AI Overview: The Clash Royale September update arrived in 2016 to calm fears that the game was dying. It brought a Legendary Chest, an Epic Chest, a Gem challenge mode, the Mega Minion and balance changes to six cards, plus a bigger friends list and an emote mute option. The old write-up is kept below, so you can trust each point and skip the guesswork.
Last Updated: October 2026
Key Points:
- The original says the balance changes landed on September 19th 2016.
- The Legendary Chest was bought with Gems, and the Epic Chest with Gold.
- The Grand Challenge cost 100 Gems and paid 22,000 Gold at the top.
- The Mega Minion was the first of five new cards.
- In 2026 the Giant’s best list wins 71.6%.
Promise vs Result
The setup. The writer opened with a hard truth: players said the game was dying. The September update was the answer.
Why it matters. A patch that follows a fear of decline carries extra weight.
Quick recap. Chests, challenges, a friends list and one new card.
Plain talk. The feature promises are history. The card numbers are checkable.
| Promise (original) | What can be checked today |
| Balance changes on September 19th 2016 | Giant 71.6% best list; Lumberjack 72.3%; Bomber 68.7%. |
| Legendary Chest and Epic Chest | Original only; see the chest page. |
| Mega Minion, the first of five new cards | No printed Mega Minion list above 50% in 2026. |
| Classic Challenge (10 Gems) and Grand Challenge (100 Gems) | Original only; see the challenge pages. |
| A real friends list, spectate and emote mute | Original only; not rechecked. |
The short version. The card balance side can be checked. The feature side is a record of what the writer reported.
Zoom out. A big update can buy goodwill for a month. If the pattern holds, expect each fix to be followed by a new complaint, and expect the next patch to promise the answer.
The Balance Changes
- Giant: damage -5%.
- Lumberjack: Rage effect 40% to 30%, duration -2s.
- Mirror: copies a card at 1 level higher than its own.
- Lightning: now stuns for 0.5s, like Zap.
- The Log: now knocks back all ground troops.
- Bomber: hitpoints -2%, damage +2%.
Short on time? Read the list. Six cards, six small nudges.
Good to know. The page also lists Mega Minion as the first of five new cards, one every two weeks. The hidden updates page is merged below.
Plain talk. The Giant lost a little damage. The Lumberjack lost a lot of rage.
Good to know. Mirror does not have a fixed price today. It costs the last card played plus 1.
Claims, rechecked. The page says Supercell would make Legendary cards easier to get, and the writer does not believe it. That is an opinion from 2016. Treat every figure as a starting point, not a rule.
Zoom in. Free chests and bigger prizes feel great at launch. If a challenge pays 22,000 Gold for 12 wins, expect the entry gate to rise, and expect players who cannot afford the Gems to feel locked out.
The Writer’s Wish List
Tournaments. The writer called them full of cheaters and too costly at $5 to start. He asked for Gold-hosted tournaments.
Final word. Updates fade. Wish lists date fast.
Good to know. The page also asks for tournaments hosted with Gold instead of Gems.
Next step. The emote mute page is merged below, with the other September pages.
Reality check. Wishes from 2016 do not tell you how the game works now.
One more way to see it. A wish list is a mood board, not a plan.
Training Camp. He said the AI was too easy to be useful.
Legendary cards. He said they were hard to get. The page also says a free player can save 40k Gold for one.
Worth knowing. The older pages for this update are merged below, in full: balance changes, Victory Challenges, the hidden updates, the emote mute option and the new chests.
Zoom out again. If wish lists keep going unanswered, long-time fans leave quietly. The risk is a game that looks healthy on download charts while its most vocal players move on.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the Clash Royale September update?
The original calls it a 2016 update with new chests, a Gem challenge mode, the Mega Minion and balance changes. Use it as a guide, and check the linked pages for the current details.
What were the two new chests?
A Legendary Chest bought with Gems and an Epic Chest bought with Gold.
How did the Challenge mode work?
Classic cost 10 Gems and Grand cost 100 Gems. You played 12 battles and left after 3 losses.
What changed for The Log?
It now knocks back all ground troops.
How does Mirror work today?
It costs the last card played plus 1. The original says it copied a card at 1 level higher.
Original Guide, Kept in Full
The text below is the original page, kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2024, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
Okay guys so finally the Clash Royale September Update is here! The update is going to be released next a few hours!
Clash Royale was extremely popular after the global release in March 2016. I hate to say this, but since the last few updates, the excitement has been fading. Lots of players have been saying that the game is dying. Luckily, Supercell have been working hard on some big plans to fix the game since couples of weeks ago: August 24th update for game balance changes and August 28th Update to fix the trophy system in game. Some other big ones are coming soon!
