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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 24 Oct 2026

Balance:Royal Recruits: no change in the 20 official balance updates we hold (Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026).

Card overview

Royal Recruits — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
Unofficial guide · Card · Checked Oct 24, 2026

Royal Recruits Clash Royale card

7 elixirCommonTroopMeleeGround only
Royal Recruits is a 7-elixir common troop, with an Evolution. In ranked battles of top Path of Legends players (Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026) it was in 4.3% of deck-sides and won 49.8% ±1.0 of its 9,204 uses. It ranks #72 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #75 by use rate in our counts.
Source: official card list, checked Oct 24, 2026 · rates counted Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 (n 108,336 battles)

What beats Royal Recruits, and what it beats(win rate)

  • Barbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Barbarian Barrel
    48%wins
    52% losses±1.8 · n 2,911
  • Arrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Arrows
    46%wins
    54% losses±2.1 · n 2,134
  • Fireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Fireball
    49%wins
    51% losses±2.2 · n 1,995
  • Skeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)
    Skeletons
    55%wins
    45% losses±2.2 · n 1,972
All 120 counted matchups for Royal Recruits

How much Royal Recruits is played

Usage rate 1%
Win rate 51%

Played in a plain slot (no Evolution, no Hero). ±2.2 pp · n 1,962 uses

Crown rate Sample27%
Avg elixir cost3.9
Decks counted44

Royal Recruits's latest balance change

No change to Royal Recruits in the 20 official balance updates we hold, Aug 6, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026.

All balance changes

Cards that work with Royal Recruits

Top decks using Royal Recruits44 counted

All decks

Key interactions

Royal Recruits — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)X-Bow — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Beats decks with X-Bow: Royal Recruits decks won 68.8% ±6.9 of 170 games. −1 elixir trade.
Royal Recruits — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Elixir Golem — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Loses to decks with Elixir Golem: Royal Recruits decks won 34.8% ±5.7 of 264 games. −4 elixir trade.

Evidence

Battles1,962
Win rate50.6% ±2.2
Δ WR vs last patch+0.6%Sample
ConfidenceMedium

Optimal and learnable picks

Optimal pick
P.E.K.K.A
50.8% win rate ±0.8
Learnable option
Giant Skeleton
50.4% win rate ±1.0

Royal Recruits level stats

DamageDPSShield HitpointsHit speedSpeed
12115139931.30 smedium
530975571351.30 smedium
9452110841981.30 smedium
11standard5471331022401.30 smedium
168812141643871.30 smedium

Ground only · Melee · medium speed · hits every 1.3 s · deploys in 1 s · 6 units. Level 11 is the tournament standard.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Royal Recruits”, revision of 2026-06-26. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Upgrade impact(1 → 16)

Hitpoints↑ 318%
Damage↑ 320%
DPS↑ 321%
Overall impact
Balance history (all patches)

No change to Royal Recruits in the 20 official balance updates we hold (Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026).

Does it hold in other forms?
  • Base card: Always available. Counted: 50.6% ±2.2 over 1,962 uses.
  • Evolution: Yes. Charge Squad: A recruit whose shield breaks charges ahead and hits harder on contact. Needs 1 cycle. Evolution slot cost 7 elixir. Stats: Identical Stats. Counted: 49.6% ±1.2 over 7,242 uses.
  • Hero: Not flagged in the official card list.
Same job, other cards
Quick answers
How much elixir does Royal Recruits cost?
Royal Recruits costs 7 elixir (official card list).
What rarity is Royal Recruits?
Royal Recruits is common (official card list).
Does Royal Recruits have an Evolution?
Yes, the official card list flags an Evolution.
Does Royal Recruits have a Hero form?
No Hero form is flagged in the official card list.
What level range does Royal Recruits have?
Levels 1 to 16 on the unified scale (community wiki).
What are Royal Recruits's stats at level 11?
547 hitpoints and 133 damage (community wiki).
What are Royal Recruits's stats at level 16?
881 hitpoints and 214 damage (community wiki).
What is Royal Recruits's win rate?
49.8% ±1.0 over 9,204 uses in ranked battles of top Path of Legends players, Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026. Counted by GamGem, not an official statistic.
What counters Royal Recruits?
By our counts, decks with Elixir Golem (34.8% for Royal Recruits over 264 games), Skeleton King (35.7% for Royal Recruits over 308 games), Night Witch (36.6% for Royal Recruits over 598 games) do best against it.
Which deck does best with Royal Recruits?
Minions, Valkyrie, Dart Goblin, Goblin Gang, Royal Recruits, Wall Breakers, Suspicious Bush, Arrows won 73.3% over 30 counted uses.
Was Royal Recruits changed in a balance update?
No change in the 20 official balance posts we hold, Aug 6, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026.
Is Royal Recruits a good card right now?
It ranks #72 of 123 battle cards by win rate and #75 by use rate in our counts. Counted from 9,204 uses in ranked battles of top Path of Legends players, Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026; a rank is a place in that sample, not an official tier.

