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Season 85 — Live July 6

Honor & Exile Season Hub

Ronin is the first brand-new card since September 2025 — a 5-elixir Legendary who parries melee hits and reflects double damage. Plus C.H.A.O.S Season 2, Choice Chests, and the July balance changes.

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All trophies

Clash Royale Hero Encyclopedia (May 2026): Every Hero Card, Role, Counter, and Best Deck

Updated May 202613 min read

Every Hero card in Clash Royale documented in one place. Hero Knight (3 elixir tank-with-ability), Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. (4 elixir slayer), Hero Musketeer (4 elixir glass cannon), Hero Giant (5 elixir Beatdown), Hero Barbarian Barrel (3 elixir reroll spell), Hero Mega Minion (3 elixir warper), Hero Dark Prince (4 elixir shield charger), Hero Bowler (5 elixir wave clearer), Hero Magic Archer (4 elixir line bender), and the upcoming Hero Tombstone (June 2026).

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Clash Royale Mastery Rework May 2026: Gem-to-Gold Conversion, Task Cuts, and What Carries Over

Updated May 202611 min read

The May 26, 2026 Mastery rework cuts task requirements approximately 60% (Hog Rider damage 420,000 to 170,000), removes gems and Wildcards from Mastery rewards entirely, and standardizes gold payouts to 4,000 / 6,000 / 15,000 gold per task across Task Sets 1-3. Existing Mastery progress carries over to the reduced thresholds, and unspent rewards remain claimable.

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All trophies

Clash Royale Q2 May 2026 Update Hub: Everything Changing on May 26

Updated May 202618 min read

The May 26, 2026 Q2 Clash Royale update replaces King's Journey with Collection Levels, splits the season into Arena I and Arena II (top-8 card ban), reworks Masteries from gems to gold, adds Hero Tombstone, Princess Evolution, Princess Gambit (sudden death, first to drop a Princess Tower wins), Victory Run (win-streak event), and Merge Tactics Season 9 (May 26 - July 13).

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Clash Royale Veteran Compensation Explainer May 2026: What Maxed Accounts Lose and Gain

Updated May 202611 min read

The May 26, 2026 Q2 update has triggered the largest veteran-player backlash since Clan Wars 2 - 594-upvote 'betrayed us all' threads on r/ClashRoyale. The core issue: maxed accounts cannot retroactively claim lower Collection Level rewards, and the transition reward caps at 5,000 gems. This guide breaks down loss/gain by player profile and answers the question every veteran is asking: is it worth quitting?

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8000+ trophies

Pro Replay Breakdown Series: Tactical Frame-by-Frame Analysis of Top-Ladder Clash Royale Games

Updated May 20269 min read

An ongoing series breaking down the tactical decisions that decide top-ladder Clash Royale matches. Each breakdown documents both decks, key elixir-trade decisions, defensive placement choices, and why the winning play worked - sourced from notable VODs and high-trophy tournament games.

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All trophies

Seasonal Trophy Road Q2 2026: Arena I vs Arena II, Top-8 Card Ban Explained

Updated Jul 202610 min read

The May 26, 2026 update splits Trophy Road into Seasonal Arena I and Seasonal Arena II. Arena I plays like classic Trophy Road. Arena II auto-bans your top 8 most-won-with cards from Arena I and boosts every card in your deck to a minimum of Level 15. The ban list is personal and rotates each season.

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4000-9000+ trophies

Best Clan War Decks by Archetype — 4 Non-Overlapping Builds (May 2026)

Updated May 202616 min read

Four complete Clan War decks with zero card overlap for May 2026: Hog 2.6 Cycle, Golem Night Witch Lightning Tornado beatdown, Goblin Barrel Logbait, and LavaLoon Lightning. Includes a card-conflict matrix, May 4 balance change notes, and a step-by-step war-day allocation plan.

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3300-3600 trophies

Best Clash Royale Decks for Electrocaste (Arena 11) — May 2026

Updated May 202612 min read

Best decks for Electrocaste (Arena 11, 3300-3600 trophies) in Clash Royale May 2026. Royal Hogs Earthquake, Hunter Goblin Cage Control, and Electro Dragon Lava Hound with full deck lists, upgrade priorities, and a 5-step path to Arena 12.

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3000-3300 trophies

Best Clash Royale Decks for Hog Mountain (Arena 10) — May 2026

Updated May 202612 min read

Best decks for Hog Mountain (Arena 10, 3000-3300 trophies) in Clash Royale May 2026. Hog Earthquake Cycle, Royal Giant Mega Knight, and Goblin Giant Beatdown with full deck lists, upgrade priorities, and the cleanest path to Arena 11.

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All trophies

CHAOS Mode Deck Tier List — S/A/B/C Rankings for the July 2026 Return

Updated May 202617 min read

Ranked tier list of 12 CHAOS Mode deck archetypes for the July 2026 return. S-tier: Mega Knight Sparky Beatdown, Three Musketeers Goblin Giant, Sparky Goblin Giant Lumberjack. Includes modifier-category breakdown across 150 modifiers and a match-start tactical guide.

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