Royal Recruits have been taking lessons from Prince. Once their shields have been broken, they will begin an epic charge!
1 CycleNew mechanics
Once an Evolved Royal Recruit's shield has been broken, it can charge at its target after travelling the distance needed for charge, dealing charge damage (double its regular damage) if the charge hits.
Stats include official balance changes through October 2026.
| Level | Royal Recruits | Charge | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hitpoints | Shield hitpoints |  Damage |  Damage per second | Damage | |
| Level 1Start | 214 | 94 | 51 | 39 | 103 |
| Level 2 | 235 | 103 | 56 | 43 | 113 |
| Level 3 | 258 | 113 | 62 | 47 | 124 |
| Level 4 | 284 | 125 | 68 | 52 | 137 |
| Level 5 | 312 | 137 | 75 | 57 | 150 |
| Level 6 | 342 | 150 | 83 | 63 | 165 |
| Level 7 | 376 | 165 | 91 | 70 | 182 |
| Level 8 | 413 | 181 | 100 | 76 | 200 |
| Level 9 | 453 | 199 | 110 | 84 | 220 |
| Level 10 | 498 | 219 | 121 | 93 | 242 |
| Level 11Tournament | 547 | 240 | 133 | 102 | 266 |
| Level 12 | 601 | 264 | 146 | 112 | 293 |
| Level 13 | 661 | 290 | 161 | 123 | 322 |
| Level 14 | 725 | 318 | 177 | 136 | 354 |
| Level 15 | 796 | 349 | 195 | 150 | 389 |
| Level 16Max | 875 | 384 | 214 | 164 | 428 |
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.
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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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
Royal Recruits costs 7 elixir and is a common card.
Royal Recruits' Evolution launched on 4 September 2023 and costs the same 7 Elixir, needing only one card cycle before it can be played again.
CrownStats has tracked Evolution Royal Recruits in 23 distinct decks, totaling 2.6K ranked battle appearances, over the last 7 days.
