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
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
It didn't made it on the list because it was ONLY used with Tornado. All the cards mentionned were simply overpowered regardless of your deck. Executionner desperately needed Tornado as it would never land a single hit otherwise.
@@vivelespatat2670 At the time I am talking about, exe was absolutely viable without tornado. You could literally play it in front of a mini pekka and it would win
i remember being particularly mad at e-giant and mighty miner in particular when they were first released 😭 and that phase where it was really hard to get through elixir golems!!!
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
Phoenix also killed the mega minion in that era like there is no reason to use it anymore when there is something that do the exact same purpose but more health, damage, attack speed and the ability to revive with the same stats and the egg doesnt die to the freaking log/zap just for 1 more elixir.
Honestly I remember the first few days the Phoenix just released and there was the challenge along side it I played it at the very beginning not knowing that the egg survives the tower and I lost Nearing the end of the challenge I never knew the egg’s health was nerfed and the exact same situation happened but against my opponent and I was fully expecting the Phoenix to respawn to get more damage on their tower. You wouldn’t believe how confused and frustrated I was to see it die
I remember getting Phoenix out of a magical chest on day 1 of its release. Let’s just say I’m not proud of the warcrimes I committed, but I am proud of the fun I had
@@leonardocastellanos7344telling you man. That shit was peak clash royale for me, then they had to go and fucking nerf the monk to oblivion. The funniest thing is, Monk would be so good in this evolution stacked meta as a decent and healthy counter to it, but in the name of BaLaNcE they just had to make him essentially useless
3m would go crazy -battle ram would lightning sponge again -prime pump, I never got to see it, but a prime 6 ELIXIR recruits? That’d actually break it. Cuz it’d be as bulky as it was, and still have evo which also would get buffed. When recruits first dropped, it was to counter 3m, 3m just added recruits. -prime fisherman. -prime miner and spells would not do reduced damage.
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.
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
@@terskataneli6457I remember when RG was at it's peak, you had to time the inferno tower to when it was in range, but without hitting the tower. My phone went through a lot during that time 😂
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.
Also, I want to see a history of any cards that existed back in the day like The Prince. I remember how annoying the card is when I was a newb back in 2016, but I can't stress enough just how I like the jingle when he charges.
should've definitely mentioned electro giant at least. Everyone remembers when its stun time was so long that at 1 hp it would be able to deal 5-6 hundred damage on the tower. Especially when paired with the mirror.
Executioner should've been top 3 I think. It used to "stun" units when released. Then got like a 300% damage increase, which broke the meta. I remember how annoying it was because the meta became super defense.
@@Insigna.rawstyleif you look at the top 200 leaderboard when each card had their respective release, Phoenix was higher in usage rate than LP But yeah, it was definitely broken regardless- just not as broken as Phoenix
@Insigna.rawstyle phoenix on release was insanity. It had 81% win rate. Little prince too but low-key i was more scared seeing elixir golem phoenix than LP
I remember trying to get Nightwitch when she released. I was so happy when I unlocked her after some time and just ran her with mirror clone in 2v2. It was so much fun to just get 13901834973289 Bats on the arena
Tbh I feel like zap could’ve gone higher, considering it was THE quintessential card that everyone was using. It was a launch accessible, cheap common that could be upgraded easily, meaning people at all levels of play had access to it. I don’t think there will ever be a card that was truly as ubiquitous as old zap was.
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 🙏🏼👍🏼
you should make a part 2 of this video cuz theres a bunch more OP cards like the early little prince and early goblin machine (really liked the video keep up the good work!!!)
egiant was great but it arguably wasnt even a top 2 card in its most used deck at that point, it was mainly overpowered because of its synergy with egiant nado and the +2 level mirror
It's stupid that E-giant, Giant Skeleton and Mega Knight wasn't even in honorable mentions. The death damage of Giant Skeleton, E-Giant + nado destroying everything, Mega Knight's spawn damage... They were all game breaking.
