Clash Royale updates from September 8, 2026, and September 16, 2026: Freeze and the Ice Wizard hero have been nerfed

Changes as of September 16

Nerfs

• Ice Wizard Hero: Freeze duration reduced from 7 to 5 seconds.
• Goblinstein: Ability duration reduced from 4 to 3.5 seconds.
• Giant Minion: Damage reduced from 189 to 168.

Buffs

• Fire Spirit: Damage increased from 207 to 215.

Changes as of September 8

Nerfs

• Hero Ball: Damage dealt when the flying skeleton falls reduced from 263 to 230. This will reduce the ability's impact upon landing.
• Battle Ram Evolution: Knockback reduced from 2.5 to 2 tiles.
• Elite Barbarians’ Evolution: Spear throw range reduced from 3.5–5 to 3–4.5 tiles, and Rage duration reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
• Freeze: Duration reduced from 4 to 3.5 seconds. This adjustment is due to the high frequency of use following the spell’s previous damage buff.
• Fireball: Damage to King’s Towers has been reduced from 172 to 159, which will decrease the effectiveness of repeated spell casts against towers.
• Ice Golem: Health reduced from 1,315 to 1,228. At the same time, the slow duration has been increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
• Mini-Generators: The attack interval has been increased from 2.2 to 2.3 seconds. This change is intended to weaken decks that frequently used this card.

Buffs

• Ronin: Attack interval reduced from 1.4 to 1.3 seconds.
• Spirit Empress in ground and air forms: Damage increased from 309 to 320.
• Goblin Cage: The Brawler Goblin’s Health has been increased from 1,080 to 1,121.

Reworks and Adjustments

• The Mega Minion Hero now returns to its starting position after eliminating a target or after 3.5 seconds. Damage from “Shadow Ram” has been increased from 399 to 422, and the damage reduction against Royal Towers has been changed from 75% to 0%. This rework shifts his role toward eliminating enemy warriors.
• Wizard Hero: The ability’s duration has been reduced from 5 to 3.5 seconds. During this time, he will be able to create two tornadoes.
• Wizard Evolution: Shield strength has been reduced from 192 to 176. The shield will no longer withstand a hit from a Giant Snowball.
• Wizard: Damage increased from 281 to 304, and the time until the first attack increased from 0.4 to 0.5 seconds. The increased damage is enough to take out a Fire Archer or regular Archers with a single hit.
• Demolisher Evolution: The bomb’s bounce range has been increased from 2.5 to 3 tiles.
• Demolisher: Damage reduced from 225 to 212.
• Battle Ram: View range increased from 5.5 to 6.5 tiles.
• Golem: View range increased from 7 to 7.5 tiles. The increased view range of the Battle Ram and the Golem will affect how they target placed buildings.