How Elite Barbarians Ruined Clash Royale 

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You forgot to mention the nice feeling when you deploy a golem behind King's tower and 0.1 seconds later you see the enemy throwing E-barbs with rage on the opposite side

Nowadays, every single deck has a fucking evolved firecracker in it.

I don't even play Clash Royale, I just like seeing this guy go in-depth on units and game mechanics/history for half an hour

Oh man, the memories. It was this card which made me quit for years. It was just too frustrating and unrewarding how they could simply be lazily put there and win the game. Completely agree with your summary of how this was the worst time for any (casual) play in the entire history. Great video!!

i remember the 19% health buff i looked at it and thought how mad strong the card would be

Seeing the history of the elixir golem or the history of golem beatdown would be pretty cool

It’s sad, watching these amazing videos makes me want to play Clash Royale, then I remember the game just got ruined

My god, I remember when there where three fire spirits instead of One, that E-barb and fire spirits push was UNSTOPABBLE

I remember when e-barb was everywhere. I just started playing bowler graveyard as the bowler was a complete counter to them and was a great counter push

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The card that ruined clash royale was the credit card

Gratz: *talking about how overpowered e-barbs were/are* meanwhile the background, showing a sparky absolutely demolish the e-barbs.

I think the balance changes that were done to address the Three Musketeers in 2018 (buffing their counters, nerfing their synergies, introducing new cards that counter them) affected Elite Barbarians quite negatively as well, which was why they dropped so much during that time.

I remember perfectly how broken they were. People started running e-barbs and barbarians just to stop them

I’d love to see a History of Mortar video! This one was very great. As someone who didn’t play the game back then it’s very interesting seeing how different and broken Ebarbs used to be.

I think a history of the Three Musketeers would be fun. The only card whose price didn't increase when Mirrored (at a time). It may need to be complemented with the Musketeer but it would be nice.

These documentaries of CR are awesome man, they're so fun to binge watch! Thank you 🎉

Oh man, can you imagine how even MORE busted Ebarbs Rage would've been had Rage done damage like it does now? Takes out swarmies and then your tower lol

I remember those days, I always played Giant + Witch, so those were pretty rough times. But eventually I started baiting the elite Barbarians by playing a witch behind a tower, naturally E barbs players would instantly play them on the other lane, then I would kite them to the Witch (to the skeletons to be precise) with my Giant.

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Man I havent played CR in like 4 years but this came up in my reccomended and it was such a trip down memory lane, I'm glad the ebarbs are somehow balanced now but god do I still hold so much trauma from having lived directly through their reign of terror.

I remember adapting to this era by making an anti-ebarb deck. Bowler was the main defense, with an ice golem in front to last longer, and garveyard freeze made the push. Ebarb players had no patience, so the tough bowler would push them back until the rage wore off. I gotta admit staying true to my principle and never using this braindead toxic card until they received the deadly nerf, but on that last day before the bc, when I finally took them for one round, I was stunned at how op it was to play them

Hi Gratz! Your videos have single-handedly reminded me on how complex and interesting this game is and swung me back into the Clash series. Been having lots of fun so far, so I just wanted to say thank you!

this channel is pure gold, such good sleep aid, I don't even play anymore but it's so nostalgic to watch as well

I look forward to your videos more than the game itself nowadays.

I think you should do a history on the most popular cards throughout the years. That would be interesting to see. Much love ❤

Your channel grows really fast and the videos are very well made. Keep up good work

Yoo finally another video!! Keep it up bro we all are with you from beginning to end. Eager for that day when you will finish the series and make one for all cards!!

The work you put in shows every single time broski appreciate your depth no one does it like you.

I remember this. My deck, like many, was designed to counter elite barbs as I was no high level and didn't have the time to be one. I did just fine for a while, but by the time they added things like the executioner and mega knight, I was already too used to my anti elite deck and had invested too much into it. At that point I quit playing. Came back last year and wow there's a lot I missed.

Man i just have to sub those videos are so well made that it made me replay this game since 4 years. Keep up the good work king

I can’t wait for the video on the new update. Mega draft in leagues was such a weird change.

