{"id":34507,"date":"2025-09-29T16:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/?p=34507"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:49:21","slug":"clash-royale-is-bringing-a-new-merge-tactics-season-this-october-2025-with-new-rulers-troops-traits-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/clash-royale-is-bringing-a-new-merge-tactics-season-this-october-2025-with-new-rulers-troops-traits-and-more.html","title":{"rendered":"Clash Royale is bringing a new Merge Tactics Season this October 2025 with New Rulers, Troops, Traits, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Merge Tactics<\/strong>\u00a0is kicking off its\u00a0October 2025 update\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0Clash Royale<\/strong>\u00a0with the first-ever seasonal reset, which was\u00a0confirmed<\/strong>\u00a0to us beforehand as the \u201cSeasonal Starsteel<\/strong>\u00a0reset<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

As part of this, new troops joining the pool, new traits and modifiers, and two brand-new Rulers across October and November. You\u2019ll also find new skins, improved gameplay polish, and balance changes as well. Let\u2019s break it all down.<\/p>\n

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Clash Royale Merge Tactics October 2025 update and Season details<\/h2>\n

Merge Tactics Seasonal Reset<\/h3>\n

Merge Tactics is now officially a seasonal mode in Clash Royale. With this, your Starsteel progress (trophies) and Merge Road will reset every month. Seasons will start the week before each new Clash Royale season, bringing new rewards, Rulers, modifiers, skins, and more.<\/p>\n

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Each season, you\u2019ll also earn a Merge Tactics badge showing the highest league you reached, so you can display your dedication. The first reset begins September 29th, so be ready to climb again.<\/p>\n

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New Rulers: Goblin Queen and Elixir Loong<\/span><\/h2>\n
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So two new rulers will be debuting, while October gets only one. The makers bring back the\u00a0Goblin Queen<\/strong>, who previously debuted in the\u00a0game mode<\/strong>\u00a0last year. This time, not with her Journey and Baby Goblins, but as a board Ruler with the Greener Grin ability that gives a 40% chance of spawning a Goblin.<\/p>\n

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Goblin Queen and Elixir Loong in Merge Tactics (Image via Supercell)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Elixir Loong<\/strong>\u00a0is a fresh addition here. The look is kind of similar to the dragon of Spirit Empress, but with a golden tone. His passive skill Endless Spring grants +1 Elixir per turn and +1 team size.<\/p>\n

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New Troops<\/h3>\n
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New Troops for Merge Tactics October 2025 in Clash Royale (Image via Supercell)<\/p>\n

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Seven new troops are now available in the Merge Tactics, split into three elixir categories.<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Troop<\/th>\nElixir<\/th>\nTraits<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Skeleton Dragons<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\nUndead, Ranger<\/td>\nSplits into a new Skeleton Dragon after every few attacks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wizard<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\nFire, Mage<\/td>\nThrows a fireball damaging enemies in the area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electro Giant<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\nElectric, Avenger<\/td>\nSummons an electric field, stunning and damaging nearby enemies each second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Musketeer<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\nNoble, Blaster<\/td>\nTanky gunner who pushes back 3 enemies after a few hits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baby Dragon<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\nFire, Blaster<\/td>\nBurps fireballs dealing splash damage in a wide area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electro Wizard<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\nElectric, Mage<\/td>\nShoots lightning, stunning multiple enemies every few seconds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Witch<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\nUndead, Avenger<\/td>\nSummons Skeletons with 50% of her stats every few seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

New Traits<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0Traits<\/strong>\u00a0have also been updated, which sees some new additions.<\/p>\n

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Trait<\/th>\nEffect<\/th>\nActivations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Blasters<\/strong><\/td>\nGain +1 Range, extra damage based on distance<\/td>\n2 Troops:\u00a0+10% dmg\/hex
\n4 Troops: +20% dmg\/hex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electric<\/strong><\/td>\nLightning strikes after 10s, leaving stunned troops 3x<\/td>\n2 Troops:\u00a015% max HP dmg per strike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire<\/strong><\/td>\nBonus damage stacks on enemy defeat<\/td>\n2 Troops:\u00a0+40% damage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mage<\/strong><\/td>\nStrongest enemy troop is turned into a rabbit temporarily at combat start<\/td>\n2 Troops:\u00a08s duration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