Clash Royale September Update
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September 19th 2016 – Balance Changes
Balance Changes:
- Giant’s damage decreased by 5%
- Lumberjack’s Rage effect decreased from 40% to 30%, Rage duration decreased by 2s
- Mirror now mirrors cards to 1 level higher than its own level
- Lightning now has the stun effect like Zap, stuns targets for 0.5s
- The Log now knocks back ALL ground troops
- Bomber HP decreased by 2%, damage increased by 2%
More: //clash.world/clash-royale-updates/september-balance-changes
2 New Special Chests!
- Added 2 new chests: Legendary Chest and Epic Chest. The Epic Chest can be bought by Gold; The Legendary Chest can be only bought by Gem. Both can drop from the normal battles.
- The Legendary Chest contains a guaranteed Legendary card (from all Legendary cards in game) while the Epic chest contains only Epic cards.
Read more at here: New Legendary Chest and Epic Chest – Sneak Peek #1
New Cards Added – Mega Minion (3 others will be released soon)
Mega Minion is the first new card in this update. There will be 4 others will will be revealed soon (each every 2 weeks). Please take a look at this page to see more about the new cards!
New Challenge Mode
Take a look at here to read everything about the new Challenge Mode!
The New Challenge Mode is available for only players level 8 and above.
There are 2 Challenge Modes for everyone:
- Classic Challenge: Need 10 Gems to enter. Top prize contains 2000 Gold and 100 Cards.
- Grand Challenge: Need 100 Gems to enter. Top prize contains 22,000 Gold (yes, 22,000) and 1,100 cards (yes, 1,100 cards).
The Challenge works just like the normal matchmaking but requires Gems to enter. Players have to finish 12 battles to take the top prizes. During these 12 matches, you will be kicked If you lose 3 times.
Other great changes:
- Finally players have a REAL Friend list. You can easily spectate your friends’ battle and Challenge them! This one works based on the Facebook friend list.
- Players now can disable emotes.
- New achievements for the new Tournament Challenge mode.
- …
My thoughts a few weeks before the update revealed
A big update to Tournaments and cheaters (wintraders) will be released in September. Tournaments are a stunning idea from Supercell but currently they are fully of cheaters (wintraders) which can easily win every single game. Also, the smallest Tournament costs $5 to start, which is too much for most players, making it hard to find a decent Tournament to join these days. I read a great idea couples of days ago on the forum, which said Supercell should allow players to host Tournaments with Gold because basically can be bought with Gem. Hopefully Supercell would pay attention at this great idea. Also, in my humble opinion, Tournaments should cost a minimum of $1 to start.
Supercell said they would make Legendary cards much easier to obtain. I don’t really believe this until I see it because Legendary cards are their cash-cow. A change will be surely made, but not really big.
Tim[Supercell], one of the main Supercell employees confirmed on the forum that there would be a big change coming to the Training Camp. At the moment, AI is so bad as you can win any battle against AI without even thinking. Training Camp is made for players to test their decks and skills but hands down it is totally useless now. Hopefully Supercell will improve the AI in game much better!
Hands down Clash Royale is one of the most addicting and most popular mobiles games these days. Although the competitive nature of the game makes it both good and bad, but some big changes need to be made. Having that said, here are some big changes which will hopefully be in the upcoming September update from Supercell. Recently Supercell confirmed that there would be some major changes coming soon in Clash Royale in mid September. Till now, some of them have been revealed. Let’s take a closer look at the bigi upcoming Clash Royale September Update guys!
Normally, Superecell release at least one big update each for the game every month, adding new troops and features. The most awesome feature is the Tournament mode, unfortunately it is totally broken ’cause it costs too much money for casual players to host one. Its huge potential can’t be fully used at the moment.
Heading into the game, after playing couples of weeks, players will find it pretty hard to upgrade cards due to the Gold costs, unless players spend at least dozens of bucks.
Another problem is, in Clash Royale, using Legendary cards can help you win the battles much easier due to the huge advantages they offer. Tons of players have spent hundreds of Dollars to get Legendary cards. You will find it extremely hard (or nearly impossible) to get a Legendary unless you are super lucky. This is a free-to-play game but many players have been thinking about it as a pay-to-win game because of those Legendary cards. Luckily, in the last update, Supercell released a great balance change update to nerf lots of Legendary cards, making them much weaker than before. This is something the community wanting for months.
