暗夜女巫

“Summons Bats to do her bidding. If you get too close, she isn't afraid of pitching in with her mean-looking battle staff.”

The Night Witch card is unlocked in Serenity Peak (Arena 14) or a Legendary Chest. She is a single-target melee troop with moderate hitpoints and moderately high damage. She summons 2 Bats every 5 seconds. Night Witch card costs 4 Elixir to deploy.

Strategy[]

She cannot perfectly counter some troops that the Witch can, as the Night Witch cannot distract ground-targeting troops with her Bats. However, the Night Witch can defeat nearly all cards that cost 6 Elixir or below, like Sparky, the Lumberjack, Wizard, etc.
The Night Witch's high damage per attack in addition to her continuous spawns make her potent at defeating high-health units, whether it be on offense or defense.
The Night Witch cannot attack air troops, so Minions or the Baby Dragon will be effective at taking her out since they can also easily take out her summoned Bats. However, if these units are distracted with something else, the Bats may heavily damage or even defeat them.
The Golem is great when used with the Night Witch because it can tank for the Bats spawned by her and deal massive damage to towers.
Ranged splash damage troops like the Executioner, Wizard, or Witch are very effective against the Night Witch since they can defeat her and her spawned Bats quickly without receiving much damage.
Poison is the most effective spell against the Night Witch. If timed correctly, not only will the Poison cripple the Night Witch, it will also eliminate all the spawned Bats.
Just like the regular Witch, if the Night Witch summons Bats while under Rage, her Bats are also affected.
Upon deployment, the Night Witch's first wave of Bats spawns more quickly that all subsequent spawns, appearing 1 second after she is deployed. When she is placed directly behind the King's Tower, 1 Bat will fly into the other lane, which can be useful if the player wants to lightly protect the other lane.
The Night Witch can be used to effectively counter the Graveyard since her Bats can quickly defeat the Skeletons. Conversely, it is also a great synergy with Graveyard. The Night Witch will tank for the Graveyard, while the Skeletons and Bats deal massive damage while staying relatively spread out.
A Night Witch, even with the assistance of a Princess Tower, cannot prevent a Balloon from connecting to the Tower. Her first wave of Bats don't spawn and attack quickly enough to prevent the Balloon's first attack, even when she is placed slightly in advance.
The Night Witch's role in a deck is fairly different compared to her counterpart, the Witch. The Night Witch does not do splash damage, only spawns two Bats at a time, is very fragile without the help of a tank unlike how Witch could protect herself using the spawned Skeletons, and cannot target air troops. On the other hand, the Night Witch's high melee damage, increased health and her faster Bats make her more threatening on a counterpush.
Troops with a chain attack, such as an Electro Dragon or an Electro Spirit are very effective at defeating the Bats spawned from the Night Witch, weakening her significantly when fighting against other units.
Despite being unable to target air troops, she is very effective at weakening a Lava Hound. Place her in the back, in the same lane as the Lava Hound, so that she spawns as many Bats as possible. Those Bats will get distracted by the Lava Hound, defeating both the Lava Hound and the spawned Lava Pups. On the contrary, she also pairs very well with the Lava Hound, due to spawning air swarms that can handle cards that could threaten the Lava Hound, such as a Mega Minion.

History[]

The Night Witch card was added to the game on 31/5/17.
The Night Witch was once available in the Night Witch Draft Challenge which started on 29/5/17. 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 Night Witch. If the player achieved 12 wins, they obtained the Night Witch two days early. However, this was not exploitable like the Electro Wizard Tournament as the Night Witch Draft Challenge had one-time rewards.
On 12/6/17, a Balance Update decreased the Night Witch's Bats spawned upon death by 1 (to 3 from 4), increased Bat spawn speed by 1 sec (to 6 seconds from 5 seconds), and initial Bats spawn slower.
On 11/8/17, a Balance Update decreased the Night Witch's damage by 9%, her range by 11% (to 1.65 from 1.85), her Bat spawn speed by 1 second (to 7 seconds from 6 seconds) and the number of Bats spawned on death by 1 (to 2 from 3).
On 24/1/18, a Balance Update made the Night Witch's initial Bats spawn faster but also decreased her Bats' hit speed to 1.1 seconds (from 1 second).
The 20/6/18 Update moved the Arena to unlock the Night Witch from Frozen Peak (Arena 8) to Spell Valley (Arena 5).
On 1/7/19, a 'Rulebook' Update decreased the Night Witch's range from 1.65 to 1.6 (now classified as 远距离近战).
On 7/10/19, a Balance Update increased the Night Witch's number of Bats summoned on death from 2 to 4.
On 7/1/20, a Balance Update increased the time for the Night Witch's first wave of Bats to spawn from 1.3 seconds to 3.5 seconds and made her initial attack slower by 17%.
On 3/8/20, a Balance Update increased the Bats' hitspeed to 1.3 seconds (from 1.1 seconds).
On 9/12/20, a Balance Update decreased the Bats' first attack speed to 0.6 secs (from 0.8 sec).
The 2021 Quarter 2 Update moved the Arena to unlock the Night Witch from Spell Valley (Arena 5) to Serenity Peak (Arena 14).
On 6/9/21, a Balance Update increased the speed of her first Bat spawn to 1 sec (from 4 sec), increased her spawn rate to 5 sec (from 7 sec), and removed the Night Witch's death spawn.
On 27/10/21, the 2021 Quarter 3 Update added the level 14 Night Witch.

Trivia[]

The Night Witch in Clash of Clans is ranged, deals area damage and produces Bats after death, unlike in Clash Royale.
She is revealed to be the Witch's sister, according to the Night Witch Karaoke Contest video and her description in Clash of Clans.
An opposing Star Leveled Night Witch greatly resembles both the level 13-16 and 17-18 Night Witch from Clash of Clans.
The Night Witch is 1 of 9 troop cards that inspired a troop in Clash of Clans, along with the Miner, the Baby Dragon, the Ice Wizard, the Bomber, the Skeleton Barrel, the Battle Ram, the Giant Skeleton, and the Ice Golem.
The Night Witch is featured as a character skin for Mortis in Brawl Stars.