Clash Royale's History of the Mirror
The Mirror is a very unique card in Clash Royale. It is the only card that does follow the typical level scale, only card that doesn't have a set elixir cost, and only card that cannot be played first! A very unique concept, despite it's function to be just copying other cards. This video will take a deep dive into Mirror's function, history, and the many impacts it's had on Clash Royale History.
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@@sandy_nes31 sadly
Indeed he is
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Yet another spectacular video. Your theory with the Phoenix and Monk is spot on. I feel like that the Level 2 Mirror was the ONE BUFF that it needed. I wanted to say "If it wasn't for the champions and the three cycle card scheme, the mirror would be in its best spot right now," but it wouldn't be true.
29:29 This no champion deck was spammed during CRL 2022 and was the reason why mirror got finally nerfed
it was definitively stronger than it should have been
He didn't know that the evolutions were coming
Very interesting you mention the Mirror Piglets deck I would like to call it, it was in 8% of all decks played in Clash Royale at that time because it was the CRL 20-win Challenge and everybody and their mother was using this overpowered deck which literally beat every other deck except other Mirror decks. The stats backed it up as the best deck in the game, as the deck with the most 20 wins. Then the rest is history and Mirror was the pinnacle of the meta for the CRL 20 win challenge.
i always wondered why a pvz youtuber has a royal giant pfp. nice seeing you here
Go play more brutal mode
and if I remember correctly the deck was created by a Hispanic KZhead called beniju.
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@@floppa2948 you have nothing to back that up while mirror royal hogs does. Please stop being ridiculous.
I have a couple of ideas for a mirror rework Make the mirror 0.5+ elixir. It’s not like we haven’t seen smaller increments of elixir, the E Golem gives 0.5 elixir. It would sort of work like mirror on release. It takes +1 elixir, but would jump up 0.5 elixir. Or Bring back the +2 level, but make the mirror a champion. Champions already break the card cycle and are always some of the better cards in every meta. Functionally, it just removes the need to balance a >3 card cycle.
Making it a Champion would KILL the card in my opinion. Epics are already hard to get consistently and specifically the one you want, much less a rarity two tiers above that that is split between five cards and requires a much higher arena to even begin unlocking. The +0.5 elixir is interesting though. However, I propose a counter rework: +1.5 level increase with the same +1 elixir cost.
@@talphazero1036 how tf would 1.5 levels work lmao
@@E12345E I think it should be a special buff to the cards without changing of the level it would be like 15 % buff to damage/hp/healing/death damage/
you could make it so that the mirror card only adds up 1/10ths of the cards normal cost. this mean skeletons would cost 1.1, while triple musqueteer would cost 9.9. the big problem with the mirror is that currently, playing it with cheaper cards is just not worth it, you must pay at the worst DOUBLE the normal cost, just to get 1level, it's just not worth it even if the right situation arises. now you can do that, without getting absurd negative elixir trade that you normally wouldn't get
@@E12345E Legit just cut the stats for a level in half😂
Can you make a video about "log bait"( the whole archetype or classic variation ) like what you did with 2.6 hog. Because i feel like since the launch of goblin gang it never really drop out of meta and only evolved more as time goes.
Agree
It was dead during the Monk/Phoenix meta.
@@TheKinfing it was an exceptional meta for all clash royale it didnt just effect log bait
There's a LOT to cover up with the Log Bait history. Especially with how broken, convenient and valuable the Knight was.
This'd be awesome
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Mirror Mirror
Curious how it will work if cr actually did that and mirror sprit connects the princess towers , will you get another princess right in front of enemy tower ?
@viroshanargiri4641 nah its like the heal spirit, it jumps on friendly troops and it just mirrors all of them
mirror…evolution.
I would love to see a video from you talking about why midladder has a strange weird decks and some cards like mk and the wizard are so common in there only
If only mid-ladder players all knew they have been victims of SC in the form of POWER CREEP.
