Royal Recruits

common

7 Elixir

Deploys a line of recruits armed with spears, shields and wooden buckets. They dream of ponies and one day wearing metal buckets.

Card TypeTroop

ArenaRoyal Arena

Released7 Aug 2018

Elixir Cost7

Raritycommon

Max Level16

Evolution1 Cycle

Combat Attributes

Attack

Hit Speed: 1.3 sec
First Hit: 0.5 sec
Targets: Ground
Range: Melee: Long (1.6)

Movement

Movement Speed: Medium (60)
Transport: Ground

Deployment

Deploy Time: 1 sec
Count: x6

Stats include official balance changes through October 2026.

Level Statistics

See how Royal Recruits' stats scale from Level 1 to Level 16

Royal Recruits stats at each card level, Level 1 to Level 16. One row per level; columns are the stats that change with level.
Level	Hitpoints	Shield hitpoints	Damage	Damage per second
Level 1StartYour level	214	94	51	39
Level 2Your level	235	103	56	43
Level 3Your level	258	113	62	47
Level 4Your level	284	125	68	52
Level 5Your level	312	137	75	57
Level 6Your level	342	150	83	63
Level 7Your level	376	165	91	70
Level 8Your level	413	181	100	76
Level 9Your level	453	199	110	84
Level 10Your level	498	219	121	93
Level 11TournamentYour level	547	240	133	102
Level 12Your level	601	264	146	112
Level 13Your level	661	290	161	123
Level 14Your level	725	318	177	136
Level 15Your level	796	349	195	150
Level 16MaxYour level	875	384	214	164

Tournament: Level 11 is the level tournament matches use, whatever a card's rarity.

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

Combat Mechanics Encyclopedia

Verified 2026-08-19

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

Royal Recruits is a 7-Elixir Common card that deploys six shielded troops spread across a wide horizontal line, letting one card cover both lanes at once for defense or a two-pronged push. Each recruit's shield soaks up incoming damage before their real hitpoints start dropping, giving them solid built-in resistance to spells and splash damage until that shield finally breaks. The card's Evolution turns that passive defensive line into a real offensive threat: once a recruit's shield is destroyed, it charges the rest of the way into its target for extra damage instead of just plinking away at normal speed.

Royal Recruits is a 7-Elixir Common troop card that deploys six lightly armored, shielded soldiers spread out in a wide horizontal line, letting a single card threaten or defend both lanes at once.
At level 11, each recruit has 547 hitpoints plus a 240-point shield that absorbs damage first, and hits for 133 damage every 1.3 seconds (about 102 damage per second) at long melee range.
The card was introduced on 7 August 2018 alongside the Royal Arena (Arena 7), where it's still unlocked today.
In a May 2024 balance update, Supercell raised Royal Recruits' hitpoints from 532 to 547 while trimming the Evolution's bonus-hitpoint multiplier, closing the gap between the base troop and its Evolution.
Because the six recruits spawn spread across a wide line, players commonly split them 3-3 or 2-4 across both lanes for defense, or keep them together behind support for a two-lane push.
Each recruit's shield absorbs damage before its real hitpoints take a hit, so with 240 shield points, small spells or splash hits often get wasted on the shield instead of killing the troop outright.
EvolutionRoyal Recruits' Evolution launched on 4 September 2023 and costs the same 7 Elixir, needing only one card cycle before it can be played again.
Evolutiononce a recruit's shield is destroyed, the Evolution lets it charge the last 2.5 tiles into its target for double damage — 266 instead of the normal 133 — turning a purely defensive card into a real damage threat once the shields crack.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Royal Recruits work?

Royal Recruits is a 7-Elixir Common card that deploys six shielded troops spread across a wide horizontal line, letting one card cover both lanes at once for defense or a two-pronged push