5 Easy Tips To Get Better At Clash Royale - Deck Shop

Clash Royale looks like a simple game, but it can be complicated. There’s more than 90 cards, each one is unique and if you want to be a pro, you need to learn a LOT of stuff.

Videos in this guide have been recorded when card levels were not yet standardized on level 9 for the challenge level, which is why you can see levels 1, 4 or 7 as well. You can imagine everything being on level 9. Update 03/2025: The friendly level is now 11, but you get the point.

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Example of a good defense turned into a counter attack with X-Bow.

But if you just want to have fun, to play and not to think about it, you can still get better by following these 5 easy tips:

Short version

1. DO NOT leak elixir If you wait on 10 elixir while your opponent plays, you're giving him the advantage. Then he'll defeat you more easily.
2. Don’t activate the king With the king activated, your opponent has one more tower to help him on defense. It will be harder for you to attack.
3. Don’t just drop units at the bridge Dropping a unit at the bridge means that you can't support it well. Then it's easily defended. And it's a wasted attack.
4. Defend on your side of the arena Your towers are the best defenders, always defend enemy units with their help. Wait for the units to come to you, over the bridge.
5. Don’t overcommit on defense, space out your troops Don't defend with more units than you need to. And when defending, space them out, so they can't be all easily hit with one spell.

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