@@Phoenix-Saika yeah I've already watched those but I asked cuz I like when he puts on extra details
@@ZiggyNext lolllll
Bcs midladder players usually use cards that they have an easy mechanic and doesn't require a special timing or placement. That's why sc keeps witch and wizard in a bad spot. Witch is kinda tough to balance but wizard have a great potential to be viable
As someone who plowed through midladder with Wizard and still uses them in Arena 18, this would be a great video
I'm loving your vids man, been watching a lot of commentary content like this lately covering lots of different topics and the fact that there's someone making this kind of content about clash royale is just fantastic :) Keep up the great work!
Yeah, I have to agree this is bona fide high quality content and analysis. Great video.
I think a good change to the mirror would be to have it work like the imitator from plants vs zombies. Instead of mirroring your last placed card, you can choose which card you want to be mirrored before a match. That way you both don’t have to fully cycle to the card and you can play a different card in between them.
Although is an unique idea, sadly it would make the mirror a spam tool, in pvz the imitator is commonly used to have a copy of a strong instant plant like cherry bomb which can disappear a wave in a blink of an eye. So it could end up taking away its versatility, boosting toxic/bait decks and making spell cycling/spam a topic again
@@orlan728 Mb just take some hp from the mirrored card like 10,20 or 30%.
That would make cycle decks too powerful because they can out cycle counters with a 1-2 card cycle
I can see it working if you remove the +1 level.
I would love to see a video on the most unique card in CR , the graveyard, it never really went out of proplay but is almost nonexistent in midladder
now that you mention it i really never saw GY on my midladder battes for any of my 4 accounts lmao. gor to 9k on like 4 accounts and i dont remember seeing a graveyard ever until 7-8k. to be fair tho theres not much reason to use GY when you can throw down megaknight or Ebarbs and beat 80% of midladder players aslong as you got a zap and fireball lmao.
@@ichigo-rz6qk Both are negative elixir trades though. A Witch, Frost Golem, EGolem, Giant, Dark Prince, Goblin Gang and even a Skeleton army would be far better options
I don't play clash royale but I actually love these videos! Very excited to see what comes next. I actually never knew that the heal spell was removed, It'd be cool to see a video about it down the line
My wish came true :)
@@mistychemist thanks for the heads-up! Imma go watch it now :).
Same
1 like = 1 prayer for mirror spirit
Personally I'd just make mirrors +1 cost into +0.5 because this concept (of gaining 0.5 elixir) already exists in the case of defeating the small elixir blobs(elixir golem) .So it wouldn't take a huge overhaul of the game and buff the card similarly to what you suggested.
I like the fact that you immediately get elixer back in the beginning, requiring 5 elixer to use but costing 4 for example. Some kind of expansion on this glitch into a feature could be cool
There was no need to nerf the mirror above 2 levels. At least now they can remove 1 extra elixir.
These videos are so well-researched and fascinating, honestly surpassing what I ever thought could be analyzed from just a fun game I like. But the way you analyze balance changes, data usage, card interactions, level changes, the state of the meta, community demand, and more to explain how a card benefits, suffers, and ultimately finds a place in the game (be it in competitive, midladder, or troll decks) is just really cool and impressive
Mirror’s job is to detect if a broken card exists or not
At least mirror didn't disappeare like my father the heal spell 💀
Your father is the heal spell?
First of all, your content quality is very high and every single video you have made is fantastic. Also I would love to see a history of Mega Minion/Mega Knight video at some point. I hope your channel continues to grow as you clearly deserve
I feel like a good project down the line would be a history of buildings and the way they've been perceived in this game. None of them on their own are nearly as interesting as something like Witch, but there are certainly trends and eras among them. Like how 2016 was dominated by spawners, or how just about every meta picks exactly one building to be on top and used far more than the others.
I’ve always been an avid mirror player…it doesn’t always work but it makes interesting plays and tricks. It’s sad to see it go under again. I had my prime during the lvl 16 era…but I’m still going to play mirror because it’s fun. Not because it’s OP or because it’s the meta.
Same here, I'm a cr player who isn't playing currently but since I got mirror I have been using it. I haven't left it out in any deck. Man the lvl 16 was just too op. Like even I knew that but I loved every second of it. Glad I was playing than. Will play again but later.