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Back then almost everyone in my class played Clash Royale and I remember one kid being beaten up by 3 other kids for using Elite Barbarians and Royal Giant. I hear he stopped using both cards after that

I truly love this channel and the amount of work you put in your videos. Pd: talk about the balloon or the lava hound ;)

Elite barbarians +rage was always a fun if not somewhat broken play in 2016 good to see they were good at other points in time to

It's crazy how I witnessed you rising from 1k subs to almost 60k so incredibly fast. Congratulations for your first sponsor!

great video as always! i would love to see the miners journey in the arena, i would be quite intresting

It's cool to see new clash royale channels pop up and do well like yours is right now

Recently discovered your channel and now playing CR again after long break as a old player. Keep it up

Never say “once and for all” with balance. All it takes is the right balance change to another card-or a new card to be released entirely-in the future for the e-barbs’ balance to get challenged once more. The domino effect really _can_ strike from anywhere, and this might also by why Supercell wants to hold off when implementing a balance change until the other components (i.e. changes to other related cards) are ready as well. That and the fear of community outrage. Never *EVER* underestimate the potential consequences of a backlash. Releasing the same things but in a different order can definitely impact how people will react, how angry and/or relieved they’ll be, and if players will classify your rework attempt as a hidden buff or a dumb nerf. Nerf a card but forget to touch its counters? The other way around? Yeah~ The use/win rates and all the associated meta stats will eventually-and quite quickly-even out and settle on the same values regardless of balance order. However, getting a couple of weeks/months of an unbearable toxic nightmare (on mid or top ladder) can leave a seriously bitter taste. And history will remember it if you needed to do an emergency nerf.

woooo congrats on getting sponsors Gratz, havent played CR in a few years so these vids are so nostalgic, keep it up!!

Nice to see a story with a good end... great video, very well made

E-Barbs have been pretty balanced since June 2021. Before that, they were weak at even levels but MENACE WHEN OVERLEVELED. But Supercell loves these type of extreme scenarios.

Your videos are always informative and a great listen. I hope eventually there's a card history for all the cards in the game. Maybe a 3 balance change minimum? It would also be intriguing to find if there are any cards that have stayed relatively the same since release.

Glad to see you getting sponsored!!! Your videos are so good

i havent played clash royale seriously since 2016, but for some reason i still really enjoy your videos. i think that means you do a really good job :)

I haven't played this game in years but i remember the absolute fear and dread a person feels when they see this card getting deployed I for one also used this card a lot too lol

Listening about this game is more fun than playing it right now. Good video

We definitely need a video on the zap as I remember the card as a menace and nowadays don't see anyone using it in mid ladder

I just suscribed, these videos are really interesting to me, I've been away from the game for years but came back a little while ago and I'm liking it so far.

Great video! Funny thing is I remember EBarbs being incredibly toxic, but my least favourite clash era was by far goison (Giant + Poison meta) when poison used to slow and kill. I think it was before ebarbs released and that destroyed ladder for me haha. :)

Really good video, I loved seeing the history of E-Barbs and MAN am I happy that I never saw them overpowered. Anyways you might have forgotten to mention the rage range/damage rework and how that possibly affected E-Barbs.

I was in the range of super high elite barb usage during that time and it was hell. However, I'm grateful because it gave me the idea for the deck I have used ever since, my Pekka Freeze deck.

I still remember when the electro wizard came out with his own challenge. EVERYONE was just using an e-barb deck in it (me included ofc) and every game was just focused around e barbs and how to play around em.

I think you’re the only person on RU-vid who does video essays on clash royale’s history, I love this style of content so definitely keep it coming 👍

As always great video. I can't wait for the next video on the update. And for card history i think it would be a great time for a history of the most nerfed card ever. Miner

Love your vids man, keep up the work

It's interesting watching videos like this about the history of CR because I get to learn so much about the meta environment that I didn't care about back then. I remember playing in 2016 in high mid ladder and not having a significant issue with e-barbs at all, even though I was usually underleveled as a f2p player. Maybe it was just the deck I was running, idk.

MINER! You should explore the history of the miner.

I've been playing since launch and last year i was thinking about what a good idea it might be a yputube channel covering the history of the game, and here it is. Very nice videos man, keep it up

Yea, as a seven year player, the e barbs rage with RG was rough to say the least. Remember get very frustrated abt even trying to counter them when my skarmy would just get zapped away. It was oppressive.

I remember back in 2016 when ebarbs were literally everywhere at 3000-4000 trophies....never again😅

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Great video as always btw a question what is your main deck

This brings me back when i was using e-barbs + lumberjack. I climbed so fast with thjs combo almost makes me wanna redownload the game but after browsing the reddit i dont feel it anymore

I remember when Elite Barbarians were the terror of the earth. When they moved very fast 😂

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It’s fun seeing videos about the times when I played all day every day after school

Loved this, can you do one on logbait decks?