Actually the night witch is on the strong side right now. The most meta card that counters the night witch is firecracker, but night witch is usually seen in arrows fireball decks, so firecracker stops working. The night witch got a melee dps buff a long time ago which makes her very dangerous if she connects to a tank, not to mention her bats are still annoying. The most popular night witch deck is egolem night witch, where the night witch actually replaces the dragons since shes so good when the opponents dont have both air and ground splash that doesnt die to fireball arrows
Back when the game first came out, I played a Golem, Nightwitch deck with Zap and Mega Minion as support. I didnt understand how strong the cards were, I just really enjoyed the deck
I remember getting my first legendary in 2016, all hyped up (back when legendarios where actually hard to unlock) and it turned out to be sparky… not a bad card right now (8-9% usage on challenges is average) but back then it was just a “hah I got a legendary” trophy which I wouldn’t actually ever use due to everyone having a zap prepared for it
@@Raderade1-pt3om goblin machine had a 86% usage and the curse had a 81% usage. the mirror also peaked at 73% usage rate. its not even a question goblin machine is the most broken card ever
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Bro you cant make a video like that without even losing a single word about the old executioner. It was so insane back then, definitely in the top 5 here.
I really thought the old royal delivery with knock back and more damage would’ve been on list. Also an honorable mention would definitely be when the heal spirit was basically the best card in the game.
Hey Gratz, when you feel like it, can you touch on the Lumberjack? I feel like he never was op or downright garbage and im curious to see your take on him. Great vids ma man and keep up the great work!
I just wanted to say that since I first saw a video of yours I've been following you, it's simply because this combination of Clash Royale gameplay, Minecraft music and your epic voice is fantastic, that's everything I ever wanted high quality clash royale content 🔛🔝
I still don’t understand why a PIG rider has the very fast stat, when people complained about ebarbs they immediately backpedaled. “NERF THE HOG RIDER” “It’s easy to counter” -my response^ > I don’t wanna have to have .3-.7 seconds to defend against this stupid card THATS SCREAMS ITS STUPID FUCKING NAME, GOD JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT CARD MAKES ME WANNA JUMP OFF A BUILDING
@@Plexplay assuming those hog player didn't run 2.6 which would just let them cycle hog faster and get chip damage still or didn't run some soft of cancerous deck that can counter tornado on king tower and somehow deactivate king tower
I'm a balanced card guys chill.
Don't worry mega nightt, I believe you 👍.
I leveled up to level 14, now I’m not afraid of you
No worries megaknight you been balanced since the beginning!
I believe in you as mid ladder card :>>
Lmao
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
fr the meta is sometimes cycle mirror the flavor of the month
the moment I saw the fire bird and that Kung fu man, I took out my credit card for the first time
@@JOKER-fp5vhsupercell got yo ass bruh😂
Pls reply to my comment
@@Bubbble_Bear
Mirror Fireball cycle in chess right now
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
Also, the level 16 mirror was broken af
Executioner was broken at the same time as the witch, that’s why he didn’t list it
It didn't made it on the list because it was ONLY used with Tornado.
All the cards mentionned were simply overpowered regardless of your deck.
Executionner desperately needed Tornado as it would never land a single hit otherwise.
@@vivelespatat2670i literally got legendary arena back because of exe and i didnt usr tornado
@@vivelespatat2670 At the time I am talking about, exe was absolutely viable without tornado. You could literally play it in front of a mini pekka and it would win
E-giant on release was absolutely insane.Reflecting ALL of the incoming damage was so wild
i remember being particularly mad at e-giant and mighty miner in particular when they were first released 😭 and that phase where it was really hard to get through elixir golems!!!
yeah i was thinking it would be on here
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
Absurd to think that was barely 11 months ago
The doomest thing in this meta is that remieli finish number one with no phénix and no monk
The guys who lost probably lagged out. Also I think the win rate went up after it was nerfed a bit and the use went down.
I remember quitting until they nerfed them to the ground lol
Phoenix also killed the mega minion in that era like there is no reason to use it anymore when there is something that do the exact same purpose but more health, damage, attack speed and the ability to revive with the same stats and the egg doesnt die to the freaking log/zap just for 1 more elixir.