Anyway, long story short, Clash Royale takes strategy and skill to win. A small mistake can ruin the whole battle. You can’t win the game If you are not good enough. If you are skillful enough to get into the Legendary Arena, you can easily get Legendary cards from Shop in game by spending 40k Gold for each. If you are a free-to-play player, no worries about this amount of Gold, you can easily save up by donating cards for your friends and getting the daily Gold bonus.
Older Page: New Tournament Mode: Victory Challenges – September Update
This is an older page that was merged here. The text below is kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2022, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
As stated before, in this big Clash Royale Tournament Update, Supercell is going to change the Tournament Mode in game a lot! Let’s take a closer look at the sneak peek today my friends!
New Tournament Mode – Victory Challenges
The Victory Challenges Mode unlocked once players got to level 8, alongside the traditional Tournaments. After 12 wins, players unlock the top prize. Don’t lose more than 2 match otherwise you will be kicked out! There are 2 Challenge Modes at the moment: Classic Challenge and Grand Challenge.
- Classic Challenge: Need 10 Gems to enter. Top prize contains 2000 Gold and 100 Cards.
- Grand Challenge: Need 100 Gems to enter. Top prize contains 22,000 Gold (yes, 22,000) and 1,100 cards (yes, 1,100 cards).
During the Challenge, you have to finish 12 matches to get the top prize. If you lose 3 times, you will be kicked but you can get the prize immediately. No one hosts Challenges. You will face players who are also looking for Challenge matches. All the matches in Challenge Mode are at Tournament Standard. These matches are global and you are guaranteed a prize, no matter how many battles you win. The more you win, the better the prize. The more wins you have, the harder the opponents. Players you face in the Challenge Mode have the same positions as yours. You can play 1 Tournament and 1 Challange at the same time.
The best chest from Tournament has a really big chance of pulling a Legendary card.
There is one new Achievement for this new feature!
| Win in a challenge | EXP | Gems |
| 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 20 | 100 |
Clash Royale Victory Challenge Chests
You will get the Challenge Chest even when you can’t win any game. The chest value increases for every win you get.
Classic Challenge Chest
| Number of Wins | Total Prize | Increase from Previous Prize | ||
| Gold | Cards | Gold | Cards | |
| 0 | 130 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | 180 | 3 | 50 | 1 |
| 2 | 240 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| 3 | 310 | 8 | 70 | 3 |
| 4 | 390 | 12 | 80 | 4 |
| 5 | 480 | 17 | 90 | 5 |
| 6 | 590 | 23 | 110 | 6 |
| 7 | 720 | 30 | 130 | 7 |
| 8 | 880 | 38 | 160 | 8 |
| 9 | 1,080 | 48 | 200 | 10 |
| 10 | 1,330 | 61 | 250 | 13 |
| 11 | 1,630 | 78 | 300 | 17 |
| 12 | 2,000 | 100 | 370 | 22 |
#008080;”>Grand Challenge Chest
| Number of Wins | Total Prize | Increase from Previous Prize | ||
| Gold | Cards | Gold | Cards | |
| 0 | 1,400 | 20 | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | 1,900 | 30 | 500 | 10 |
| 2 | 2,500 | 50 | 600 | 20 |
| 3 | 3,200 | 85 | 700 | 35 |
| 4 | 4,000 | 130 | 800 | 45 |
| 5 | 5,000 | 185 | 1,000 | 55 |
| 6 | 6,200 | 250 | 1,200 | 65 |
| 7 | 7,600 | 330 | 1,400 | 80 |
| 8 | 9,300 | 420 | 1,700 | 90 |
| 9 | 11,500 | 530 | 2,200 | 110 |
| 10 | 14,200 | 670 | 2,700 | 140 |
| 11 | 17,500 | 860 | 3,300 | 190 |
| 12 | 22,000 | 1,100 | 4,500 | 240 |
Some other changes:
- The Tournaments Tab no longer show public Tournaments, it only shows Tournaments created by your Clan mates.
- Tournament length is always 1 hour and Tournament Preparation is always 2 hours. They are unchangeable.
- The smallest Tournament is for 50 players and it costs only 100 Gems to start.
- You need to know the name to search the Tournament you want to join (or just bindly search some words to find the free Tournaments).
Other updates today:
- Also, both Gem prices and the prizes of Tournaments will be reduced a lot, helping players create Tournaments easier.
- If you have 1 Crown Chest waiting, The excess Crowns will overflow from the current Crown Chest to the next one.
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Older Page: The Hidden Updates inside the September Update
This is an older page that was merged here. The text below is kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2022, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
Okay my friends here are the list of some special hidden changes of the current Clash Royale September update. The data was share by Asdamp. He decompiled the data files. I think you will love these!