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i love these videos cuz i played this game a lot when it first came out, stopped playing for years, and now i’m obsessed again. i’d love to see more!
I loved the summer with the op mirror. it made so much fun and so many new possibilities of decks and i loved the pixel era too
Agreed
actually miror wasnt op its just there were other op cards during that time they should have just nerf what ever was begin mirrored the most
A+ work on these videos. I’m an avid player but only started 1.5 years ago. Thus these “history lesson” videos you’ve made are very illuminating and I find them fascinating. I know people who’ve been with Clash from the very beginning and it’s funny to hear their stories about “the old days”, and what you’ve done here is helping me fill in the gaps.
I love how you always put so much effort into each one of your videos and the music just brings back memory, the quality is unreal, hope to see a lot more in the future!😍
Hey Gratz, you should cover the Royal Giant, since it has been a very controversial card in Its history. I’m curious about its buff and nerf history. 🙏
The Mirror Spirit joke really is what people would’ve said. Good thing you mentioned it, you know the community too well! That being said, Supercell made the joke first, about the recent Rage rework and nobody wanting to see a Rage Spirit. You even made the joke with a Barb Spirit in the Barbarrel video.
One of the ways I could see Mirror getting buffed is by making the number of extra level dependant on the elixir cost of the mirrored card Because using 1 extra elixir for a 1 elixir card is essentially doubling the elixir cost while using it on a card with like 7 elixir doesn't increase the cost by that much relatively What I think could be a good rework is something like adding 4/3/2/1 levels for 1/2-3/4-5/6+ elixir cards, but that would require adding level 17 cards
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Imagine level 17 megaknight 💀
Nightmare 😵
Countered by 3 elixir knight ??
@@asgardzz Evo mk level 15 💀
It is amazing to see the history of not only this game,but all the cards in it is great work. With that said the editing itself is also pretty good. For me the best part is the background music used, that deku palace when first talking about the mirror was kinda cool
Honestly i don't usually watch content like this, but you do it differently, idk what it is but i cant believe i spend 30+ min watching a video about 1 card. Keep it up, I'm sure you will grow big.
I love your vids they’re really entertaining to watch but I hope I’ll see other guides for banner tokens they’re so well-made even though this is the video with the least amount of view. Anyways keep up the great work! ❤️💪
This is art 🔥 Great channel
insane vids dude! good editing, you always bring up facts with evidence and pick out good themes for vids. GJ keep going!
hey gratz i been watching your vids for a few months and they are some of the best in the CR community. i absolutely love them. a cool possible future video idea would be going over the history of xbow (2.9) which is arguably one of if not the single most polarizing archetypes to ever exist.
How the hell did I get into a clash Royale rabbit hole I don't even play live service mobile games
Lets go! I love your content, keep it up!
Many thanks for the very fun story! About your idea to fix the mirror I'd say an overhaul of the entire game for one card is quite to much. Also the +2 level too strong, but the 3 card cycle was fun; Is a bit annoying to fight, granted, but the flexibility it grants is quite enjoiable even to fight. It's cool to try and play with core mechanics of the game as card cycle.
thanks for high quality vids man.. really love your series
Your documentaries are very well made. Keep it up !
36:43 i agree this is a huge overhaul for one card. My idea I've had since the toxic mirror meta is, based on the fact each upgrade is 10% hp and dmg, just experiment w putting it somewhere in between 10% (1 level) and 20% (2 levels.) It probably wouldn't work out that 15% is the precise number but giving it a boost to 12 or 13% extra hp and dmg would be a steady buff, and if it's not good, try 14, 15, 16% better mirrored stats. Until E giant and the GS SK GY mirror deck, i was a huge fan of the mirror buff and i still somewhat miss it. As in the video, the hype to see what would result of it was rly fun and exciting to discover interactions etc
But imagine 18 elixir for 3 musketeers
“Because supercell loves to ensure only the most toxic cards are made viable’
20:52 nah bro these small clips u put in are way too funny, especially with that commentary over that clip LOL also would love to say you are the best clash royale youtuber when it comes to non gameplay content, keep it up
I remember using the mirror extensively, it was really cool in 2016.
