Clash Royale's History of the Mirror

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Published 2023-01-27
The Mirror is a very unique card in Clash Royale. It is the only card that does follow the typical level scale, only card that doesn't have a set elixir cost, and only card that cannot be played first! A very unique concept, despite it's function to be just copying other cards. This video will take a deep dive into Mirror's function, history, and the many impacts it's had on Clash Royale History.

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All Comments (21)
  • @RCCH
    Very interesting you mention the Mirror Piglets deck I would like to call it, it was in 8% of all decks played in Clash Royale at that time because it was the CRL 20-win Challenge and everybody and their mother was using this overpowered deck which literally beat every other deck except other Mirror decks. The stats backed it up as the best deck in the game, as the deck with the most 20 wins. Then the rest is history and Mirror was the pinnacle of the meta for the CRL 20 win challenge.
  • @RaheemRollair
    Yet another spectacular video. Your theory with the Phoenix and Monk is spot on. I feel like that the Level 2 Mirror was the ONE BUFF that it needed. I wanted to say "If it wasn't for the champions and the three cycle card scheme, the mirror would be in its best spot right now," but it wouldn't be true.
  • @r.a.g.3428
    I have a couple of ideas for a mirror rework Make the mirror 0.5+ elixir. It’s not like we haven’t seen smaller increments of elixir, the E Golem gives 0.5 elixir. It would sort of work like mirror on release. It takes +1 elixir, but would jump up 0.5 elixir. Or Bring back the +2 level, but make the mirror a champion. Champions already break the card cycle and are always some of the better cards in every meta. Functionally, it just removes the need to balance a >3 card cycle.
  • @ahenkra7707
    Can you make a video about "log bait"( the whole archetype or classic variation ) like what you did with 2.6 hog. Because i feel like since the launch of goblin gang it never really drop out of meta and only evolved more as time goes.
  • @armataaa1773
    I'm loving your vids man, been watching a lot of commentary content like this lately covering lots of different topics and the fact that there's someone making this kind of content about clash royale is just fantastic :) Keep up the great work!
  • @alisultan8656
    I would love to see a video from you talking about why midladder has a strange weird decks and some cards like mk and the wizard are so common in there only
  • @mistychemist
    I don't play clash royale but I actually love these videos! Very excited to see what comes next. I actually never knew that the heal spell was removed, It'd be cool to see a video about it down the line
  • @siddhant8714
    I would love to see a video on the most unique card in CR , the graveyard, it never really went out of proplay but is almost nonexistent in midladder
  • I think a good change to the mirror would be to have it work like the imitator from plants vs zombies. Instead of mirroring your last placed card, you can choose which card you want to be mirrored before a match. That way you both don’t have to fully cycle to the card and you can play a different card in between them.
  • Personally I'd just make mirrors +1 cost into +0.5 because this concept (of gaining 0.5 elixir) already exists in the case of defeating the small elixir blobs(elixir golem) .So it wouldn't take a huge overhaul of the game and buff the card similarly to what you suggested.
  • I feel like a good project down the line would be a history of buildings and the way they've been perceived in this game. None of them on their own are nearly as interesting as something like Witch, but there are certainly trends and eras among them. Like how 2016 was dominated by spawners, or how just about every meta picks exactly one building to be on top and used far more than the others.
  • I’ve always been an avid mirror player…it doesn’t always work but it makes interesting plays and tricks. It’s sad to see it go under again. I had my prime during the lvl 16 era…but I’m still going to play mirror because it’s fun. Not because it’s OP or because it’s the meta.
  • @DevilMayCarry
    First of all, your content quality is very high and every single video you have made is fantastic. Also I would love to see a history of Mega Minion/Mega Knight video at some point. I hope your channel continues to grow as you clearly deserve
  • These videos are so well-researched and fascinating, honestly surpassing what I ever thought could be analyzed from just a fun game I like. But the way you analyze balance changes, data usage, card interactions, level changes, the state of the meta, community demand, and more to explain how a card benefits, suffers, and ultimately finds a place in the game (be it in competitive, midladder, or troll decks) is just really cool and impressive
  • One of the ways I could see Mirror getting buffed is by making the number of extra level dependant on the elixir cost of the mirrored card Because using 1 extra elixir for a 1 elixir card is essentially doubling the elixir cost while using it on a card with like 7 elixir doesn't increase the cost by that much relatively What I think could be a good rework is something like adding 4/3/2/1 levels for 1/2-3/4-5/6+ elixir cards, but that would require adding level 17 cards
  • @wildboyy
    I loved the summer with the op mirror. it made so much fun and so many new possibilities of decks and i loved the pixel era too
  • @Meermillow
    I love how you always put so much effort into each one of your videos and the music just brings back memory, the quality is unreal, hope to see a lot more in the future!😍