Clash Royale: Balance Changes - May 2025

Clash Royale has published the final list of cards undergoing balance changes in May 2025. Read this blog to find out.

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Balance Changes

Balance changes are adjustments made to the statistics of cards to remove any unfair advantage due to overpowered or underpowered cards.

One particular card may face either of the following balance changes:

  • Buff (Positive): In such changes, the overall changes to a card increase its viability.
  • Rework (Neutral): In such changes, one aspect of the card receives nerf while another gets a buff, leading to a neutral change.
  • Nerf (Negative): In such changes, the overall changes to a card decrease its viability.

May Balance Changes

Note: All changes in statistics are with respect to card level 11.

Pre-Release Evolution Witch Nerf

Nerf
Heal per Skeleton
Change: -33%
Before: 109 Heal
After: 73 Heal
Maximum Hitpoints
Change: -4%
Before: 1090 Hitpoints
After: 1048 Hitpoints

Guards Nerf

Nerf
Damage
Change: -4%
Before: 122 Damage
After: 117 Damage

Evolution Cannon Nerf

Nerf
Barrage Radius
Change: -20%
Before: 2.5 Tiles
After: 2 Tiles

Evolution P.E.K.K.A. Buff

Buff
Heal per small troops death
Change: 13%
Before: 142 Heal
After: 160 Heal
Heal per medium troops death
Change: 8%
Before: 282 Heal
After: 304 Heal

Royal Chef Buff

Buff
Hitpoints
Change: 8%
Before: 2703 Hitpoints
After: 2921 Hitpoints

Cannon Cart Rework

Rework
Hitpoints
Change: 5%
Before: 1648 Hitpoints
After: 1730 Hitpoints

Instead of having two separate health bars, Cannon Cart now becomes a building when reaching 50% HP.

 Cannon Cart HPCannon Cart Shield HPLoses Cart When
Before824 HP824 HPReceived 824 Damage
After1730 HP-Receives 865 Damage

Table: Level 11 Cannon Cart Rework Explained

The rework is advantageous for offenses due to increased hitpoints.

 BeforeAfter
RocketLoses cart; remains full HPLoses cart; remains 246 HP
LightningLoses cart; remains full HP*Loses cart; remains 673 HP

Table: Level 11 Cannon Cart against Level 11 Spells

* Case when lightning hits the Cannon Cart exactly once.

Golden Knight Rework

Dashing Dash (Golden Knight's ability) also dashes backwards!

Goblin Hut

Spawn Spear Goblins only when enemy Troops get near!