Two new Achievements
- Players now receive 100 Gems at the first time create Tournaments.
- Winstreak Achievement for the Challenge Tournament:
| Win in a challenge | EXP | Gems |
| 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 20 | 100 |
2 new Spells is going to be added:
| Graveyard | 5 seconds | Spawns for 5 seconds a max of 8 skeleton in the spell’s area |
| Freeze Ice Golemite | 1.5 seconds | Slow down ground troops for 1.5 seconds after the ice golimite died (?) |
New card Release Dates:
- Mega Minion released on 20/09/2016
- Ice Golem released on 14/10/2016
- Inferno Dragon released on 28/10/2016
- Graveyard Spell released on 28/09/2016
Chest related contents:
- The chest cycle doesn’t change anything.
- Only players above 1000 trophies can find the Epic Chest.
- Only players above 2000 trophies can find the Legendary Chest.
- Epic Chest and Legendary Chest Drop Randomly in the 500 chest cycle. They work exactly the same as the Super Magical Chest Cycle.
Chest probability
| Name | Rare | Epic | Legendary |
| Classic Challenge Chest | 10 | 100 | 2000 |
| height=”58″>Grand Challenge chest | 10 | 100 | 2000 |
| Magic/Super Magic (for comparison) | 5 | 30 | 600 |
| Free/Crown (for comparison) | 10 | 200 | 4000 |
Some minor text changes:
| Name | Previous | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Archer’s description | A pair of unarmored ranged attackers. They´ll help you with ground and air unit attacks, but you´re on your own with coloring your hair. | A pair of lightly armored ranged attackers. They’ll help you take down ground and air units, but you´re on your own with hair coloring advice. |
| Witch’s description | Summons skeletons…. | Summons Skeletons…. |
| Rage’s description | Increases troop movement and attack speed. Troop buildings and summoners deploy troops faster. Chaaaarge! | Increases troop movement and attack speed. Buildings attack faster and summon troops quicker, too. Chaaaarge! |
| Lightning’s description | Bolts of lightning hit up to three enemy troops or buildings with the most hitpoints in the target area. Reduced damage to Crown Towers. | Bolts of lightning damage and stun up to three enemy troops or buildings with the most hitpoints in the target area. Reduced damage to Crown Towers. |
| Bowler’s description | This big blue dude digs the simple things in life – Dark Elixir drinks and throwing rocks. His massive boulders bounce off their target, landing behind for a double strike! | This big blue dude digs the simple things in life – Dark Elixir drinks and throwing rocks. His massive boulders roll through their target, hitting |
Other changes:
- You can send a maximum of 20 confetti while spectating any battle.
- Training camp has some new predefined decks.
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Older Page: Clash Royale September Update – Balance Changes
This is an older page that was merged here. The text below is kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2022, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
As usual, in order to keep the game more and more balanced, Supercell is going to release couples of balance changes for some underused cards in Clash Royale in this September update! Also, the dominating cards – Giant and Lumberjack are going to get some nerfs. Let’s take a look my friends!
Giant’s damage decreased by 5%
Due to the fact that Giant Poison is extremely popular in the current meta game, this change was expected. This nerf will absolutely take a small amount of power from his big fists. His main role in the game is to soak up damage.
Rage Elixir cost decreased from 3 to 2, duration decreased by 2s, effect decreased from 40% to 30%
Since the Lumberjack got released, Rage hasn’t seen much in the game. This is a big update which fully changes the Rage. Decreasing its cost to only 2 Elixir makes Rage much more viable. Can’t wait to see tons of funny combos revolving around card!
Lumberjack’s Rage effect decreased from 40% to 30%, Rage duration decreased by 2s
This changes for consistency with the Rage’s changes above.
Mirror now mirrors cards to 1 level higher than its own level
This is such a huge buff for the Mirror. Mirror is one of the most underused cards in Clash Royale. This surprising change will definitely bring Mirror into our game much better. At Tournament card levels, Mirror will bring some insane surprise elements for your decks, making your cards 1 level higher than the cap.
Lightning now has the stun effect like Zap, stuns targets for 0.5s
You know that? Now we can use Lightning to reset Sparky, Inferno Tower, Royal Giant, Double Prince and even reduces Elixir Collector’s Elixir. Awesome! Can’t wait to face Lightning in the Arena!
The Log now knocks back ALL ground troops
Wow seems like Supercell really want to for people to use The Log. Congrats If you have The Log in your Collection!
