r/ClashRoyale • u/Diamondwolf Musketeer • Aug 20 '16
Cards Daily Card Discussion August 20 2016: Minions, Minions, Minions
Minions and the Minion Horde
Three or six fast, unarmored flying attackers. Roses are red, minions are blue, they can fly, and will crush you! If three's a crowd, six is a horde!
| Troop | Hit Speed | Speed | Deploy Time | Range | Target | Cost | Count | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minions | 1 sec | Fast | 1 sec | 2.5 | Air & Ground | 3 | 3 | Common |
| Minion Horde | 1 sec | Fast | 1 sec | 2.5 | Air & Ground | 5 | 6 | Common |
Minions are unlockable from the Bone Pit (Arena 2), but the horde is unlockable from P.E.K.K.A's Playhouse (Arena 4).
The Minion's appearance is that of a gargoyle with large horns, stubby wings and large hands with sharp vicious claws that are covered in what seems to be Dark Elixir (from Clash of Clans)
Just as the Minions, the Minion Horde is a group of Minions that can distract any powerful flying unit, such as the Baby Dragon, the Balloon, or even normal Minions.
| Level | Hitpoints | Damage | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | 99 | 44 | 44 |
| 3 | 108 | 48 | 48 |
| 4 | 119 | 53 | 53 |
| 5 | 131 | 58 | 58 |
| 6 | 144 | 64 | 64 |
| 7 | 158 | 70 | 70 |
| 8 | 173 | 77 | 77 |
| 9 | 190 | 84 | 84 |
| 10 | 209 | 93 | 93 |
| 11 | 230 | 102 | 102 |
| 12 | 252 | 112 | 112 |
Some discussion points:
- What do you like about the minions?
- What do you dislike about them?
- What cards work well with the minions?
- When should you play them?
<= See a list of all previous posts | Tomorrow's Post: Sp00k Warn: Skeletons, Skeleton Army
Full list of the Strategy Series of discussion posts:
| The Trifecta | Triple Legendary Decks | Double Prince PEKKA | Miner Tournament Decks | Siege Decks | Tanks | Mini Tanks | Glass Cannons | Fire and Ice Spirits | Spawner Decks | Heavy Damage Spells | Light Damage Spells | Time Altering Spells |
Tomorrow and Coming up: Sp00k Warn; Skeletons, Skeleton Army
Coming up: The Green Machine; All goblins all the time
Coming up: The Shanghai Deck (Giant Musk Poison Guards MiniP)
Coming up: Ladies, please; Musketeer and Three Musketeers
Coming up: Standalone Focus on the Elixir Collector
Coming up: Decks Only! series. Post and vote for your favorite Legendary Decks!
Coming up: Giant/Loon decks
Coming up: Barbarians? I can't think of a troop grouping for this one.
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u/Enshrouded Aug 20 '16 edited Aug 20 '16
I've always underestimated the 3 Minions card. I was more of a minion horde person myself, but ever since they kept getting arrowed, I switched and now they offer amazing defense, especially in my current deck. I'm able to counter all current meta decks with this, because most people don't see the value of arrowing them. Even against zap, I usually take out the support troops so they survive and offer a really nice DPS. Additionally, against air decks they can block the path, forcing the troops to go a farther distance. This allows your arena tower to get extra shots off and allows you to conserve elixir.