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Clash Royale Mirror Card Deep Dive: History, Changes, and the Present
This video provides an in-depth analysis of the Mirror card in Clash Royale. It details the background of Mirror's release, its initial low performance, several balance adjustments, and the period when it dominated the meta through combinations with certain OP cards. Currently, Mirror has a low pick rate, but it is still loved by some users, and various opinions are presented on the direction of future balance adjustments.
1. 🤔 Mirror Card Intro: Ability, Status, and Problems
- ✅ Mirror lets you play the same card at 1 level higher, but it costs 1 more Elixir.
- ⚠️ Currently, its pick rate in ranked games is very low, but a few users exist in Trophy Road.
- ❓ Suggestion that it's hard to understand why Supercell added this card.
00:00 - 01:49
1. 🤔 Mirror Card Intro: Ability, Status, and Problems
- ✅ Mirror lets you play the same card at 1 level higher, but it costs 1 more Elixir.
- ⚠️ Currently, its pick rate in ranked games is very low, but a few users exist in Trophy Road.
- ❓ Suggestion that it's hard to understand why Supercell added this card.
01:50 - 04:49
2. 📜 The Long History of Mirror: The Dark Early Days and the Buffing Process
- ✅ Mirror, which existed since the beta, was very weak in the beginning because it had no level compensation.
- ✅ Through several buffs, level compensation was added, and changes such as Elixir recovery bug fixes were experienced.
- ✅ In September 2016, it received a buff that increased the card level by 1, but it was still not widely used.
04:50 - 05:30
3. ⚙️ Balance Patches and Stealth Nerfs: Confusing Changes to Mirror
- ✅ There were balance adjustments such as limiting the appearance of first cards and adding/removing spawn effects.
- ⚠️ The addition of spawn effects exposed the location of Goblin Barrels or Miners, which was a nerf in some ways.
05:31 - 09:20
4. 💥 Mirror's Heyday and Fall: Combinations with OP Cards and Nerfs
- ✅ In April 2022, the pick rate increased sharply after receiving a buff that increased the card level by 2.
- ⚠️ The combination with Electro Giant was too strong and was nerfed, and then rolled back to level 1 again.
- ✅ It reached its peak heyday with a pick rate of over 45% in combination with Phoenix, but fell again after the Phoenix nerf.
09:21 - 10:39
5. 🔮 Mirror's Present and Future: Supercell's Neglect, and User Opinions
- ✅ Currently, Mirror maintains a low pick rate and is mainly used in off-meta decks.
- ⚠️ It is expected that Supercell will no longer touch Mirror.
- ❓ Various opinions on the direction of Mirror's rework (reducing Elixir cost, etc.).