Phoenix egg that survives the tower is just something else
Honestly
I remember the first few days the Phoenix just released and there was the challenge along side it
I played it at the very beginning not knowing that the egg survives the tower and I lost
Nearing the end of the challenge I never knew the egg’s health was nerfed and the exact same situation happened but against my opponent and I was fully expecting the Phoenix to respawn to get more damage on their tower.
You wouldn’t believe how confused and frustrated I was to see it die
I remember getting Phoenix out of a magical chest on day 1 of its release. Let’s just say I’m not proud of the warcrimes I committed, but I am proud of the fun I had
@@leonardocastellanos7344telling you man. That shit was peak clash royale for me, then they had to go and fucking nerf the monk to oblivion. The funniest thing is, Monk would be so good in this evolution stacked meta as a decent and healthy counter to it, but in the name of BaLaNcE they just had to make him essentially useless
@@jpraise6771 Tell me you love cheap wins without telling me you love cheap wins
@@jpraise6771that’s what you get for spending money and being bad at the game LMAO
It'd be fun to have a game mode where all the cards where reverted to their most powerful versions.
E golem double witch beat down with evolved royal recruits/firecracker with little prince/monk.
3m would go crazy
-battle ram would lightning sponge again
-prime pump, I never got to see it, but a prime 6 ELIXIR recruits? That’d actually break it. Cuz it’d be as bulky as it was, and still have evo which also would get buffed.
When recruits first dropped, it was to counter 3m, 3m just added recruits.
-prime fisherman.
-prime miner and spells would not do reduced damage.
The most **broken** card in CR is the credit card.
Mirrored Credit Card.
You tried lol💀
What about stolen Credit Card?
its broken because you end up broke
Nice profile picture
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.
Back when the pass royale was realistic😂
back when evolutions didnt exist
what if supercell had an April fools update where they made every card the strongest its ever been
Thats too fun for them to add
Yeah it'd just be an egiant meta
And April fools supercell will add that to pass royale 💀
@@eldankdoge 😂
Phoenix NW Egiant cycle
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
@@terskataneli6457I remember when RG was at it's peak, you had to time the inferno tower to when it was in range, but without hitting the tower. My phone went through a lot during that time 😂
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.
Only bad about him when these times is he can be one shotted by fireball
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
youve never used zap??
@@3snoW_ It's possible! My Zap is underleveled.
2.6 hog moment
@@pizza5658😂 fr
I'd be proud too, only if it's Lavaloon and not the Hog cycle or Hog quake
Clash is truly a perfectly balanced game with no exploits
Totally...
Even though I don't play CR anymore, these videos are always fun to watch. You do a fantastic job on them.
Also, I want to see a history of any cards that existed back in the day like The Prince. I remember how annoying the card is when I was a newb back in 2016, but I can't stress enough just how I like the jingle when he charges.
"98 percent of top 100 people were using zap" that remaining 2 mf:
-my goals are beyond your understanding
should've definitely mentioned electro giant at least. Everyone remembers when its stun time was so long that at 1 hp it would be able to deal 5-6 hundred damage on the tower. Especially when paired with the mirror.
4:48 I love how dead inside he sounds when he says xbow like he did NOT want to
Bring that up 💀
Little Prince: Allow me to introduce myself 🤓☝️
I love and watch all of your videos. You really fit the missing spot in the informative category of CR history.
I get my cr information from them and havoc
Ok, underrated, but release miner was the most broken - NO tower damage… like what?! Literally did over 150 per hit on a tower
Executioner not being here is criminal.
to be fair he wasn't good just buggy af
@@Imaorange87a lot of card are like that since release though.
Executioner should've been top 3 I think. It used to "stun" units when released. Then got like a 300% damage increase, which broke the meta. I remember how annoying it was because the meta became super defense.
Executioner was op when he killed any skeletons arround him.
It oneshotted every medium-low hp card and the axe was fast af😂
Pov the little prince ☠
It should decrown Phoenix right? Peak usage rate was at 83% of the Little Prince, and that silly card is still everywhere to this date.
