WIP Balance Changes Poll - Clash Royale January 2026 (Season 79)

By completing these polls, you’ll be participating in a giveaway for 3 Diamond Pass Royale and 5 Prince’s Dream Tower Skin. More details available at the end of this post.

The Work In Progress (WIP) changes for January 2026 have arrived. For now, 11 cards have been picked to receive buffs and nerfs, but the final list may be different. The results of these polls will be sent to Supercell and will be taken into account for the final list of changes.

Let’s begin!

1/11 - Evolved Skeleton Barrel nerf:
Nerf to the Death Damage: from 238 to 225 Hit Points (-5%)
  • Not enough
  • Great nerf
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

2/11 - Hero Musketeer nerf:
Nerf to the Turret Deploy Time: from 1.00 to 2.00 Seconds (+100%)
  • Not enough
  • Great nerf
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

3/11 - Hero Mini Pekka nerf:
Nerf to the Damage Healed: from 40% to 30% (-25%)
  • Not enough
  • Great nerf
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

4/11 - Hero Knight nerf:
Nerf to the Shield HP: from 819 to 768 Hit Points (-6%)
  • Not enough
  • Great nerf
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

5/11 - Evolved Skeleton Army nerf:
Nerf to the Ghost Speed: from 90 (Fast) to 60 (Medium) (-33%)
  • Not enough
  • Great nerf
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

6/11 - Boss Bandit rework:
Buff to the Hit Speed: from 1/1.2 to 1/1.1 Hits / Second (+9%)
Nerf to the Damage: from 268 to 245 Hit Points (-9%)
Nerf to the Dash Damage: from 537 to 491 Hit Points (-9%)
  • Not enough
  • Great rework
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

7/11 - Furnace buff:
Buff to the Hit Speed: from 1/1.8 to 1/1.6 Hits / Second (+13%)
  • Not enough
  • Great buff
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

8/11 - Ram Rider buff:
Buff to the Hit Speed: from 1/1.8 to 1/1.7 Hits / Second (+6%)
  • Not enough
  • Great buff
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

9/11 - Giant Skeleton buff:
Buff to the Death Damage: from 535 to 576 Hit Points (+8%)
  • Not enough
  • Great buff
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

10/11 - Little Prince buff:
Buff to the Damage: from 99 to 104 Hit Points (+5%)
  • Not enough
  • Great buff
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

11/11 - Graveyard rework:
Rework to Skeleton spawn pattern, from random to predefined
Buff to the Unit Count: from 13 to 14 (+8%)
  • Not enough
  • Great rework
  • Too much
  • Unnecessary
0 voters

Lastly, pick your 3 favourites!

  • 1 - Evolved Skeleton Barrel nerf:
    Nerf to the Death Damage: from 238 to 225 Hit Points (-5%)
  • 2 - Hero Musketeer nerf:
    Nerf to the Turret Deploy Time: from 1.00 to 2.00 Seconds (+100%)
  • 3 - Hero Mini Pekka nerf:
    Nerf to the Damage Healed: from 40% to 30% (-25%)
  • 4 - Hero Knight nerf:
    Nerf to the Shield HP: from 819 to 768 Hit Points (-6%)
  • 5 - Evolved Skeleton Army nerf:
    Nerf to the Ghost Speed: from 90 to 60 (-33%)
  • 6 - Boss Bandit rework:
    Buff to the Hit Speed: from 0.833 to 0.909 Hits / Second (+9%)
    Nerf to the Damage: from 268 to 245 Hit Points (-9%)
    Nerf to the Dash Damage: from 537 to 491 Hit Points (-9%)
  • 7 - Furnace buff:
    Buff to the Hit Speed: from 0.556 to 0.625 Hits / Second (+13%)
  • 8 - Ram Rider buff:
    Buff to the Hit Speed: from 0.556 to 0.588 Hits / Second (+6%)
  • 9 - Giant Skeleton buff:
    Buff to the Death Damage: from 535 to 576 Hit Points (+8%)
  • 10 - Little Prince buff:
    Buff to the Damage: from 99 to 104 Hit Points (+5%)
  • 11 - Graveyard rework:
    Rework to Skeleton spawn pattern, from random to predefined
    Buff to the Unit Count: from 13 to 14 (+8%)
0 voters

Thanks for participating! Remember that if you’d like to see a different balance approach for some cards, or even balance for cards that aren’t listed here, you can write a comment below with the details and reasoning of your suggestion.

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156 Likes

I don’t think boss bandit needed rework. It should get direct nerf and hit speed buff should be removed. And hero musk turret should also get some hit speed nerf.

87 Likes

Great job clash royal

3 Likes

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4 Likes

I think the boss bandit should get more dash damage nerf it’s way too broken and dumb and it’s so easy to play with and I want the Evo skeleton bar to get less death damage just a little

18 Likes

still nerf minner and buff prince

4 Likes

Great work

2 Likes

nerf boss bandit

9 Likes

Hero musketeer and hero mini pekka needed bigger nerfs, they are game changers

10 Likes

I think the graveyard rework is unnecessary; it’s predictable now. However, it doesn’t change much in terms of defense

the nerf to evo skarmy was too much in my opinion.

4 Likes

Great work!

Nerf boss bandit is a new “nerf miner” now

6 Likes

Great nerfes, thanks supercell for this balance

1 Like

I wish for a small Tornado Buff to kill Spears and Evo Bats!

6 Likes

Finally some nerfs which were much needed

3 Likes

Boss bandit needs this nerf. Btw, these balance changes are good

2 Likes

Giant Skeleton death damage increased is genuinely painful to see. I was expecting a nerf if anything.

6 Likes

Buff miner

4 Likes

Nerf miner

1 Like