Clash Royale Season 87 Minion Academy: Minion Giant via the Album Event, Hero Ice Wizard via the Pass

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

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

Brawl Stars Season 54 Royal Academy: Brawler Blast Replaces Starr Road, Cosmo Coming

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

On September 1, 2026, Brawler Blast replaces Starr Road in Brawl Stars, two days before the official start of Season 54, Royal Academy. Cosmo, the season’s new Mythic brawler, is not playable yet: his arrival is announced for the week of September 8.

Update, October 26, 2026: Season 54 ended on October 1 and Season 55 Brawl-O-Ween took over. Sources: TrophyCoach and TopUpLive.

Royal Academy: dates and Brawl Pass

The season runs from September 3 to October 1, 2026, according to TrophyCoach and TopUpLive. Its Brawl Pass offers two collections of Epic skins, with the Royalty player title:

Hank: Head Coach Hank, Trainer Hank and Team Captain Hank (chroma variants).
Nani: Principal Nani, Head Teacher Nani and Queen Nani (chroma variants).

Brawler Blast: a shooting gallery in place of Starr Road

According to Supercell’s release notes, Brawler Blast keeps Credits as the currency and leaves the cost per rarity unchanged: 160 Credits for a Rare, 925 for an Epic, 1,900 for a Mythic, 3,800 for a Legendary. Instead of choosing a route, you start a shooting gallery: up to 10 unowned brawlers of the current rarity fill it, you knock the targets down, and the last brawler standing is the one you unlock.

During the shoot, 1 to 4 Gem Fragments can show up. Once you get the brawler, they convert into progression: power levels, a gadget, a Star Power, a Hypercharge or a Buffie. There is also a 50% chance of being able to choose between several brawlers.

According to LDShop, the system launches on September 1, before the season starts. In practice, you no longer aim at a specific brawler, but you gain a progression bonus on the one that drops. The Starr Road and Fame buttons leave the home screen, and both Brawler Blast and Fame now live in the brawler collection.

Cosmo: a Mythic Controller

Cosmo is a Mythic Controller. His attack, Orbit, sends three projectiles that circle outward: they spread apart as they travel, growing and gaining damage. His Super, Gravitational Pull, sticks a magnet to an enemy, and his teammates’ shots then home in strongly on that target.

His gadgets are Planetary Pushback, which knocks enemies back from an area, and Telescope Trap, which reveals an area for 6 seconds. According to TimeSaver and esports.gg, he is announced for the week of September 8, with no confirmed exact date.

What matters: Cosmo only pays off if the team shoots the marked target, so he mostly shines in a group.

Duolingo and what comes next

Supercell also announces a collaboration with Duolingo, with a boss fight and a community event over two weeks. According to LDShop, the community part starts around September 19. The next brawler, Vince, arrives with Brawl-O-Ween.

September 2026 — After Strategy

Clash Royale Season 87 Minion Academy: Minion Giant via the Album Event, Hero Ice Wizard via the Pass

Minion Giant: a flying tower-taker at 4 Elixir

Hero Ice Wizard: Frosty Fella and its Snowman

Academy Antics Album Event

The September 8 balance update

Season calendar

What to take away

Going further

Brawl Stars Season 54 Royal Academy: Brawler Blast Replaces Starr Road, Cosmo Coming

Royal Academy: dates and Brawl Pass

Brawler Blast: a shooting gallery in place of Starr Road

Cosmo: a Mythic Controller

Duolingo and what comes next

Going further