@@Insigna.rawstyleif you look at the top 200 leaderboard when each card had their respective release, Phoenix was higher in usage rate than LP
But yeah, it was definitely broken regardless- just not as broken as Phoenix
@@Insigna.rawstylegoblin machine moment
@Insigna.rawstyle phoenix on release was insanity. It had 81% win rate. Little prince too but low-key i was more scared seeing elixir golem phoenix than LP
when a overpowered card released in the past: the new night witch, a strong evolution released todey: its strong like the pheoinx when it came out
No videos this month? Ur my favourite creator pls
The song is so calm and beautiful 5:34
I remember trying to get Nightwitch when she released. I was so happy when I unlocked her after some time and just ran her with mirror clone in 2v2. It was so much fun to just get 13901834973289 Bats on the arena
Keep up the good work bro, I like this type of content!
Tbh I feel like zap could’ve gone higher, considering it was THE quintessential card that everyone was using. It was a launch accessible, cheap common that could be upgraded easily, meaning people at all levels of play had access to it. I don’t think there will ever be a card that was truly as ubiquitous as old zap was.
It was at a time when getting to new arenas was a big deal so no one knew it was op unless you were top tier
Reworked witch is included in the list but you forgot executioner reworked in honourable mentions too
“It’s like making the dart goblin die to zap….. but make him shoot rockets” make me laugh
Hey Gratz just wanted to say that I really enjoy the different types of videos you are releasing, keep up the good work dude!
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 🙏🏼👍🏼
Two words. Goblin. Machine.
you should make a part 2 of this video cuz theres a bunch more OP cards like the early little prince and early goblin machine (really liked the video keep up the good work!!!)
Why why is it I watch you when I do homework because your voice is so soothing and just learning with Minecraft music is awesome
I know what you mean
I'd love a video regarding the history of Clash Royale's production. I know next to nothing about it.
I am surprised the summer 2022 Electro giant and the Launch Executioner was not on the list.
egiant was great but it arguably wasnt even a top 2 card in its most used deck at that point, it was mainly overpowered because of its synergy with egiant nado and the +2 level mirror
Wake up babe. Gratz just uploaded again.
It's stupid that E-giant, Giant Skeleton and Mega Knight wasn't even in honorable mentions. The death damage of Giant Skeleton, E-Giant + nado destroying everything, Mega Knight's spawn damage... They were all game breaking.
Giant skeleton game breaking? Out of the three cards you mentioned that's the least annoying.
You pick some good bg music in your vids
I genuinely was shocked the ebarbs were in honourable mention’s because I thought they would be in first place
Actually the night witch is on the strong side right now. The most meta card that counters the night witch is firecracker, but night witch is usually seen in arrows fireball decks, so firecracker stops working. The night witch got a melee dps buff a long time ago which makes her very dangerous if she connects to a tank, not to mention her bats are still annoying.
The most popular night witch deck is egolem night witch, where the night witch actually replaces the dragons since shes so good when the opponents dont have both air and ground splash that doesnt die to fireball arrows
I have ptsd from night witch, mirror, clone and rage
Sometime between 2017 and 2019 can’t remember when freeze had its damage buff it was insanely OP
Back when the game first came out, I played a Golem, Nightwitch deck with Zap and Mega Minion as support. I didnt understand how strong the cards were, I just really enjoyed the deck
Night Witch nor Mega Minion weren’t on Clash Royale’s release though?
@@georgear_rd7494think he meant when he first started playing.
The way he said x-bow at 5:03 is truly amazing.
I remember getting my first legendary in 2016, all hyped up (back when legendarios where actually hard to unlock) and it turned out to be sparky… not a bad card right now (8-9% usage on challenges is average) but back then it was just a “hah I got a legendary” trophy which I wouldn’t actually ever use due to everyone having a zap prepared for it
I don’t play Clash Royale anymore (for obvious reasons) but your videos are very entertaining to watch
If this video was made right now, the most broken card in Clash Royale history would probably be the goblin machine
nope, phoenix monk together were most op cards ever released
@@Raderade1-pt3om goblin machine had a 86% usage and the curse had a 81% usage. the mirror also peaked at 73% usage rate. its not even a question goblin machine is the most broken card ever
@@Reset2150676why don't u mention the win rate tho lol
wait, i missed it, what did goblin machine do? how would it be higher than phoenix on release?
