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Revisional Differences

This is a sub-page of Clash Royale.

To do:

  • Pretty much everything
  • If possible, find better images for the pre-release and some of the old card icons.
    • The card icons for the Musketeer and 3 Musketeers were changed with the November 2025 season.

Sudden Death Music#

Supercell changed the old Sudden Death music to a "more exciting" music track with version 1.6.0.

sudden_death_01 (1.0.0 - 1.5.0)

sudden_death_01 (1.6.0 - present)

Mini P.E.K.K.A. Deploy Sound#

Starting with the May 2016 Update, the Mini P.E.K.K.A. will shout "PANCAKES!!" when deployed. This is the original sound that ended up getting replaced by another version with a lower pitch.

Old

New

Loading Screen#

The loading screen was changed in the Epic Quests update (2.0.0), including a new screen based on Arena Royale. These loading screens are the default for their respected versions. Seasonal Loading Screens do not change this.

1.9.2 and older

2.0.0 to 3.2727.5

3.2727.5 and newer

Elixir Costs#

Card Name

Old Elixir Cost

New Elixir Cost

Royal Recruits (First revision)

6

8

Royal Recruits (Second revision)

8

7

Monk

4

5

Musketeer

5

4

Mortar

6

4

Bomber

3

2

Cannon

6

3

Fire Spirit

2

1

Elixir Collector

5

6

Skeleton Army

4

3

Wall Breakers

3

2

Three Musketeers

10

9

Heal

3

1

Bomb Tower

5

4

Barbarian Hut

7

6

Furnace

5

4

P.E.K.K.A.

8

7

Electro Giant

8

7

Goblin Barrel

4

3

Barbarian Barrel

3

2

Bowler

6

5

Rage

3

2

Card Icons#

Certain cards' icons were redesigned in a different style at various points of time, making them feel out of place when compared to other cards.

Giant Skeleton#

Old

Current

Royal Giant#

The Royal Giant's card icon uses the Royal Arena as its background. The Royal Giant has a different facial expression, his cannon takes up less space and the crown he wears can be seen properly.

Old

Current

Knight#

The Knight's card icon has been redesigned a total of four times over the game's lifespan.

Old Prerelease

Prerelease

Old

Current

Witch#

Old

Current

Goblin Hut#

The Goblin Hut is one of the few building card icons that was made to be more colorful, and now looks less "washed out". The roof, the rope around the spears and the grass also have a lot more detail.

The icon was changed for a third time following its rework on 5th May 2025.

Initial Release (4th January 2016-15th April 2019)

First Redesign (15th April 2019-5th May 2025)

Mini P.E.K.K.A.#

Old

Current

Valkyrie#

The Valkyrie wears blue clothes and has a different facial expression. She now also lacks the shoulder pads.

Old

Current

Ice Golem#

The Ice Golem's card icon has a different background and many of the details were simplified.

Old

Current

Mortar#

Much like the Goblin Hut, the Mortar is also one of the few building cards that was made to be more colorful. The grass and Mortar itself have a lot more detail.

Old

Current

Tesla#

The Tesla's card icon received many of the same changes the previous two buildings' icons did. The sky has a lot more detail, however, the electric shock it fires was simplified.

Old

Current

Skeletons#

The Skeletons are one of the few cards that got a card icon redesign due to receiving an evolution.

Old

Current

Archers#

The Archers' card icon was redesigned during the Boot Camp season.

Old

Current

Executioner#

The Executioner card preview got a complete makeover in 1.8.0. The mask's texture is shinier, the nose is a brighter shade of pink. The expression is slightly more cartoonish, though eyes are now creepier, a new tooth has been added, and the executioner now has a stubble. The axe is redrawn, with it being slightly more to the left and having an extra shade of grey.

Old

Current

Fireball#

The Fireball's artwork was changed a lot in some builds, from being positioned differently to changing art styles.

Very Old

Old

Current

Flying Machine#

The portrait of the Flying Machine lacked legs at first, but they were added later. The background is different and the firing is more noticeable.

Old

Current

Bomber#

Used to have fire coming out from the top bomb, had a darker background, goggles were shinier, and the second bomb was a lot more visible than the new one. Unfortunately the original card icon seems to have been removed from the game's files, thus can only be seen in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/HAB6OPF9EhQ

Old

Current

Arrows#

Originally had an orange background, with yellow feathers on the arrows, but now has red feathers, and a sky background with clouds. Unfortunately the original card icon seems to have been removed from the game's files, thus can only be seen in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/HAB6OPF9EhQ

Old

Current

Minions#

Minions' card art used to simply be the icon for the Clash of Clans Minion troop over a grey background. 1

Scrapped

Used

References#


  1. https://youtu.be/h0WyjMGiYjs?si=47nZQ2KsiFba6ywA&t=420↩︎