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A Small Update - 2024 Q4 Update
Details of the new Clash Royale update of December 2024.
Get ready for a cozy Clashmas!
Table of Contents
- A Small Update
- Lucky Loop Rework
- More Lucky Drop Cosmetics
- Baby Goblins Removed
- Deck Preview Redesign
- Events Deck Switcher
- 20 Win Challenge
- Rewards
- Supercell ID Rewards
- Rewards
- Tower Skin
- Text - GG (Emote Reward)
- Text - GRRR (Emote Reward)
- Text - Hi hi hi HA (Emote Reward)
- Text - LOL (Emote Reward)
- More Info
- Feedback
A Small Update
The 2024 Q4 update is scheduled to be released next Monday, December 16th. As always with client updates, this isn’t a fixed schedule, and delays happen quite often due to the many steps involved in app store releases.
This upcoming update is arguably the smallest one we have received in the last 2 years. Since the quarterly updates were introduced in 2021, the development team commited to providing impactful updates every few months instead of focusing on monthly seasons.
We don’t have a clear explanation for why this update is going to be smaller, but we do know that their team has grown a lot recently. They might need some time to adjust before these added resources start showing for players.
Besides this, it’s worth keeping in mind that seasonal content and other changes have been happening more regularly, so it might be time to part ways with the quarterly schedule. Some examples of this are:
We now get two evolutions per season and new cards quite often
Temporary modes like Goblin Journey and 2v2 League
In any case, the quarterly update is almost here, so let’s look into the changes and fixes it brings.
Lucky Loop Rework
The original design of Lucky Loop was to give players bonus content once they had completed the main tiers of Pass Royale. By collecting more crowns, you could earn extra Lucky Drops.
Crown requirements started with modest amounts, and would later increase exponentially as you unlocked more. The goal was probably to put a cap on this resource in order to not make it unlimited. Unlimited resources are usually avoided to keep game economies under control.
Unfortunately, this way to limit the resource was not received well by all players. Some saw it as a challenge to complete instead of the unclimbable wall it was meant to be; and this translated into a frustrating experience.
To address this, Lucky Loop is being reworked. Every day, you’ll be able to unlock an extra Lucky Drop if you have completed the main tiers. And don’t worry, there is no need to rush to the last tier, Lucky Loop will stack while you complete it.
If you complete all the main tiers by day 20, Lucky Loop will have accumulated over that time, and you’ll have 20 Lucky Drops ready to be grinded. After that, you’ll still be able to unlock another one every day until the season ends.
In the old system, players could grind hundreds of crowns to earn 43 Lucky Drops. This amount will be reduced to 28 or 35, depending on the length of each month. Overall, the rework will be a slight nerf for extremely active players. But for most players, Supercell thinks this will provide a better experience.
We don’t have details of the new crown requirements with this new Lucky Loop format, so we’ll have to wait until January to find out. The current system will remain in place until the end of this December season.
More Lucky Drop Cosmetics
Lucky Drops were updated to include cosmetics such as emotes and banners with the last update. The pool of cosmetics available was very limited as an initial test.
After the update, you’ll be able to pull many more banners and emotes of other characters such as Princess, Giant, Hog, Royal Hog and Hog Rider.
Baby Goblins Removed
Although this Tower Troop became unavailable when the Goblin Journey was removed, accounts still had it in their card collection.
This was causing some issues with Magic Items, as you couldn’t convert Common Books and Wild Cards to EWCs until all your cards were levelled up, but Baby Goblins were causing collections to seem incomplete.
After this removal, players should be able to spend their Magic Items again.
Deck Preview Redesign
Deck previews are changing slightly, and will now have a silver frame.
This replaces the old golden frame, and will be visible in several parts of the UI, such as the Duels tab, Clan Wars, challenges... any feature that had a deck preview.
Events Deck Switcher
Seeing which deck you have selected in the Events tab will be easier with the new deck previews.
Additionally, you’ll be able to switch to another deck directly from the Events tab. So no more need to go back to the Trophy Road tab in order to make changes.
20 Win Challenge
The 20 Win Challenge is the most beloved event for many players. During several days, players try their best to earn the exclusive badges that will forever shine in their profiles as proof of their achievement.
This year, the event was scheduled to start on December 13th, but technical issues caused it to be postponed until after the update.
The new schedule for the 20 Win Challenge is to start on December 19th (09:00 UTC) and finish on December 26th (09:00 UTC). This means that this year, the challenge will last 7 days; more than usual, probably to compensate for the unfortunate timing around Christmas Day.
Rewards
This year, the rewards for the challenge are:
| Wins | Reward | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | - |
| 1 | - | - |
| 2 | 10,000 Gold | - |
| 3 | - | - |
| 4 | 20,000 Gold | - |
| 5 | - | - |
| 6 | 30,000 Gold | - |
| 7 | - | - |
| 8 | 40,000 Gold | - |
| 9 | - | - |
| 10 | Epic Chest | - |
| 11 | - | - |
| 12 | 15,000 EWCs | - |
| 13 | - | - |
| 14 | 25,000 EWCs | - |
| 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 50,000 EWCs | - |
| 17 | - | 17 Wins |
| 18 | Legendary Kings Chest | 18 Wins |
| 19 | - | 19 Wins |
| 20 | Emote | 20 Wins |
Usually this challenge has 3 free entries for everyone, and costs 10 gems to retry afterwards. If you have Diamond Pass Royale, you have unlimited attempts for free.
We’ll be ready to share the best decks and stats once the challenge starts. Until then, if you want to learn more about the 20 Win Challenge, you might enjoy this deep dive into the chances of completing the challenge.
In 2023, 5,160 players were able to reach 20 wins. Will the increased duration give us more winners this year? We’ll find out soon!
Supercell ID Rewards
Although this isn’t truly part of the game update, id.supercell.com is a new official website that was just released to enhance your experience with Supercell games.
Supercell ID Rewards is a cross-game rewards program by Supercell. It allows you to earn and accumulate points by completing various missions across Supercell games and services. These points can be used to claim a variety of rewards, including in-game items and various exciting things we have planned for the future!
Rewards
This website has several tasks that you can complete for points in different games. You can later exchange these points for items such as:
- Exclusive emotes
- Exclusive Camouflage Castle Tower Skin
- Clash Royale Cap raffle entry
- In-game items
Tower Skin
Text - GG (Emote Reward)
Text - GRRR (Emote Reward)
Text - Hi hi hi HA (Emote Reward)
Text - LOL (Emote Reward)
More Info
You can find more about id.supercell.com in this support page.
Feedback
Do you have any questions or feedback about the update? Let us know in the comments.
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