Clash Royale’s Season 87, Minion Academy, starts on September 7, 2026 with a new flying tower-taker and a freezing Hero. Minion Giant is a 4-Elixir Rare that flies, targets buildings and towers, and spits toxin from range. Supercell gives it away through the Academy Antics Album Event, but not in chests.
Update, October 26, 2026: Supercell has weakened Minion Giant three times since: damage from 189 to 168 on September 16, hit speed from 1.5s to 1.7s on October 6, and damage from 168 to 153 on October 19. Hero Ice Wizard’s freeze duration went from 7s to 5s on September 16. Sources: September balance and October balance.
Minion Giant: a flying tower-taker at 4 Elixir
According to RoyaleAPI, Minion Giant has 1,817 HP at Level 11 and deals 189 damage every 1.5 seconds, or 126 DPS. Left alone against a Princess Tower, he hits it seven times for 1,323 damage, about 40% of its HP. RoyaleAPI ranks him above the Balloon in HP, and at roughly half the Lava Hound.
Supercell specifies that he only targets buildings and towers. Rigged Royale adds that knockback does not move him, which strips answers like Fireball or Giant Snowball of their tempo effect. In practice, you have to kill him before he reaches the towers.
Hero Ice Wizard: Frosty Fella and its Snowman
Hero Ice Wizard slows enemy troops as usual. When you activate Frosty Fella, a snowman spawns behind the nearest slowed troop while every troop in the area is frozen in place. Your opponent has to defeat the Snowman to free their push.
What matters is that the freeze depends on the Snowman surviving: an opponent with an answer in range loses less time. The Hero comes from a reward on the upgraded Pass Royale track, or for 200 Hero Coins.
Academy Antics Album Event
Running September 7 to October 5 and open from Arena 3, the Album Event tells Minion Giant’s first year at the academy. You collect Snippets (Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary) to complete scenes. The full album gives 1,750 Minion Giant cards, an emote and a tower skin.
- Snippets come from daily battle rewards (up to 3 per day), events and the shop.
- Four duplicates trade for a Unique Snippet, guaranteed to be new.
- During the last week, every daily Snippet is a Unique Snippet.
The September 8 balance update
Supercell adjusted about fifteen cards as early as September 8. The nerfs hit Hero Balloon (landing damage from 263 to 230), Evo Battle Ram, Evo Elite Barbarians, Freeze (duration from 4s to 3.5s), Fireball (Crown Tower damage from 172 to 159), Ice Golem and Zappies. Ronin, Spirit Empress and Goblin Cage get buffs, while Hero Mega Minion, Hero Wizard and Bomber Evolution are reworked.
Season calendar
- 2v2 League: September 7 to 21, with up to two badges.
- Princess Gambit: global tournament from September 21 to 26, with two Princess Towers and a rotating deck of 40 cards.
- Royale Shuffle: a new mode from September 21 to October 5, with a challenge from September 28 to October 5.
- Clashroom: community event from September 22 to 26.
What to take away
For players on a free account, the priority fits in one line: finish the Album Event before October 5, or Minion Giant waits until the next season. RoyaleAPI’s numbers hint at his pressure on towers, but only the next adjustments will show whether he stays as threatening.
Going further
FAQ
How do you get Minion Giant in Clash Royale?
For free, by completing the Academy Antics Album Event (September 7 to October 5, from Arena 3). The card is not in chests until the following season.What are Minion Giant's stats?
RoyaleAPI lists a 4-Elixir Rare with 1,817 HP at Level 11 and 189 damage every 1.5 seconds, or 126 DPS.How do you get Hero Ice Wizard?
As a reward on the upgraded Pass Royale track, or by spending 200 Hero Coins.
Sources
- #Clash Royale
- Season 87
- Minion Academy
- Minion Giant
- Hero Ice Wizard
- #Supercell
- #September 2026