Clash of Clans: Does the Minion Prince's Portal Pendant Replace the Dark Orb?

The Portal Pendant lets the Minion Prince pull out of a raid that is going wrong and take his allies with him. As of October 26, 2026, the Portal Panic Medal Event ended on October 25. One window is left to claim this new Epic equipment: the Trader shop, open until October 27 at 08:00 UTC.

What the Portal Pendant does

According to Supercell’s official post, the Prince opens a rift that recalls him, nearby friendly troops and Heroes to the army bar. The player can then redeploy them. Recalled units come back partially healed with a temporary speed boost, and the Prince is healed on every activation.

The portal also triggers by itself when the Minion Prince is about to take a fatal hit. Siege Machines are not affected by the recall. Upgrades increase the radius, the recall capacity, the healing and the speed boost duration.

Supercell publishes neither the radius, nor the recall capacity, nor the healing percentage, nor the speed boost duration. TrophyCoach confirms it: those values were listed as unavailable since the October 8 release. The figures circulating come from preview builds, so this article cites none.

Pendant or Dark Orb: the pairing trap

The Dark Orb slows defenses by 50%, according to Sportskeeda and the TrophyCoach guide. It is the Prince’s reference equipment, and it works where the Prince fights.

That is exactly the problem. The Pendant pulls everyone out of that spot, and the Dark Orb’s crystal launches from the position the Prince is abandoning. TrophyCoach therefore advises pairing the Pendant with a passive piece rather than the Dark Orb, and CoC Base Drop reaches the same conclusion: the two effects cancel out.

So the choice is not “one more piece of equipment” but a slot swap. Taking the Pendant means giving up the Dark Orb’s 50% slow, and that costs you in the armies that rely on it.

Which armies it changes

Both guides describe the Pendant as a rescue tool more than a core piece. It pulls out an army pushing into poison, or recovers the Queen and the healers when a Queen Charge drifts off course. CoC Base Drop even presents it as a fix for mistakes rather than the heart of a strategy, and quotes a creator who calls it niche.

On paper, the recall also creates a second entry: after a failed first push, the whole group restarts from the same point. If your army needs that second chance, the Pendant is worth a slot. Otherwise the Dark Orb keeps the edge, because its slow helps the whole army without depending on a reposition.

Where the event stands on October 26

The Portal Panic Medal Event ran from October 8 to 25 for Town Hall 6 and above. You earned Rift Medals by pouring the Sour Elixir collected in Home Village battles into the event fountain, then spent them at the Trader.

The max-level boost, reserved for Town Hall 9 and above, ran from October 20 to 25. It is over. Only the shop remains: the Trader’s Event tab and the event building close on October 27 at 08:00 UTC.

After that date, the Pendant can no longer be bought with Rift Medals. No source consulted announces its return. If you are undecided, the safest move is to decide before the closing, because nothing says a second chance will come.

Going further

• Clash of Clans game page: all our articles on the game.
• Official Cosmic Curse post: the dates of every event in the season.
• Clash of Clans Clash-O-Ween 2026: what’s left before October 31