Clash Royale Tips and Tricks to Crush Your Opponents in Style

     HIGHLIGHTS

•      Clash Royale combines multiplayer, tower defence and             card collection
•      Managing elixir is very important
•      Distracting your opponent is a valid strategy

Clash Royale is a popular tower defence strategy game that is available 

on Android and iOS for quite some time now. The game is made by Supercell, the same 

game development company that gave us Clash of Clans. While the characters used 

for Clash Royale are similar to the previous game, the gameplay is completely different. 

Clash Royale combines card games, tower defence, and multiplayer online battles, to offer 

a unique experience.

The Basics


For those who haven't heard about Clash Royale here is quick roundup. Clash Royale is a 

tower defence strategy game where you need to destroy at least one opponent's tower to 

win the game. To do this,you need cards which are unlocked in treasure chests that you win 

along the way. Cards have different strengths and weaknesses, but they are mainly 

distinguished as Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Common cards are well, common, 

and are easy to unlock; other cards, as their names suggest, are harder to come by. Some 

of these cards are used to attack, others are used for defence.

You need a deck to battle which comprises any eight cards you choose. Using these cards 

requires a resource called elixir. The core loop is quite simple - you get elixirs at a set 

interval during the game, which you can use to play your cards.You can choose to attack or 

defend based on your deck of cards. Now that we've gotten the basics out of the way, here 

are six things you should know, whether you're a seasoned player or a noob who's picking 

up the game for the first time

Choose your Clash Royale cards wisely

Your deck is all you have to defend your towers when in battle,so choose your cards wisely. 

You should also upgrade your cards to improve your chances. Save the deck you are most 

comfortable playing with. Remember, if you have a heavy deck with an average elixir count 

of 4.5 or above,then it’ll be helpful to attack in the last 60 secs as the faster elixir production 

will help. On the other hand, if you have a lighter elixir deck, placement is crucial for your 

deck to survive.

Know your troops

There are 74 cards in Clash Royale and you cannot just pick anyone to defend or attack. 

Each card has its strengths and weaknesses and you’ll need to be aware of them as you 

play. Putting up a skeleton army to stop a Valkyrie is a sure shot way to waste elixir for 

nothing. Cards have levels which make them stronger against attacks. So pick the right 

troop for your deck and update it to improve your chances of winning.

Elixir advantage


Cards cost elixir, and it takes time for elixir to generate. It takes 2.8 seconds for elixir to 

generate during normal play time, and 1.4 seconds during the last 60 seconds. So when 

your opponent places a card, try to use a low-elixir card to counter it. For example, if your 

opponent plays the Giant card, it costs them 5 elixirs. If you counter using a Skeleton Army, 

you end up spending only three elixirs, giving you a two elixir advantage over your 

opponent. Play your cards wisely and this will help you have a significant advantage over 

your opponent, making it easier to win the game.



Placement is crucial


In Clash Royale, placement of your cards is crucial. Most might think that placing a troop 

right in front of the tower is a good idea, but no! You can use the pull strategy by pulling the 

opponent's troop to the centre so that both your towers can engage. This is great as it helps 

to eliminate the opponent troop faster without causing much damage to any of your towers. 

You can also place multiple troops away from the line of action to engage with the enemy 

troops without suffering damage.The other advantage of placing the troops away from each 

other is that they will be unaffected by freeze and poison spells.

Distraction is a valid strategy


In Clash Royale, Troops are designed to go for the enemy towers and that’s what they will 

do. You can either drop your troops right in front of enemies to defend your tower, or drop 

them a little out of line. This strategy forces the opponent's troop to fight with the newly 

placed troop, thereby going out of its way to engage. This allows the tower to take a few 

extra shots at the enemy troop, helping to eliminate it faster. You can also use your 

remaining troops to launch an effective counter attack right after.

Retargeting powerful enemies

Similar to distraction is retargeting. High elixir troops like Giant, Lava Hound, Ice Golem, and Royal Giant 

engage only with structures. To distract them, use building cards like a Bomber Tower, Canon, or even a low 

elixir card like the Tombstone. By placing a structure you’ll pull them towards it saving your tower from a few 

crucial hits.You can use the same technique for the annoying Hog Rider that is quick to make its way to your 

tower. So try this technique to stop your opponent and counter them effectively. If an opponent troop has 

already engaged with your arena tower, you can use Zap or the Electro Wizard to force them to retarget.

These were some tips that help us to play Clash Royale better. If you have a tip, share it with us and the 

other readers via the comments.