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GOBLIN MACHINEEEEE
Bro you cant make a video like that without even losing a single word about the old executioner. It was so insane back then, definitely in the top 5 here.
was thinking about your channel this morning. best clash royale channel despite the game blowing ass rn
You forget to mention the most overpowered card that is the credit card
I really thought the old royal delivery with knock back and more damage would’ve been on list. Also an honorable mention would definitely be when the heal spirit was basically the best card in the game.
History of pekka in clash Royale plz
The fast speed MM was probably the most fun I've ever had playing logbait. The amount of mid ladder players who couldn't defend it was astounding.
I knew phoenix was going to be #1, but I was expected night witch and 2016 ebarbs to be 2/3. Surprised that ebarbs were only honorable mention
Making Dart Goblin shoot Rocket sounds like something that could happen for April Fools trailer back in the day.
Instead of nightwitch they should have named nightmare 😢
Black witch when they launched it, was so broken. And I remember that in the first days she use to enter the arena with 4 bats
You mean night witch 💀💀💀
Evolution Firecracker
I miss the flying machine in 2018
It was so op
Nice video bro
wasnt executioner overpowered af at one point?
Yes, not as overpower as these
@@MuslimLobsteryes way more I could do 2000 to a tower easily and couldn’t die to fireball which was it’s only counter
In 2016 he was too op
An another banger video from this masterpiece channel. Keep it up!
No miner?
I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole of your clash vids 😂
Love the Hollow Knight Ost❤
Hey Gratz, when you feel like it, can you touch on the Lumberjack?
I feel like he never was op or downright garbage and im curious to see your take on him.
Great vids ma man and keep up the great work!
Have you seen his pfp?
Someday we’re going to talk about the firecracker in a new list
Honestly compared to other meta, at best I think it would be in honorable mention and nothing more than that
The mental image that came along with the Dart Goblin shooting rockets is something I need to see animated.
Most broken card right now is little prince
Yes
I just wanted to say that since I first saw a video of yours I've been following you, it's simply because this combination of Clash Royale gameplay, Minecraft music and your epic voice is fantastic, that's everything I ever wanted high quality clash royale content 🔛🔝
Stopping kids from saying first
I’m surprised not to find old Freeze on this list
Bruh…
wuts rong
been waiting for this one
Bro Forgot the 1 elexir skeletons
Are they 2 elixir now
Are they 2 elxir now
u rly trolled the first 2 ppl in the replies
Every time I remember the Witch and Night Witch, I cry a bit for what they have done to her.
Yet, I still have her counterpart in CoC so it's fine.
No miners?
nerf miner
Never seen one of your videos before. This was absolutely well done.
nerf miner
*heheheha*
Thanks!
Didn’t see it mentioned but do y’all remember old executioner with old tornado? It was the most insane defensive combo ever
Bro talking so slow I have to watch 1.5x speed
I watch every single one of this guys vids and i havent played clash royale in 5 years, the content is great keep up!
I liked my own comment
I liked your own comment
I love your music selection.
I still don’t understand why a PIG rider has the very fast stat, when people complained about ebarbs they immediately backpedaled. “NERF THE HOG RIDER”
“It’s easy to counter”
-my response^ > I don’t wanna have to have .3-.7 seconds to defend against this stupid card THATS SCREAMS ITS STUPID FUCKING NAME, GOD JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT CARD MAKES ME WANNA JUMP OFF A BUILDING
I have now realized after rereading this comment, that I have a severe hate problem for that card
@@_cinimod_830 If you hate hog so much just use bomb tower/tesla
@@pwrsocketdoesn't fit into a lot of deck
@@zaipollizamabdulmalek5822Tornado
@@Plexplay assuming those hog player didn't run 2.6 which would just let them cycle hog faster and get chip damage still or didn't run some soft of cancerous deck that can counter tornado on king tower and somehow deactivate king tower
I've been waiting for this video, and you delivered perfectly.
Now that yoy uploaded this, I want to see a "top 10 worst cards" ranking
I want to see a lava hound vid to see if it got a buff or a nerf because that's one of my fav cards to this day
Really great content
Old executioner not making this list is a crime
Your SUCH an amezing youtube creator always go here when I’m eating
I would love to see a Ram Rider history video