Final August 2026 Balance Changes
Shipped August 26, 2026 · Values from Supercell's own patch notes · Supercell — August Balance Changes on August 29, 2026.
Supercell's August 26 2026 balance update buffed four cards and nerfed four more. The headline changes: Little Prince's Charge Damage jumps 25% (256→320) and Void attacks 20% faster (1.2s→1s hit frequency), while Elite Barbarians Evolution loses roughly a quarter of its Spear Damage and Rage Duration, and Electro Spirit's chain range shrinks by a full tile.
8 cards and card forms changed in total. Base, Evolution and Hero forms are counted and listed separately, because a patch can move them in different directions — this one changed Wizard, Evolved Wizard and Hero Wizard three different ways.
Nerfs · 4 cards & forms
Cards and forms that got weaker.
| Card | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution Elite Barbarians | Spear Damageat Level 11 | 284 | 220 | -23% |
| Evolution Elite Barbarians | Rage Duration | 3.5 sec | 2.5 sec | -29% |
| Electro Spirit | Chain Range | 4 tiles | 3 tiles | -25% |
| Goblinstein | Monster Hitpointsat Level 11 | 2385 | 2240 | -6% |
| Hero Berserker | Ability Duration | 4 sec | 3.5 sec | -13% |
Buffs · 4 cards & forms
Cards and forms that got stronger.
| Card | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Prince | Charge Damageat Level 11 | 256 | 320 | +25% |
| Electro Giant | Damageat Level 11 | 163 | 184 | +13% |
| Archer Queen | Damageat Level 11 | 225 | 232 | +3% |
| Void | Hit Frequency | 1.2 sec | 1 sec | +20% |
Archetypes This Affects
Electro Giant appears in roughly two-thirds of tracked Electro Giant-archetype decks — its +13% damage buff is a real power increase for this archetype specifically, not just the card in isolation.
View ArchetypeElite Barbarians shows up in the majority of tracked Bridge Spam decks, and its Evolution just lost roughly a quarter of its Spear Damage and Rage Duration — a real hit to one of this archetype's core removal tools. Void, Berserker, Goblinstein, Electro Spirit, Archer Queen, and Little Prince all see meaningful play here too, so several of this archetype's typical matchup calls are worth a fresh look, not just the Elite Barbarians nerf.
View Archetype