Bomber HP decreased by 2%, damage increased by 2%
This is a small changes which fixes some inconsistencies with card interactions at certain levels.
Okay guys, what do you think about these changes? Please share your opinions!
Older Page: Emote Mute Option is Coming in Clash Royale September Update
This is an older page that was merged here. The text below is kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2022, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
Couples of months ago, as we all know, Supercell stated that they would never add an option to mute emotes in Clash Royale. Luckily, seems like Supercell has changed their mind, they are revising their approach!
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In the upcoming update, Clash Royale players will be able to mute their opponents during the battle. In order to make the game not like an offline video game, players will still can see opponents trying to communicate but without any specific.
Emoticons were built for making for game more fun and for knowing the difference between bad cards and good cards but most players are really upset because of them.
Moreover, seems like Supercell will remake the emote system in game to make it more collectible and desirable. I just can’t wait to see them in the future!
Source: Clash Royale’s official website.
Older Page: New Legendary Chest and Epic Chest
This is an older page that was merged here. The text below is kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2022, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
Great news here of the upcoming Clash Royale September update! Supercell is going to add 2 new chests into the game: Legendary Chest and Epic Chest. Also, there will be some great exclusives sneak peeks for you guys!
Sneak Peek #1 – New Legendary Chest and Epic Chest for Clash Royale!
Legendary Chest
- Can be obtained in the Special Offer menu in Shop. The Legendary Chest is more rare to appear than the Epic Chest. It is completely random.
- It costs Gems to buy this chest in shop and it offers neither Gold nor Gems.
- You can buy only 1 Chest from the Special Offer store per day.
- Players also have a chance to get Legendary Chest from the normal battle. The Legendary Chest contains Legendary from all Arenas (it doesn’t depend on player’s current Arena). It unlocks any Legendary in game and takes up to 24 hours to open.
Epic Chest
- Appears a lot more than the Legendary Chest.
- It costs Gold to buy the Epic Chest. It contains only Epics.
- No matter where you get the chest, from battle or from shop, it contains only Epic from your current Arena and below. For example, If you buy an Epic chest in Arena 7, it contains only Epics from Arena 7 and below.
The costs you need to spend to get these chests are the same in all Arenas.
Some things you should know about their drop rate:
- The Clash Royale Chest cycle contains 240 chests (read more at here)
- Players have the chance to get the Legendary Chest once they reached 2000 trophies. Exactly 1 chest every 2 cycles If you are below Legendary Arena and 1 chest every cycle If you are in Legendary Arena.
- Players always get the Epic Chest right after the Legendary Chest.
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Beside the new chests update, Supercell is also adding the new “Arena Packs” to the shop, which are the special one-time offers available once you have reached the new Arena. As a result, players in Arena 9 will be able to access to all previous Arena Packs.
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Older Page: Clash Royale Minor Update: Seasonal Trophy Reset
This is an older page that was merged here. The text below is kept in full. It was written between 2016 and 2022, so some details are out of date. The tips and numbers above use 2026 sources.
Hey guys, from today, the Clash Royale Seasonal Trophy resets to 4000 Trophies instead of 3000 like before.
Previously, players above 3000 trophies got reset to 3000 trophies every season (2 weeks). From now on (August 29th 2016), players above 4000 trophies will be reset to 4000 at the end of each Season.
3000 trophy range is always the hottest place in the first few days each season. Increasing the season reset milestone to 4000 significantly decreases the pressure of fighting for a slot in the Legendary Arena around 3000 trophy range. This definitely helps players progress throughout Arenas easier!
In addition, before the update, climbing from 0 to 1000 trophies always gave the winner more trophies than the loser lost (For example, the winner granted 30 trophies while the loser lost only 20). This threshold now gets increased to 2000 trophies. From Arena 7 on, the trophy win/loss ratio is always 1:1.
These new trophy systems will definitely helps players push throughout the Arenas much easier to gain more cards. Especially once you get into the Legendary Arena, you will have the easier time staying here.
What do you think about this update guys? Please share your opinions!
Planning your next level-up? The Upgrades tab in the Clash Royale Deck Builder ranks your cards by value for the gold you have.
Sources
Researched from the following (no links, listed for transparency):
- CryptoAIMeta card guides for these cards, built from RoyaleTracker October 2026 samples and SeeMeta 2026 balance changes
- SeeMeta, Clash Royale balance changes 2026 (page updated October 2026), read through search summaries
- Supercell official Clash Royale API, card list (elixir cost, rarity, unlock arena)
- The original clash.world page (2016 to 2017), kept in full below