New Legendary Card

Ronin Enters the Clash Royale Arena

Two blades, one devastating parry and a fighting style designed to punish the Arena’s strongest melee troops.

A mysterious wandering swordsman has arrived in Clash Royale. The new Ronin card is a five-Elixir Legendary troop built for dangerous close-range duels.

Ronin’s signature ability allows him to periodically parry a melee attack, completely negate its damage and return twice that amount to the attacker. That makes attacking him with a slow, heavy-hitting troop a potentially painful mistake.

Ronin at a Glance

Rarity	Legendary
Elixir Cost	5 Elixir
Combat Role	Melee duelist and tank counter
Special Mechanic	Periodically parries a melee hit and reflects double damage

How Ronin’s Parry Works

Every few seconds, Ronin becomes ready to parry. When an enemy lands a melee attack during this window, he blocks all damage from that hit and retaliates with twice the damage he would have received.

This creates an interesting risk for troops that rely on powerful individual attacks. The harder they strike, the more dangerous Ronin’s response becomes. His ability is especially valuable in one-on-one encounters against durable, high-damage opponents.

Key idea: Ronin turns an opponent’s biggest melee hit into its biggest liability.

Ronin’s Biggest Strengths

• Excellent in one-on-one fights: His parry can decide a duel before the opponent gets a second major hit.
• Punishes heavy melee damage: Slow attackers can suffer enormous reflected damage.
• Creates defensive value: A well-timed deployment can stop an expensive push and leave Ronin ready to counterattack.
• Forces awkward responses: Opponents must account for his parry instead of simply dropping their strongest melee unit.

How to Counter Ronin

Ronin may dominate a duel, but he cannot parry everything. His ability has a cooldown, so several smaller attacks can overwhelm him more effectively than one huge strike.

• Use swarms: Multiple attackers can keep dealing damage while the parry is unavailable.
• Attack from range: His defining mechanic is designed around melee attacks.
• Force out the parry: Let a lower-value attack trigger it before committing your main damage dealer.
• Avoid isolated heavy hitters: Sending one powerful melee troop directly into him plays to Ronin’s strengths.

Best Ways to Use Ronin

1. Defend against a powerful push

Deploy Ronin where he can meet the enemy’s main melee threat. If his parry catches a high-damage attack, the resulting Elixir trade can swing the entire battle.

2. Turn defense into a counterpush

After winning a defensive duel, support the surviving Ronin with ranged or splash-damage troops. These allies can remove swarms—the most natural answer to his parry mechanic.

3. Separate enemy units

Ronin performs best when he can fight a single important target. Good positioning and distraction cards can help isolate that target from the rest of the push.

How to Unlock Ronin

Ronin can be obtained through the special Path of the Ronin unlock event. Players may also be able to select Ronin cards from the upgraded Pass Royale reward track. The accompanying Album Event offers additional Ronin cards and themed cosmetic rewards.

Early Verdict

Ronin brings a clever new mind game to Clash Royale. He is not simply another damage dealer: he changes how players approach melee combat. Choosing which attack triggers his parry—and when—is likely to separate strong Ronin players from great ones.

Final Thoughts

With his Legendary rarity, five-Elixir cost and unique reflection mechanic, Ronin looks ready to become one of the Arena’s most feared duelists. He should be particularly effective against heavy melee pushes, while ranged units and coordinated swarm attacks provide opponents with clear counterplay.

Whether Ronin becomes a competitive staple will depend on the decks players build around him and future balance adjustments. One thing is already clear: blindly sending a powerful melee troop into his waiting blades is unlikely to end well.

Card behavior and availability may change through future balance updates. Information based on official Supercell release information.