Every interaction we hold

Royal Recruits vsBarbarian Barrel — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)Barbarian BarrelArrows — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ArrowsFireball — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)FireballSkeletons — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)SkeletonsZap — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)ZapThe Log — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)The LogTornado — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)TornadoLightning — Clash Royale card art (Supercell Fan Kit)LightningWin rate48%46%49%55%51%57%48%51%Elixir trade−5−4−3−6−5−5−4−1DifficultyHardHardMediumEasyMediumEasyHardMedium
■ Great■ Good■ Even■ Poor■ Bad

How to counter Royal Recruits: every counted matchup(120 cards)

Elixir Golem does best against Royal Recruits: its decks win 65.2% of 264 decided games. Of 113 cards with at least 100 decided games, 29 beat it, 57 play even and 27 lose to it.

Cards that beat Royal Recruits

Their decks’ win rate against Royal Recruits decks

Cards Royal Recruits beats

Royal Recruits decks’ win rate against theirs

Royal Recruits against every card, by Royal Recruits win rate, lowest first
CardRoyal Recruits winsGamesResultElixir trade
Elixir Golem34.8% ±5.7264LOSES−4
Skeleton King35.7% ±5.3308LOSES−3
Night Witch36.6% ±3.9598LOSES−3
Skeleton Dragons38.5% ±5.6291LOSES−3
Witch38.6% ±3.4777LOSES−2
Golem39.3% ±3.5731LOSES+1
Electro Dragon39.3% ±4.9374LOSES−2
Goblin Curse39.9% ±6.1243LOSES−5
Bowler40.5% ±3.01,037LOSES−2
Phoenix41.3% ±5.7283LOSES−3
Berserker41.3% ±5.8276LOSES−5
Zappies41.5% ±3.9597LOSES−3
Graveyard42.2% ±3.9597LOSES−2
Goblin Demolisher42.4% ±7.1184LOSES−3
Wizard43.2% ±4.2525LOSES−2
Clone43.4% ±10.976EVEN−4
Giant Snowball43.5% ±3.8655LOSES−5
Barbarians43.5% ±5.6301LOSES−2
Guards43.6% ±5.1360LOSES−4
Lava Hound43.6% ±5.5307LOSES±0
Skeleton Army43.8% ±3.2931LOSES−4
Mega Minion43.8% ±4.3496LOSES−4
Giant44.2% ±3.8665LOSES−2
Elixir Collector44.4% ±4.7417LOSES−1
Baby Dragon45.4% ±3.01,083LOSES−3
Goblin Hut45.6% ±3.6726LOSES−3
Mortar45.7% ±4.0582LOSES−3
Arrows46.0% ±2.12,134LOSES−4
Lumberjack46.0% ±4.3502EVEN−3
Minion Horde46.0% ±4.7420EVEN−2
Mother Witch46.1% ±3.8644LOSES−3
Electro Giant46.2% ±3.8645EVEN±0
Battle Healer46.2% ±10.878EVEN−3
Giant Skeleton46.3% ±4.6445EVEN−1
Cannon Cart46.6% ±4.0586EVEN−2
Vines46.7% ±4.7428EVEN−4
Goblin Drill46.7% ±5.7289EVEN−3
Valkyrie47.1% ±3.2952EVEN−3
Elite Barbarians47.1% ±3.6736EVEN−1
Minions47.4% ±3.9620EVEN−4
Miner47.4% ±4.7424EVEN−4
Tombstone47.5% ±4.3503EVEN−4
Barbarian Barrel47.7% ±1.82,911LOSES−5
Tornado47.7% ±2.51,562EVEN−4
Mini P.E.K.K.A47.8% ±2.81,229EVEN−3
Skeleton Barrel48.0% ±3.3865EVEN−4
Inferno Dragon48.3% ±4.0600EVEN−3
Balloon48.4% ±4.2531EVEN−2
Flying Machine48.4% ±5.4320EVEN−3
Spear Goblins48.5% ±9.897EVEN−5
