The Retro Royale Ladder starts from 12 March to 26 March 2025. Read this blog to discover the best decks in Clash Royale for the Retro Royale Ladder.
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Retro Royale Ladder
Clash Royale is launching a temporary ladder from 12 March to 26 March 2025 to commemorate its Ninth Birthday. Players can form an eight-card deck in two weeks using the first 80 cards in Clash Royale. This limited game mode potentiates a come back of old players for evolutions and tower troops are banned in this mode.
Play Clash Royale like it's 2017! Classic Cards and Towers! No Card Evolutions! No Champions! No Excuses!
- Starts: 12 March 2025
- Ends: 26 March 2025
| Length | 15 days |
| Game Mode | Normal Battle |
| Level Cap | 15 |
| Minimum Participation Level | N/A |
Table: Retro Royale Ladder Overview
Best Decks for the Retro Royale Ladder
We are collecting battle data each second. Check updated decks here.
Retro Log Bait Deck
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Average Elixir: 3
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Copy deck here.
Variations
- Players can use Goblin Barrel instead of Skeletons to increase air counters.
- Players can use Dart Goblin instead of Rocket and Cannon instead of Inferno Tower to have quick cycle cards.
Check the Log Bait guide here.
Retro Hog 2.6 Cycle Deck
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Average Elixir: 2.62
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Copy deck here.
Retro X-bow 2.6 Cycle Deck
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Average Elixir: 2.62
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Know what's better than a 2.6 Hog Cycle? It's 2.6 X-bow cycle. With three spells, you can counter any Log Baits. Strategically place your X-bows, annoy your opponent, and conquer those juicy crowns.
Graveyard Poison Cycle Deck
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Average Elixir: 3.37
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Copy deck here.
Giant Double Prince Deck
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Average Elixir: 3.75
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The recent buffs to the Prince make it a worthy card.
Golem Lumberjack Deck
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Average Elixir: 4.12
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Copy deck here.
Lava Miner ID Deck
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Average Elixir: 3.75
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Lava Hound has long remained a difficult deck to master. But, we believe that multiple air troops in the deck make it difficult to counter.
Retro Royale Arena
Royal Arena (Arena 7) will have the prestige to host the Competitive battles in this time-limited game mode. When Clash Royale was first launched, it featured only seven arenas. The highest arena was the Royal Arena.
Ladder Rewards
Players compete in Casual League for the first 30 wins. Players receive rewards for each win in the Casual League. The rewards are tabulated below. On achieving 30 wins, players enter the Competitive League, which features a Leaderboard Ranking.
| Wins | Rewards | Wins | Rewards |
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| 1 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 16 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 2 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 17 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 3 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 18 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 4 | Gold Crate | 19 | Gold Crate |
| 5 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 20 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 6 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 21 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 7 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 22 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 8 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 23 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 9 | Gold Crate | 24 | Gold Crate |
| 10 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 25 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 11 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 26 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 12 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 27 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 13 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 28 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens |
| 14 | Gold Crate | 29 | Exclusive Emote |
| 15 | 1000 Season Shop Tokens | 30 | Competitive League |
Retro Royale Ladder Cards
Clash Royale has banned several cards from this tournament. Players may use only 80 cards in Clash Royale.
The following table tabulates the cards that are usable in the mode.
| January 2016 | Skeletons, Bomber, Goblins, Spear Goblins, Zap, Knight, Archers, Minions, Arrows, Cannon, Tesla, Mortar, Barbarians, Minion Horde, Graveyard, Musketeer, Valkyrie, Hog Rider, Mini P.E.K.K.A., Fireball, Bomb Tower, Giant, Wizard, Inferno Tower, Goblin Hut, Rocket, Elixir Pump, Barbarian Hut, Mirror, Rage, Skeleton Army, Goblin Barrel, Baby Dragon, Freeze, Witch, Prince, Balloon, Giant Skeleton, Lightning, X-bow, P.E.K.K.A., Golem | 42 |
| February 2016 | Royal Giant, Three Musketeers, Dark Prince, Poison, Princess, Ice Wizard | 48 |
| May 2016 | Fire Spirit, Furnace, Guards, Miner, Sparky, Lava Hound | 54 |
| July 2016 | Ice Spirit, Bowler, The Log, Lumberjack | 58 |
| September 2016 | Ice Golem, Mega Minion, Inferno Dragon, Graveyard | 62 |
| November 2016 | Elite Barbarians, Tornado, Clone, Electro Wizard | 66 |
| December 2016 | Goblin Gang, Dart Goblin, Battle Ram, Executioner | 70 |
| May 2017 | Bats, Bandit, Night Witch | 73 |
| June 2017 | Skeleton Barrel, Flying Machine, Cannon Cart, Mega Knight | 77 |
| December 2017 | Zappies, Barbarian Barrel, Hunter | 80 |
The following table tabulates the cards that are forbidden in the mode.
| Cards | All cards released after 2017, including Firecracker, Battle Ram, and Wall Breakers |
| Evolutions | No Evolutions |
| Tower Troops | Dagger Duchess, Cannoneer, Royal Chef |