It wasnt mid and high ladder tho… it was mid ladder and whale ladder. Mid was casual f2p up to sweaty low budget spenders… High ladder was whales dropping hundreds to thousands of dollars to max out a card day 1. So when it came to community backlash, it was justified as only whales were playing a balanced game, while 99% of the player base was still at day 170 out of 215 to max out fireball, their first max card.

Tbh if I were to rework the e-barbs I would make it so that the e-barbs have the same speed as the regular barbarians but they get a temporary special rage effect that boost their speed by a lot if they took out a unit. That way, it could be used to kill big units then the e-barbs would Get their high speed boost to counter push the enemy. Also, considering that the e-barbs are raged when they kill a unit, the rage spell wouldn’t effect it anymore.

I remember when I was running (and still run) lava hound graveyard and got so mad about the ebarbs that I just added them into my deck. Worst part was that they still are in my deck lol

This video brought back my clash royale rage ptsd from the royal giant and then added to it with e-barb

In my opinion, elite barbs only got balanced when the movement speed was changed. That was my very first thought back then when the trailer and card came out and I always thought that it was very obvious what had to change about them

I always thought they might benefit from the opposite of the twitter poll. 9 cost, 3 barbs, longer spawn timer. They wouldn’t be good, but it would help isolate them from a lot of the synergies that made them so oppressive

i remember this, lol. Ebarbs in almost all matches, Royal giants in most matches. It was a mess

I remember when those came out with the buff, it was the strongest unit in the game. People would just drop them and you feared for your life because only a few units could not even counter them, but slow their progressions. They were tanky, fast, and dealt so much damage, you could just drop them on a tower and if the oppenent didn't defend, it was gone in seconds... well, even if the player defended your tower was still gone

I quit clash Royale like 5 years ago and I don't care about it now, but you still manage to make vids about it that interest me, so good job! You're one of the best niche historian youtubers I've found out there.

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I haven't played clash royale for almost 4 years now and goddamn that triggered ptsd. The amount of times I've seen those suckers just as I launched a nice attack on the other side was so frustrating. and not only with just rage, some played the lumberjack before them, which were essentially 3 of them with a delayed rage spell included...

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This guy is the type of guy to make videos on a game that died 3 years ago but still get a ton of views because his content is that good

I was an player in this era and my 4 first maxed out cards are zap, royal giant, mirror and elite barbarians in order. I felt so bad for abusing them to the point I've refused to use any metas today (example E giant, Mega knight) because the game is more fun that way

Love the soundtrack from Diddy Kong racing in the background. Thank ypu for your insight and video.

I have not played CR in so long but have been loving your videos!

It's been literal years since I've played clash royale and I'd never forget using e-barb rage in mid-ladder 😅 Edit: still traumatized by e-barb deployment sound though

Elite Barbarians were my favorite card to use and I never thought they were OP since my friends seemed to have always the answer to it so I believed they were a balanced card and I just need to learn how to use them. I felt like people were overreacting to how powerful they were at the time

I will never forget when i was in 3000 trophies or so and a guy in a sudden death tournament placed ebarbs+rage at the bridge and won in like 8 seconds

i love thies esectaly your vids, they just feel like a movie, and am just here chiling watching this man talk about a card i used to hate

I remember back like in 2016 or 17 I was going somewhere with my dad and i he saw some friends from school, he started chatting with them and I was bored in the car waiting for him and I started up Clash Royale, said F it, let me try elite barbs, and Holy smokes I won like 20 games in a row. For some reason this memory comes into my head every time i see elite barbs

ive legit been rewatching your videos like 3-4 times a week. great to see more

i think a video on the miner would be interesting, or maybe something about how to get more banner tokens from mastery, because many new cards have gotten new level 14 mastery

i loved that december 16 patch. ebarb cycle got me really high on the leaderbord and you could predict spells really well, was a fun time. too bad 6 out of 8 cards from my deck got nerfed with the next patch lol

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It’s actually impressive that they made the card which you could just use cycle with heal spirit and rage and win, balanced

The memories of when this card was so broken. When this card came out i used it instantly and upgraded it right away to like level 9 when i was still in frozen peak and this card made me reach legendary arena in like 2 days using a ebarb cycle deck

I have left clash royale a while ago, but i still love your vids. I renember the first game i have played against an ebarbs user after their buff. I was like: ok, won game, he wont stand a chance against me with such a bad card. But in a second, my three towers were gone. I didnt know that was the begining of a nightmare that would eventually make me leave the game for a while

A few years ago I would've thought you were crazy if you told me how balanced Elite Barbs are now. I despised Elite Barbs even before the hate bandwagon caught on, but I actually really like the card now. Feels very appropriately balanced.