I feel like instead of your complete overhall of the elixer system, they could just make the mirror ad +0.5 elexir to the cost, since that would have the same effect.
Yeah I was also confused why he suggested doubling all the elixir while it seems easier to just make it + 0.5 elixir, its not like the elixir bar can only be on discrete numbers
All you need now is to keep making more videos and content. Great channel with great quality
I love your videos. Theyre so chill, the music is good and you really put much work in them
Honestly, I don't think overhauling elixar for one card is a viable solution. I propose the mirror costing 0 elixar, but reduce the card level by one. It'll have more synergy with cards that are less level dependent like the tornado, freeze, e-spirit. If that is too strong then reduce the card level by 2. I really liked the post EGiant nerf and mirror meta. So many unique decks and bizzare playstyles made the game fun. My favorite card to mirror is actually the fisherman, it allows having a tank be in a constant loop lol.
im assuming you mean it cost literally nothing no matter what card and in which case that would literally be the best card in the games history lmao. 0 elixir and you get a rocket. even if you make it 2 or even 3 levels lower its still one shotting so many things for it being free. and it literally makes ur deck 7 cards since the mirror is free so if you run a champion you get 2 card cycle...would also be absolutely insane on defense. imagine just throwing a golem down at ur bridge to defend urself. doesnt matter if its 4 levels lower a golem is still buying you atleast like 2-3 elixir worth of time for the low low price of free. also goes without saying that you almost just get a free win with its offensive abilities lmao. as soon as double elixir hits you just win. throw down monk and run 2 1 elixir cards then gg. just throw down egiant or golem or something then just rocket mirror cycle and you win. the mirrored rocket is still one shotting witches and what not even when 4 levels lower. either the card levels would have to be so low that its literally only possible to do anything with freeze rage and nado or the card levels are too high so spell cycle is unbeatable and you cant possibly lose on defense cause you can fr just throw down a tanky wincon like golem then mirror it then thats probably gonna buy you like 15+ elixir of time. from there just rocket that shit or just rocket and mirror rocket off rip and just about everything in the game except for tanky wincons is dead.
Mirror was so fun even before is was +2 levels. I wish we could have that extra level back
Seeing the old chief pat screen for a second took me back, been a while with thst guy!
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Would be fun to hear about some of the most toxic metas in the game history like elixir golem. What made them so oppressive and how they were fixed.
Crazy how this dude was able to discover the fact that the mirror literally compensates ur -1 elixir before OJ could discover it throughout his entire career
I cannot believe that we are getting this length and depth of commentary on clash royale history. Whenever there's "nothing to watch" on KZhead your vids always make the cut
Amazing video. Your channel is insanely underrated. Keep it up!!!
We can just do your Mirror fix by making mirrored cards cost +0.5 elixir. Players won’t be allergic to that-decimal numbers are fine. Just look at Elixir Blobs from the Elixir Golem; they too give out 0.5 elixir each.
Alright but this doesn't change the fact that I still love trying to get away with Battle Healer+Mirror
Lol
there is 2 AM and at 36 minute of wideo i realized that i watched over half an hour wideo about one card and didn't felt bored. Good job bro
rough day at work, needed this bad good job on these videos
My solution would to be to mirror the opponents card. Since most cards can counter your opponents card if it was 1 level higher. This can be used for tons of plays since it also allows pretty much a rotating card in your deck. It can also disencourage using spells as much since you know that the spell can be mirrored and can be even stronger.
ive always thought that they should just make it mirror the last card played on the battlefield at the same level same elixir cost. this would make it an extremely versatile card whilst also not being too OP but its as good as a card as the user is. theres nothing it really couldnt do but at the same time it would be a master at absolutely nothing so you really just have to have a good plan and know what ur doing. i think it would also be a cool concept because a lot of my favorite decks only really have 7 required cards so having mirror in there to basically switch my 8th card to whatever i need in a certain situation without being down 1 extra elixir would be really nice. what better way to counter a megaknight than to mirror ur own? what better way is there to counter spell cycle then literally just stealing their spells? you could make some really strong offensive decks but at the same time having unbeatable defensive decks with maybe miner to just slowly chip away. and no skill strats like spell cycle would be removed like i touched on earlier cause if you try it then ur opponent can just mirror ur rocket posion or wtv whilst also having a big and small spell of their own so youll literally just get out damaged. super OP but super balanced at the same time imo. really makes both players have to play and think far more tactically which is what i think the game is about.
