Top 10 BROKEN Cards in Clash Royale History

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Published 2023-09-18
Clash Royale's meta has had many bumps over the years. This video covers what I believe to be the Top 10 most broken cards in the game's history while giving historical context for each of them.

Want to learn more about a specific card's history in depth? Check out this playlist:    • History Of Clash Royale Cards  

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Zap
03:03 Elixir Collector
05:03 Royal Ghost
06:46 Royal Giant
08:15 Monk
10:03 Witch
12:45 Archer Queen
14:30 Royal Recruits
17:01 Night Witch
19:17 Honorable Mentions
20:23 Phoenix
22:15 Outro

Music List:
Windows XP Tour Track
Peril - Halo 2
Aria Math - C418
Taswell - C418
Anitra's Dance - Edvard Grieg
Over the Shiverpeaks - Guild Wars
Ruin Tower (Dead Sea) - Chrono Cross
Northern Kremispheres - Donkey Kong Country 3
Greenpath - Hollow Knight
The Coastlands - Octopath Traveler
Melty Monster Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2
Dreiton - C418
Staff Roll - Super Mario Galaxy

All Comments (21)
  • @Jun-Pr
    The most *broken* card in CR is the credit card.
  • I still remember how I jokingly made a phoenix mirror cycle deck on launch just to follow b-rad teachings, and I quite literally won a Grand Challenge 12-0 first try and was horrified
  • @sirwabaloo7930
    Phoenix was so broken it’s comical lmao. If you do the math, at an 80% use rate (64% of matches would be phoenix users vs phoenix users, 4% non-phoenix vs non-phoenix, and only 32% phoenix vs non-phoenix) that means that from the perspective of the phoenix user, 64/80 (80%) of your matches would be against other phoenix users and only 20% against non users. Since average win rate against other phoenix users is mathematically locked at 50%, this gives your win rate (x) against non-phoenix users as .54 = .2x + .8(.5). So x=.7 So by literally JUST putting phoenix in your deck, your win rate against non phoenix users was SEVENTY PERCENT The most skillful meta to ever exist
  • @user-vn1rp6xv6m
    Phoenix egg that survives the tower is just something else
  • @joel-k
    One card I absolutely missed here is the Executioner. I can't remember when, but at one point it was basically a mini pekka with splash damadge, could one hit a minion with the first hit and two shot basically every range card in the game
  • @LightPink
    It'd be fun to have a game mode where all the cards where reverted to their most powerful versions.
  • @foxypirate9666
    "98 percent of top 100 people were using zap" that remaining 2 mf: -my goals are beyond your understanding
  • @tacky47
    what if supercell had an April fools update where they made every card the strongest its ever been
  • @YTInnerAgntAuto
    I actually miss the Champion Meta. That meta felt so fresh and fun, even if it was all champion focused. Outisde of level 14, it was an awesome time for Clash Royale.
  • @asleepydude5941
    Can I just say that I love how you talk about card history. As someone whos been playing for a very long time, it’s absolutely cool remembering these cards again and moments with these cards
  • I love that this video mentions the month each card was at their broken peak. I remember some of these!! The royal recruit debacle, when the goblin drill was OP, and the E-Barbs still strike fear into my heart to this day! Man... feels good to be back into clash royale
  • @HeisenbergFam
    Clash is truly a perfectly balanced game with no exploits
  • @viltautasYT
    as a person whose deck involved NONE OF THESE CARDS EVER (i olayed the same deck for 4years now) this video makes me proud of myself
  • @LeanXTriforcer
    Even though I don't play CR anymore, these videos are always fun to watch. You do a fantastic job on them.
  • @awesome-dp1oo
    t I think one more honorable mention should be the electro wizard on launch. His attack used to stun troops for way longer than it does now and it also reset Every cards attack animation, so cards like megaknight were locked in place because they couldnt attack. The stun was so long that 2 electrowizards could completely freeze other cards and the princess tower. The electro wizard could also stun 3 cards at once, so he was basically an ice wizard on steroids.
  • Love the great videos. Created a playlist with all of them in it so far and listening on repeat every day while I'm sleeping. Keep up the great work and keep em coming 🙏🏼👍🏼
  • I find it crazy that the most popular cards in 2016 is no where to be seen nowadays, it also shows you how much clash royale has developed over the years. Proud to be a 2016 player 💪🏻🗿❤