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Season 85 — Live July 6

Honor & Exile Season Hub

Ronin is the first brand-new card since September 2025 — a 5-elixir Legendary who parries melee hits and reflects double damage. Plus C.H.A.O.S Season 2, Choice Chests, and the July balance changes.

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 28, 2026): Mega Knight Drops -1.82pp at 5K-6K — Dataset's Largest Band Decline; Skeleton King +10.2pp WR Spike at Elite Tier; Goblin Barrel Bait Retreats at 7K-8K — 116,417 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 28, 2026): Mega Knight Drops -1.82pp at 5K-6K — Dataset's Largest Band Decline; Skeleton King +10.2pp WR Spike at Elite Tier; Goblin Barrel Bait Retreats at 7K-8K — 116,417 Battles

Updated July 202613 min read

From 116,417 ranked battles (July 21-28, 2026): Mega Knight drops -1.82pp at 5,000-6,000 (9.23% use, 56.2% WR, n=2,307) — the snapshot's largest single-band decline; Skeleton King +10.2pp WR spike at 9,000+ (48.1%, n=310); Goblin Barrel Bait -1.21pp at 7K-8K as Hog 2.6 surges +0.82pp there.

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 27, 2026): X-Bow Siege Explodes +10.4pp Win Rate at 6K-7K; Hog 2.6 Leads Elite Ladder at 59.9% WR; Mega Knight Cools to 4-Band Retreat — 115,879 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 27, 2026): X-Bow Siege Explodes +10.4pp Win Rate at 6K-7K; Hog 2.6 Leads Elite Ladder at 59.9% WR; Mega Knight Cools to 4-Band Retreat — 115,879 Battles

Updated July 202614 min read

From 115,879 ranked battles (July 20-27, 2026): X-Bow Siege +10.4pp WR spike at 6K-7K (57.6%, n=550); Hog 2.6 leads 9K+ at 59.9% WR; Balloon holds dataset lead at 60.7% and 60%.

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Evolution Card Tier List July 2026: Every Ladder-Relevant Evolution Ranked After the Season 85 Patch

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Evolution Card Tier List July 2026: Every Ladder-Relevant Evolution Ranked After the Season 85 Patch

Updated Jul 202623 min read

Evo Executioner was the only Evolution touched by the July 6, 2026 Season 85 patch: Close Quarters range 3.5 to 2.5 tiles (-29%) and damage 268 to 240 (-10%). Full re-rank.

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How Mohamed Light Won the CRL July 2026 Monthly Finals: The Five Decks That Sealed the Title

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How Mohamed Light Won the CRL July 2026 Monthly Finals: The Five Decks That Sealed the Title

Updated July 202612 min read

Mohamed Light won the CRL July 2026 Monthly Finals 3-1, 3-1 over Clown on July 26, playing 5 different archetypes across the last 5 games. Full deck tables inside.

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 26, 2026): Balloon Leads Dataset at 61.7% WR (Under-5,000) and 60.4% at 6K-7K; Mega Knight Falls 5 Trophy Bands; Hog Cycle WR-Use Inversion Deepens at 5K-6K — 110,462 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 26, 2026): Balloon Leads Dataset at 61.7% WR (Under-5,000) and 60.4% at 6K-7K; Mega Knight Falls 5 Trophy Bands; Hog Cycle WR-Use Inversion Deepens at 5K-6K — 110,462 Battles

Updated July 202620 min read

From 110,462 ranked battles (July 19–26, 2026): Balloon posts the two highest WRs in the dataset — 61.7% at under-5,000 (n=459) and 60.4% at 6K-7K (n=800); Mega Knight falls at 5 trophy bands while posting above-average WRs at four; Hog Cycle's WR-use inversion deepens to −1.43pp at 5K-6K (59% WR, band's best among 1,000+ battles).

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 25, 2026): Hog Cycle Falls 1.24pp at 5,000–6,000 as Band's Top Win-Rate Archetype; Mega Knight Retreats Across 4 Bands — 114,004 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 25, 2026): Hog Cycle Falls 1.24pp at 5,000–6,000 as Band's Top Win-Rate Archetype; Mega Knight Retreats Across 4 Bands — 114,004 Battles

Updated July 202616 min read

From 114,004 ranked battles (July 18–25, 2026): Hog Cycle falls −1.24pp at 5,000–6,000 while posting the band's best win rate of 58.6% — the sharpest WR-use inversion of the week; Mega Knight drops simultaneously at 4 trophy bands while posting above-average WRs at each; Witch Wizard leads the full dataset at 59.9% WR (n=294, 1.18% use).

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 24, 2026): Ram Rider Posts Dataset-High 61% Win Rate at 8,000–9,000 as Mega Knight Bait Rises in 3 Bands — 116,273 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 24, 2026): Ram Rider Posts Dataset-High 61% Win Rate at 8,000–9,000 as Mega Knight Bait Rises in 3 Bands — 116,273 Battles

Updated July 202617 min read

From 116,273 ranked battles (July 17–24, 2026): Ram Rider posts 61% WR at 8,000–9,000 — the highest win rate in the full dataset; Mega Knight Bait rises +1.36pp (55.9% WR) at 5,000–6,000 and +1.04pp (56.3% WR) at 8,000–9,000; Goblin Barrel Bait falls −1.39pp at 7,000–8,000 — its third consecutive weekly decline at that band in Season 85.

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 23, 2026): Mega Knight Bait Rises in 4 Trophy Bands as Goblin Barrel Bait Posts Season 85's Largest Single-Band Drop — 115,623 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 23, 2026): Mega Knight Bait Rises in 4 Trophy Bands as Goblin Barrel Bait Posts Season 85's Largest Single-Band Drop — 115,623 Battles

Updated July 202616 min read

From 115,623 ranked battles (July 16–23, 2026): Mega Knight Bait rises in 4 trophy bands with 53.6–56.4% WR; Goblin Barrel Bait posts −1.85pp at 7,000–8,000 — Season 85's largest single-band popularity drop; Hog Cycle surges +1.08pp at 6,000–7,000 (56.9% WR, n=2,901).

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 22, 2026): Goblin Barrel Bait Falls in 4 Trophy Bands as X-Bow Siege Posts +10.3pp WR Surge — 109,947 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 22, 2026): Goblin Barrel Bait Falls in 4 Trophy Bands as X-Bow Siege Posts +10.3pp WR Surge — 109,947 Battles

Updated July 202614 min read

From 109,947 ranked battles (July 15–22, 2026): Goblin Barrel Bait falls in 4 bands — −1.22pp at 7,000–8,000 (to 11.88%, 49.7% WR), −1.19pp at 9,000+, −0.81pp under-5,000, −0.51pp at 5,000–6,000. X-Bow Siege surges +10.3pp WR to 54.6% at 7,000–8,000 (n=328).

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 21, 2026): Goblin Barrel Bait Retreats Across 3 Bands as Hog Cycle Posts +1.46pp at 57.7% WR — 114,201 Battles

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Clash Royale Meta Movers (July 21, 2026): Goblin Barrel Bait Retreats Across 3 Bands as Hog Cycle Posts +1.46pp at 57.7% WR — 114,201 Battles

Updated July 202611 min read

From 114,201 ranked battles (July 14–21, 2026): Goblin Barrel Bait drops −1.62pp at 7,000–8,000 (to 11.82%), −0.60pp at 8,000–9,000, and −1.21pp at 9,000+. Hog Cycle surges +1.46pp at 6,000–7,000 to 11.67% use (57.7% WR, n=2,917). Mega Knight Bait consolidates at upper-mid ladder with +1.34pp at 8,000–9,000.

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