Bomber48.6% ±5.0387EVEN−5
Musketeer48.7% ±3.8663EVEN−3
Poison49.2% ±3.4831EVEN−3
Bomb Tower49.2% ±6.2248EVEN−3
Fireball49.3% ±2.21,995EVEN−3
Golden Knight49.3% ±4.6442EVEN−3
Ice Golem49.3% ±4.7436EVEN−5
Rascals49.4% ±4.1563EVEN−2
Cannon49.5% ±3.11,004EVEN−4
Wall Breakers50.0% ±4.1566EVEN−5
Furnace50.2% ±3.5783EVEN−3
Suspicious Bush50.2% ±6.7211EVEN−5
Royal Ghost50.3% ±3.01,074EVEN−4
Fire Spirit50.4% ±6.3238EVEN−6
Bats50.6% ±3.9613EVEN−5
Ice Spirit50.7% ±3.1981EVEN−6
Zap50.9% ±2.31,889EVEN−5
Goblin Gang50.9% ±3.4817EVEN−4
Prince50.9% ±5.8283EVEN−2
Battle Ram51.0% ±3.4835EVEN−3
Mega Knight51.1% ±4.1571EVEN±0
Spirit Empress51.1% ±7.3176EVEN−1
Lightning51.2% ±2.51,521EVEN−1
Goblin Cage51.3% ±4.2550EVEN−3
Three Musketeers51.6% ±7.1186EVEN+2
Dark Prince51.7% ±3.6745EVEN−3
Dart Goblin51.8% ±3.3894EVEN−4
Goblinstein51.8% ±5.3338EVEN−2
Goblins51.8% ±5.4326EVEN−5
Freeze51.9% ±5.1368EVEN−3
Hunter51.9% ±5.8283EVEN−3
Rune Giant52.1% ±11.273EVEN−3
Executioner52.7% ±5.4330EVEN−2
Rage52.8% ±4.1563EVEN−5
Princess53.2% ±3.6725EVEN−4
Fisherman53.4% ±7.0189EVEN−4
Royal Hogs53.8% ±3.9630EVEN−2
Little Prince53.8% ±9.993EVEN−4
Hog Rider53.9% ±3.2900WINS−3
Goblin Barrel54.0% ±3.5769WINS−4
Bandit54.5% ±3.5786WINS−4
Sparky54.7% ±4.4499WINS−1
Firecracker54.9% ±4.7430WINS−4
Electro Wizard55.0% ±2.61,402WINS−3
Ice Wizard55.0% ±3.1962WINS−4
Minion Giant55.0% ±5.4322EVEN−3
Skeletons55.3% ±2.21,972WINS−6
Knight55.5% ±2.61,415WINS−4
Void55.7% ±9.797EVEN−2
Heal Spirit56.1% ±4.3517WINS−6
Ram Rider56.3% ±6.4224EVEN−2
Mirror56.4% ±10.778EVEN–
Earthquake56.6% ±4.8410WINS−4
The Log56.8% ±2.31,731WINS−5
Royal Delivery56.9% ±5.8274WINS−4
Royal Giant57.1% ±7.1182EVEN−1
Archers57.9% ±4.8406WINS−4
Ronin58.0% ±5.4317WINS−2
Monk58.1% ±6.3229WINS−2
Magic Archer58.1% ±6.6210WINS−3
Mighty Miner58.6% ±5.2345WINS−3
Archer Queen58.7% ±4.8395WINS−2
Electro Spirit59.4% ±2.91,085WINS−6
P.E.K.K.A59.5% ±3.8630WINS±0
Inferno Tower60.8% ±5.0362WINS−2
Tesla61.1% ±3.3820WINS−3
Rocket62.9% ±5.0356WINS−1
Goblin Giant64.0% ±7.3164WINS−1
Boss Bandit67.6% ±8.6111WINS−1
X-Bow68.8% ±6.9170WINS−1

Data window

Mode: Ranked 1v1Facts checked: Oct 24, 2026Rank range: top Path of Legends playersSample size: 108,336 battlesTime frame: Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026

Counted by GamGem from 108,336 ranked 1v1 battles of top Path of Legends players, 1 Sep – 24 Oct 2026. A sample, ± is the 95 % interval in percentage points — not official Supercell statistics.

Card statistics and mechanics: Clash Royale Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wiki page “Royal Recruits”, revision of 2026-06-26. Figures reformatted, wording ours.

Card, arena and character art: Supercell Fan Kit (fankit.supercell.com), shown unchanged. Fan Kit · Fan Content Policy

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