Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026

Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026: All The Bug Fixes & More

Arijit Das

Published - Jan 13, 2026, 04:06 PM

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Summary

The Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026 are here.
After getting a surprising maintenance break today, Supercell announced multiple changes in the game.
Check out all the bug fixes and balance changes in the game.

Supercell introduced a surprising update earlier today while the players were engaging with the game. The news popped up on the screens of players who were in an active match at the time.

The update brought various changes to the normal cards in addition to the heroes and evos. Moreover, several pesky bugs were fixed with this update. In this post, we will take a deeper look at the Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026.

Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026: Nerfs and Buffs

The Clash Royale Dragon Surge Event Guide has the players invested in their matches to claim all the exclusive rewards recently. With the Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026, many players need a quick shake-up of their deck.

@ClashRoyale took it to their official X to share the news of balance changes Clash Royale with the community. The post was shared on 13th January 2026, at 2:37 PM (IST).

Clash Royale Patch Notes January 2026 Nerfs

First, let's check out all the nerfs we are receiving in this Clash Royale update:

Card	Nerf
Hero Knight	Shield Hitpoints 819 to 768
Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A	Damage Healed 40% to 30%
Mini P.E.K.K.A	Hitpoints 1433 to 1390
Hero Musketeer	Turret Deploy Time 1 second to 2 seconds
Boss Bandit	Damage 268 to 245, Dash Damage 537 to 491, Hit Speed 1.2 seconds to 1.1 seconds
Golden Knight	8 seconds to 12 seconds
Skeleton Army Evolution	Ghost Skeletons' Speed Fast to Medium, Skeleton General Spawn Placement 1 tile higher
Skeleton Barrel Evolution	Death Damage 238 to 220
Dart Goblin	Damage 156 to 151

Nerfs in the Clash Royale Patch Notes January 2026

Clash Royale Patch Notes January 2026 Buffs

Let us now check out all the buffs we are receiving in this update:

Card	Buff
Little Prince	Damage 99 to 104
Furnace	Hit Speed 1.8 seconds to 1.7 seconds
Giant Skeleton	Hit Speed 1.4 seconds to 1.3 seconds
Ram Rider	Ram Hit Speed 1.8 seconds to 1.7 seconds
Graveyard	Skeleton Count 13 to 14, Spawn Pattern random to fixed.

Buffs in the Clash Royale Patch Notes January 2026

Clash Royale Echo Sage Update

In addition to all of these, changes were applied to Echo. The HP growth is now increased from 1.5 to 1.7. Moreover, the Echo is now immune to control effects while casting the ability.

These are all the Clash Royale Balance Changes January 2026. With these changes, who do you think falls or climbs up in the Clash Royale Tier List?