Season 38 Clash From The Past (August 2022)
Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Clash in style.
season update
August 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of Clash of Clans and a decade-long of Clash history. To celebrate this rare occasion in video game history, Clash Royale will be themed accordingly.
The birthday celebration provides archival footage of what Clash was like in different time periods. As a highlight, the August season of Clash Royale will be launched in the style of arcade video games in the 80s — with all of its 8-bit glory!
Season 38 begins on Monday, August 1st, 2022. Balance Changes will be applied after a scheduled maintenance break on either Monday or Tuesday.
Table of Contents
- Video Preview
- Arena
- Tower Skins
- Pixel Tower Skin (Pass Royale)
- Arcade Tower Skin (Shop)
- Emotes
- Barbarian: Back in Time (Challenge)
- Barbarian: Pixel Frenzy (Challenge)
- Barbarian: Pixel Up (Pass Royale)
- King: Pixel Crown (Shop)
- King: Pixel Tower (Shop)
- Free Magic Item
- Boosted Cards
- Barbarians
- Barbarian Barrel
- Barbarian Hut
- Banner Items
- Challenges and Global Tournaments
- August 1-5 - Barbarian Launcher Challenge
- August 6-10 - CRL 20-win Challenge
- August 11-15 - Royal Tournament
- August 16-20 - CWA’s EBarb Rush
- August 21-26 - Classic Decks
- August 27-31 - Rage Tournament
- September 2-4 - Triple Elixir Challenge
- Party Modes
- Twitter Giveaway
- The Untold Story
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Video Preview
Our video serves as a great introduction to everything you’ll see in the upcoming season. Check it out first before reading!
Arena
The August season arena will be the Pixel Arena — it’s a completely new arena made with pixel art!
In fact, the arena is so nice that I think that it would be great to look at it from a bird’s eye view, so here it is:
When arcade games were launched back in the 70s and 80s, developers have to work with very limited hardware. Colors used to be in 4-bit, with 8-bit (256 colors) already a luxury. The Pixel Arena uses the visual design lingo from the yesteryears and recreate the entire arena in the low-res glory, allowing old timers to appreciate this nostalgia.
Tower Skins
Two tower skins are available this season — one using the same visual pixel lingo as the arena, and the other in the form of an arcade machine.
Pixel Tower Skin (Pass Royale)
The lowest-resolution towers ever done in the pixel art style!
The Pixel Tower Skin will be available to Pass Royale owners for the August season, collectible at Tier 10.
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Pixel tower skin set. Pass Royale at Tier 10. |
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Pixel King Tower. |
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Pixel Princess Tower. |
Arcade Tower Skin (Shop)
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Arcade tower skin set. Shop. |
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Arcade King Tower. |
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Arcade Princess Tower. |
Emotes
There will be five new emotes this season. All of them will be pixel-themed.
Barbarian: Back in Time (Challenge)
Unlocked from the EBarb Rush Challenge from August 16 to 20.
Barbarian: Pixel Frenzy (Challenge)
Unlocked from the Barbarian Launcher Challenge from August 1 to 5.
Barbarian: Pixel Up (Pass Royale)
King: Pixel Crown (Shop)
King: Pixel Tower (Shop)
Free Magic Item
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A Common Book of Cards at Tier 35 on the free track of Pass Royale. |
Boosted Cards
Three cards will be boosted for the entire season — all of them related to Barbarians.
Barbarians
Barbarian Barrel
Barbarian Hut
Banner Items
Sixteen brand new banner items will be available this season. Some will be basic banners featuring basic cards, and some will be specifically about this season — e.g. the Barbarians and pixel theme.
Challenges and Global Tournaments
There are lots of challenges this season — it’s another great season to get the pass for the unlimited retries!!! 🤯
August 1-5 - Barbarian Launcher Challenge
Barbarians have temporarily taken over! Place the launcher, and watch barbarians blast into the enemy’s side, and attack! Win the Barbarian Frenzy emote at 10 wins.
Barbarian Launcher is a 5-elixir common card that’s a bit like a mortar except that it shoots Barbarians! Here’s a gameplay video:
August 6-10 - CRL 20-win Challenge
Beat the challenge to qualify for a chance to play in the Clash Royale World Finals! This is Phase 1 of the CRL Summer Qualifiers — see our blog post for details about the entire event.
Every player will have 3 free entries, and pass royale holders will have unlimited entries. Win 100,000 Gold when you finish at 20 wins!
As with previous years, getting 17 wins or more in the CRL 20-win Challenge will earn you a special badge. But that’s not all — unique to this year, there are two more special badges for CRL:
- CRL Competitor 2022. Awarded to players who make it to Top 128 in the Ladder phase of the CRL Summer Qualifiers.
- CRL Spectator. Awarded to players who have watched the finals. This implies that you’d either be able to watch the finals directly in the app, or maybe there will be “drops” from YouTube / Twitch during finals. We’ll let you know when we have more info.
August 11-15 - Royal Tournament
Global Tournament in Normal Battle mode.
August 16-20 - CWA’s EBarb Rush
Elite Barbarians rush into the arena to attack your enemies! EBarbs will spawn faster throughout the match along with the Elixir!
Win the Barbarian: Back in Time emote at 8 wins.
August 21-26 - Classic Decks
Each Classic Deck highlights a different strategy in the game. Prove that you have mastered them all!
Lots of Battle Items to be earned.
August 27-31 - Rage Tournament
The special-mode Global Tournament of the season.
September 2-4 - Triple Elixir Challenge
The season finishes with the Triple Elixir Challenge — one of the best modes for getting crowns to complete your Pass Royale!
Party Modes
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WithZack’s Sparky Duo |
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Rage |
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CWA’s EBarb Rush |
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Sudden Death |
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Twitter Giveaway
We are running a Twitter giveaway for some limited Clashiversary items.
5 items (8 total) are available:
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Champion Clash Raglan x1B
Champion Clash Crew x1C
Champion Clash of Clans Modern Hoodie x1D
Clash Garbage Pall Kids Collection x4E
Clash Poster x1
The Untold Story
The official video from Clash of Clans — CLASH FROM THE PAST: The Untold Story | Official Documentary
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