Evolution

Evolution Baby Dragon

epic

4 Elixir

Card TypeTroop

ArenaP.E.K.K.A.'s Playhouse

Release Date4 January 2016

Elixir Cost4

Rarityepic

Max Level16

Evolution2 Cycles

Combat data baseline: August 11, 2026. Official balance changes applied through: September 2026 (September 7, 2026).

Level Statistics

Hitpoints

1,855

Total damage this unit can take before being destroyed.

Damage

271

Damage dealt by one normal attack to a valid target.

Damage Per Second

180

Average damage dealt per second, factoring in hit speed.

Card stats use Level 11 as the scaling baseline. Minor rounding differences may occur at other levels, consistent with the source data.

Combat Attributes

Hit Speed

1.5 sec

Time between repeated attacks, after the first attack.

First Hit Speed

0.3 sec

Time from deployment (or becoming able to attack) until this unit's first attack lands.

Target

Air & Ground

What this card is able to attack.

Range

3.5

Maximum distance at which this unit can attack a target.

Speed

Fast (90)

How fast this unit moves.

Deploy Time

1 sec

Splash Radius

1.5

Radius around the point of impact that also takes damage.

Projectile Speed

500

How fast this unit's projectile travels to its target — a slower projectile can be outrun or dodged.

Count

How many individual units this card deploys.

Transport

Air

Evolution Mechanics

Cycles

Enemy Movement Speed Reduction

-30%

Troops Movement Speed Buff

+30%

Combat Mechanics Encyclopedia

Mechanics verified against Season 86 (August 2026)

Figures below use Level 11, Clash Royale's tournament standard, regardless of the level selected above.

Baby Dragon is a 4-Elixir Epic flying troop (Arena 6, released in Clash Royale's original Jan 2016 launch pool) that targets Air & Ground. It fires a single ranged fireball impact per attack cycle (first hit 0.3s after acquiring a target, then every 1.5s), dealing its full listed damage (168 at tournament-standard Level 11) simultaneously and undivided to every enemy unit within a 1.5-tile splash radius — a single impact point, since it is a count:x1 unit with no multi-projectile or chain behavior. As an Air unit it can only be targeted/retaliated against by units whose own targeting includes Air; ground-only melee/ranged attackers cannot touch it at all. The base form has no special mechanics beyond this splash attack. Its Evolution (released 1 Sept 2025, cycle cost 2) changes zero raw combat numbers, instead adding a passive 8x9-tile aura that slows enemies' movement -30% and hastes allies' movement +30% while it's alive (the ally figure was nerfed from a launch value of +50% in Dec 2025 to standardize with the enemy slow).

Baby Dragon is a Troop-type card.
Baby Dragon is Epic rarity.
Baby Dragon costs 4 Elixir.
Baby Dragon was released 4 January 2016, which is exactly Clash Royale's own iOS soft-launch date (Canada/Hong Kong/Australia/Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Iceland/Finland/New Zealand; global launch followed 2 March 2016) — meaning it was in the game's original launch card pool, not added later.
Baby Dragon unlocks in Arena 6, P.E.K.K.A.'s Playhouse.
Baby Dragon's Evolution form was released 1 September 2025. This is also a row in the Balance History ledger (September 2025 Update: Evolution released, ally +50% speed / enemy -30% speed at launch, cycle cost 2).
Evolution 'Cycle Cost' (shards needed before the Evolution slot is charged/playable) is 2.
At Level 11, Baby Dragon deals 168 damage per splash hit. This is also the endpoint of the 2026-07-06 'July Balance Changes' (Season 85) ledger row: base damage buffed 161 → 168 (+5%), because the base form was underperforming per patch notes.
EvolutionEvolved Baby Dragon changes none of its own combat numbers — same hitpoints, same 168 splash damage. Instead it adds a passive aura covering roughly an 8x9-tile area that slows enemy movement 30% and speeds up allied movement 30%, the ally figure trimmed down from a launch value of 50% in a December 2025 balance pass.

Also in Merge Tactics

Baby Dragon also appears as a troop in Clash Royale's Merge Tactics mode, bought from the shop and merged for star upgrades rather than cycled through a deck.

View Baby Dragon in Merge Tactics

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Baby Dragon work?

Baby Dragon is a 4-Elixir Epic flying troop (Arena 6, released in Clash Royale's original Jan 2016 launch pool) that targets Air & Ground

What is Baby Dragon's elixir cost and rarity?

Baby Dragon costs 4 elixir and is a epic card.

What does Baby Dragon's Evolution change?

Evolved Baby Dragon changes none of its own combat numbers — same hitpoints, same 168 splash damage. Instead it adds a passive aura covering roughly an 8x9-tile area that slows enemy movement 30% and speeds up allied movement 30%, the ally figure trimmed down from a launch value of 50% in a December 2025 balance pass.