road reward.
On 2/9/2019, a Balance Update, decreased the Goblin Brawler's speed to 90 (from 120), now classified as Fast.
On 26/11/2019, the End of November 2019 Update, added a card render to the Goblin Cage's card info screen.

2020

On 5/5/2020, a Balance Update, increased the Goblin Brawler's damage by 6%.

2021

On 7/6/2021, the Summer 2021 Update, moved the Arena to unlock the Goblin Cage from Spooky Town to Goblin Stadium.
On 27/10/2021, the Champions Update, increased the Level cap of all cards to 14 (from 13).
On 7/12/2021, the 2021 Quarter 4 Update, decreased Goblin Cage's hitpoints by 23%.

2022

On 30/3/2022, the Miner Update, made the Goblin Cage's rattling visual effect apply all the time. Previously it would only rattle when an enemy ground troop is nearby.

2023

On 19/6/2023, the Card Evolution Update, increased the Level cap of all cards to 15 (from 14).
On 3/10/2023, a Balance Update, increased the Goblin Brawler's hitpoints by 5.2%.

2024

On 17/6/2024, the Goblin World Update, increased the Goblin Cage’s hitpoints by 5.1%. It also added the Goblin Cage to the Goblin class.
On 5/8/2024, the August 2024 Update, added the Goblin Cage’s Evolution.

2025

On 31/3/2025, the 2025 Quarter 1 Update, decreased the Goblin Brawler's hitpoints by 0.09%.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Goblins are small, grotesque, monstrous creatures that appear in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on the story and country of origin, ranging from mischievous household spirits to malicious, bestial thieves. They often have magical abilities similar to a fairy or demon, such as the ability to shapeshift. Similar creatures include duendes, kobolds, leprechauns, and ghouls.
- In the German and Dutch language setting of the game, the Goblin Cage's name translates to "Kobold Cage". In the Spanish, Italian, Russian, Arabic, and Vietnamese language settings of the game, the Goblin Cage's name translates to "Strongman's Cage", "Cage for Goblins", "Cage with Goblin", "Ghoul Cage", and "Leprechaun Cage" respectively.
- The Goblin Cage is 1 of 17 cards associated with Goblins, with the others being Spear Goblins, Goblin Gang, Baby Goblins, Dart Goblin, Goblin Demolisher, Suspicious Bush, Goblin Hut, Goblin Giant, Goblin Barrel, Goblin Curse, Goblin Drill, Goblin Machine, Party Rocket, Party Hut, Goblinstein, and of course, Goblins.
The Goblin Brawler is inspired by a goblin prisoner character in the Clash-A-Rama episode "Giant vs. Giant Problem".
The Goblin Cage is one of the first building cards to receive a card render, alongside the Mortar, Tesla, and Goblin Hut.
The Goblin Cage is one of the first cards to be featured in the Season Shop, alongside the Goblins and Goblin Giant.
The Goblin Brawler resembles the Sneaky Goblin from Clash of Clans, although he has different clothing on.
Its Star Level 3 Skin grants the Goblin Brawler a red mohawk similar to the Level 6 Goblin in Clash of Clans.
A broken Goblin Cage can be seen on the Trophy Road as a decoration.
The tattoo on Goblin Brawler's back appears to be a Healer, a troop from Clash of Clans.
The Goblin Cage has been featured with multiple buffs. More specifically:
- The Goblin Cage is 1 of 2 buildings that has been featured with a Shield Boost buff, the other being Goblin Hut.
- The Goblin Cage is the only building that has been featured with a Death Spawn buff.
The Goblin Brawler, along with the Minions, Bomber, Skeletons, Skeleton Dragons, Ice Spirit, Mini P.E.K.K.A, Mega Minion, Ice Golem, Dart Goblin, Elixir Golem, Guards, Baby Dragon, P.E.K.K.A, Giant Skeleton, Golem, Wall Breakers, Bowler, Executioner, Mega Knight, Inferno Dragon, Royal Ghost, and Lava Hound, are featured as a monster in Squad Busters.
- In Squad Busters, he is called "Uncaged Goblin", but in Clash Royale, he is called "Goblin Brawler".
Gold Crates have an appearance similar to the Goblin Cage.
The Goblin Cage is unavailable in The Floor is Healing Challenge, much like other building cards, as well as the Cannon Cart.
The Goblin Cage and the Goblin Brawler are the subject of 2 Emotes.
In the Season 3 reveal video, the text on screen incorrectly lists the Goblin Brawler's speed decrease as a range decrease.
The Goblin Cage was featured in the winning decks of multiple Clash Royale Tournaments. More specifically:
- The Goblin Cage was featured in the winning deck of the Clash Royale League 2023 Tournament, by a player called Mugi.
- The Goblin Cage was featured in the winning deck of the Clash Royale League 2024 Tournament, by a player called Mohamed Light.
Before the Goblin Cage's card release, the Goblin Cage was supposed to be a Legendary card. However, it was changed to a Rare card post-release.