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Clash Royale deck glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms on this site — elixir, cycle, Evolution, Hero form, Rating — and what they do not mean.
What is a bounded sample?
DeckBeacon's catalog is a bounded sample of Path of Legends battles — not a global census and not a seven-day history of Clash Royale.
What is a Champion in Clash Royale?
A Champion is a Clash Royale card with an ability and its own slot rules. Why Champions are not Evolutions, and how they appear in ranked decks.
What is a copy-deck link?
A Clash Royale copy-deck link is an official link.clashroyale.com URL that imports eight cards and a Tower Troop — not Evolutions or Hero form.
What is a decisive game?
On DeckBeacon, a decisive game is a win or a loss. Draws are out. Wilson Rating and win rate both use this denominator, with a 50-game floor.
What is a CRL Golden Ticket?
A Golden Ticket in CRL 2026 is a World Finals slot. Sixteen tickets: Monthly Finals, leaderboard, LCQ, and two from the China competition.
What is a ranked snapshot?
A DeckBeacon ranked snapshot is one published Path of Legends sample: 200 decks, a catalog version, and numbers that belong to that crawl only.
What is a Tower Troop in Clash Royale?
A Tower Troop is the unit on your king's tower — Princess, Cannoneer, Duchess, Royal Chef. It is part of a deck's identity on DeckBeacon.
What is a win condition in Clash Royale?
A win condition is the card a Clash Royale deck uses to damage towers. How DeckBeacon groups ranked decks by win-condition family.
What is an archetype in Clash Royale?
A Clash Royale archetype is a named pattern of win condition plus support — Hog Cycle, Log Bait, Beatdown — not just eight random cards.
What is Clash Royale League?
Clash Royale League (CRL) is Supercell's official esports circuit. How 2026 is structured, and how it differs from a ranked ladder snapshot.
What is elixir in Clash Royale?
Elixir is Clash Royale's spendable resource. How average elixir and four-card cycle change which ranked decks you can actually play.
What is Evolution in Clash Royale?
Evolution in Clash Royale is a card form you cycle into, not a level. Why copy-deck links cannot carry it, and how DeckBeacon discloses it.
What is four-card cycle in Clash Royale?
Four-card cycle is the elixir cost of your cheapest four cards — the real speed of a Clash Royale deck, not just average elixir.
What is Hero form in Clash Royale?
Hero form is a separate Clash Royale card form from Evolution. Why battle-log fields mix them up, and how DeckBeacon labels each one.
What is Manual Duels in Clash Royale League?
Manual Duels in CRL: unique decks per game, no repeating a card in the same match. Why “Mohamed Light’s deck” is the wrong unit on stage.
What is Path of Legends in Clash Royale?
Path of Legends is Clash Royale's ranked ladder. DeckBeacon's catalog samples its leaderboard — a bounded snapshot, not every ladder game.
What is Wilson Rating on DeckBeacon?
DeckBeacon Rating is a 0–100 Wilson lower bound on decisive games — not a percentage, not RoyaleAPI's Rating, and not a census.