AI Overview: Bad manners in Clash Royale means spamming emotes to upset your opponent. It works because it makes you tilt and play worse. The fix is to mute emotes right away, answer with a calm emote, punish the player in the lane, or stay polite. Here are five ways, from easiest to hardest, with the exact steps for each one.
Last Updated: October 2026
Key Points:
- BM, short for bad manners, usually means spamming rude emotes so the other player gets upset and tilts.
- You can mute an opponent’s emotes in battle through the chat bubble in the lower left corner, according to search summaries.
- Mute early. Waiting means the emotes you already saw can still upset you.
- A calm reply (thumbs up or laughing face) can take the fun out of BM for the sender.
- The best fix is the plainest: stay polite, say “Well Played” and keep your focus on the lane.
What BM Is and Why It Works
Here’s the thing: BM, short for bad manners, means spamming rude emotes to upset your opponent. It can change how you play, usually for the worse. After a string of being BM-ed, the phone is in danger.
The short version: emotes cost nothing, and getting angry costs towers. A tilted player misplaces cards, spends elixir too fast and loses lanes. The catch: the sender wins from the emote itself, so the best answer is to take away what they want.
| Method | Effort | Works best when |
| Mute | Low | You get angry fast, or the emotes come from the first second |
| Reply with a calm emote | Low | You can stay cheerful while losing a tower |
| Punish in the lane | Medium | You can watch the lane while the emotes appear |
| Be a good sport | Medium | You want a friendlier arena in the long run |
| Cover the screen on replays | Low | You watch replays for learning, not for feelings |
Chat tools keep changing, and any future report-and-mute upgrades will make BM easier to block. The negative effect: if players get used to muting everyone, real friendly emotes like “Good Game” lose their meaning too.
Method 1 and 2: Mute It or Deflect It
Mute the emotes right away
Muting is the simplest block. Search summaries say you open the chat bubble in the lower left corner of the battle screen and pick the mute option. Not to wait. If you see the emotes before you mute, the damage is done, and the rude face can sit in your head for the whole game. He even says he mutes anyone two levels above him who opens with “Good Game”, because that can be a taunt.
Deflect with a thumbs up and a laugh
This is the most effective fix. When the BMer starts, or when you make a mistake, send a thumbs up and a laughing face. He used to be a BMer at level 1 after beating level 9 players, and that when his opponent answered this way, BM lost its fun. The point is that the sender gets no anger, so they stop. The Oops emote works too.
What it means: mute for peace, deflect for pride. Still unknown: how well deflecting works against today’s player base, which has far more regular emote use than in 2016. A good habit from our four habits guide is to check the replay after a tilted loss, not during it.
Method 3 and 4: Punish or Be the Good Sport
Punish your opponent. This is not his favorite. The idea is to ignore the emotes and play your lane. When he used to BM, he says he got no reaction from some opponents, who punished him with a Prince or a Lumberjack down the lane while he was busy being rude. Costs for reference: Prince 5. After the punish, you may emote if you like, but he does not recommend it.
Be a good guy. This is the most important one. When someone takes your tower, say “Well Played”. When you win, say “Good Game” and “Good Luck”. A polite player makes BMers regret it, and adds a small warning: skip “Well Played” when you win, because the other player may read it as sarcasm. Two wrongs do not make a right.
The takeaway: the habit that costs the least and keeps your head clear is muting. The one that helps everyone is staying polite. The catch: you need both, because you cannot control who you face.
Expect games to push more toward quick-chat or emote limits, since Supercell already added the mute option after early pressure. The negative effect: tighter chat rules make toxic play less visible but do not remove it, and some players will find new ways to taunt, such as slow plays and tower hugging.
Method 5: Watching Replays Without the Noise
A simple trick helps when you watch replays full of BM: put something over the part of the screen where emotes show up, such as a postcard or a finger, or just ignore them. The goal is to learn from the match, not to relive the taunt. If a replay still makes you angry, close it and try again after a break.
The short version: five methods, one aim: keep your head in the game. The catch: none of them replaces taking a break after a long streak. Our guide on losing streaks has a short checklist for that.
A Simple Plan for the Next Emote Spammer
Here’s the thing: you do not need all five methods every game. Pick a default and stick with it.
Default 1, for short tempers: mute before the first card. It takes two taps and removes the whole problem. The catch: you also miss friendly emotes, which is a fair price.
Default 2, for thick skins: leave emotes on and answer with a thumbs up. A BMer who gets no anger soon gives up. What it means: you win the mind game, not just the match.
Default 3, for clan players: tell your clan what you do. A clan that mutes together tilts less together.
The short version: mute if you are tired, smile if you are calm. Still unknown: whether the person on the other side is a child, a joker or a real jerk. Treat them all the same way.
Chat and emote rules are likely to tighten as Clash Royale grows, with more automatic filters and report tools. That should cut the worst spam. The negative effect: stricter filters may flag harmless banter, and players could feel punished for a joke.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does BM mean in Clash Royale?
Bad manners, usually spamming rude emotes to upset an opponent.
How do you mute emotes in Clash Royale?
Open the chat bubble in the lower left corner during a battle and pick the mute option, according to search summaries.
Should you reply to BM?
A calm thumbs up or laughing face works best, because it removes the sender’s reward.
Why should you mute early?
Emotes you have already seen can still tilt you.
Should you say Well Played after you win?
It can read as sarcasm. Say Good Game instead.
Sources
Researched from the following (no links, listed for transparency):
- Search summaries of Clash Royale emote-mute guides (chat bubble, mute option)
- Supercell official Clash Royale API, card list (elixir cost, rarity)