I have always used the mirror, and always will One of my favourite cards on how versatile it is and how you can play in unexpected ways Thank you for this vid
I know absolutely nothing about nor do I plan Clash Royale. But the way you structure videos is entertaining enough.
Another banger thank you Gratz been subbed to u since 10k!
IF HE DOESNT STOP USING THE WORD UNIQUE COMPARATIVELY IM GONNA CRY
On your suggestion: they could also just make the mirror cost 0.5 elixr instead of 1. They already have half elixr in the game with elixr golem globs so why not with mirror?
Cause they are stupid
I honestly love your videos so much so far I have watched every one so keep up the great work;)
This videos quality is unprecedented great job
The reason why they removed level 6 legendary in the early game was because of the princess not dying to max level arrows and there was no other solution to kill her without using fireball which would cost one more elixir. It was by far the most frustrating and OP card in the game I remember that I spent 1000$ opening super magical chests just to obtain one princess
Wtf
I used the mirror in my self-made deck, and still use it nowadays. I remember that my deck was even stronger with the +2 level buff. Anyways
touched on all the points. good video as always gratz
u r the goat clash youtuber. ur videos r so interesting and you do do a great job with them. i hope you get to every card in the game at some point
I think that the mirror should get a -1 elixir cost, still the +1 to card level, but on the card death it would give a elixir to the oponent, dont know if that would be broken or not but that my idea, perhaps also add some kind of purplish textur to the mirrored card to signifie it or just as you said, but make the next elixir you play regenerate twoce as fast, (still need the + cost though to play it, you just get the elixir back faster)
Your idea to fix the mirror would not require any overhaul like you said if they added half elixir cost cards. Essentially if they made mirror cost 0.5 more elixir and added the possibility for other cards to be 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 etc elixir too. This would also make it a lot easier for them to balance OP cards without going overboard. I think the idea you gave would be really good for the game as a whole and not just mirror.
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Another solid video bro!!! Love these! They deserve so so much more views !!
wtf. I dont play cr anymore, but your videos are so insane that love to watch them!
i don't even play the game anymore but I watch every single video immediately. i love them
Another fantastic video, love your work. 👍🏼
I love your channel mate, let’s pray the algorithm blesses you
I already said it and everybody said it but i will say it once again... Most underrated CR channel ever fr I wait everyday until u upload i love ur vids so much keep up the grate work❤️
I have to say, I’ve NEVER had any interest in Clash Royale, however your videos are very entertaining and informative! Keep it up :)
man i was waiting for another video so much
Love the videos, I feel like you could do a good one on goblin barrel as nearly every deck these days runs some sort of log spell to counter it.
I love the mirror. Its the 1st card i've leveled to 14 1st. I just love it so much, its funnya when they use a counter only for it to be another one +1 more level lmao
I think its the best card of the game since 2016 to now
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another great video Gratz. keep up the great content dude
I even left the computer to go to the tv to watch this in the couch And I sure did the right thing! I'm still to see a video of yours that isn't amazing!
I’d like to see the elixir golems history! Loving these videos!
cool video! I've never played clash royale but you still made it exciting to keep up with the story. i have no clue how the hell levels work though
Always fantastic videos from this King🗿😎👑
I don't even play Clash Royale but this style of video is very interesting and engaging. Keep it up.
One of my favorite new channels
7:41 thanks for reminding me of the Super Mario Bros Wii athletic theme
9:00 I thought I was wrong about it at old times, but thanks for proving me true. After 5 years . . .
Been watching and re-watching old vids waiting for a new one. The excitement I got when this popped up is unreal!! Keep it up I love this content!!
I love seeing this pop into my notifications.
Great video! You should cover elixir golem, log bait, or pekka bridge spam next
Dude love your content ❤️
Awesome video. You deserve more attention!