New Modifiers<\/h3>\n
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Leagues and Modifiers for October 2025 Merge Tactics season (Image via Supercell)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The long list of\u00a0Modifiers in Merge Tactics<\/strong>\u00a0also includes some new additions. Modifiers will now rotate every season, with new ones added to battles at different leagues.<\/p>\n

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League<\/th>\nModifier<\/th>\nEffect<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bronze II<\/td>\nBig Bucks<\/td>\nAll Rulers start with +5 Elixir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bronze II<\/td>\nLegacy<\/td>\nGain +5 Elixir when a Ruler is knocked out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bronze III<\/td>\nElixir Festival*<\/td>\n+2 Elixir per round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bronze III<\/td>\nChampion Star<\/td>\nStart with a random 5-Elixir Troop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver I<\/td>\nEndurance Training*<\/td>\nAll troops gain +40% HP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver I<\/td>\nYou\u2019re Mine<\/td>\nGain 1-Star copy of first enemy troop defeated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver II<\/td>\nFighting Fever<\/td>\n+100% hit speed for 6s after defeating an enemy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver II<\/td>\nElixir Collector<\/td>\nGain an Elixir Collector generating 2 Elixir\/round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver III<\/td>\nLast Stand*<\/td>\nLast troop standing gains +200% damage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver III<\/td>\nEcho Bench<\/td>\nEach round, gain 1-Star copy of right-most Bench troop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold I<\/td>\nChaos Chaos*<\/td>\nMerges transform troop into random +1 Elixir troop (once\/round)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold I<\/td>\nMaster Arena*<\/td>\nTroops gain +100% HP and +50% dmg if unmoved between rounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold II<\/td>\nPromotion<\/td>\nRight-most Bench troop transforms into random +1 Elixir troop each round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold II<\/td>\nTrait Dummy<\/td>\nStart with a Dummy with 2 random Traits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold III<\/td>\nUltimate Origins*<\/td>\nStart with Dummy with Undead + Noble Traits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold III<\/td>\nAscension<\/td>\nEnd of Round 3: right-most Bench troop becomes 3-Star powerhouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamond<\/td>\nCoaching*<\/td>\nBenched troops gain +100% dmg & +50% HP next round.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamond<\/td>\nMonster Drink*<\/td>\nLowest HP troop grows with +200% HP & +100% dmg at combat start.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Note<\/strong>: * indicates a new modifier<\/em>,\u00a0the rest are already existing in the game.<\/em><\/p>\n

New modifiers are coming in November as well, such as\u00a0Swift Tile, One Punch, Mystery Shop,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Devil Snap.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Troop and Trait Changes<\/h3>\n

There have been changes made to troops and their traits, while some traits have even had their original working cases changed.<\/p>\n

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Troop<\/th>\nOld Trait<\/th>\nNew Trait<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Executioner<\/td>\nThrower<\/td>\nBlaster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spear Goblin<\/td>\nThrower<\/td>\nBlaster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandit<\/td>\nAvenger<\/td>\nAssassin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valkyrie<\/td>\nAvenger<\/td>\nJuggernaut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P.E.K.K.A<\/td>\nJuggernaut<\/td>\nAvenger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Bomber troop is currently out of the new season. The trait changes are as follows.<\/p>\n

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Trait<\/th>\nOld Effects<\/th>\nNew Effects<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Assassin<\/strong><\/td>\nActivated at 3 Troops<\/td>\nActivated at 2 & 4 Troops
\n2 Troops: +25% Crit Chance & Damage
\n4 Troops: +50% Crit Chance & Damage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avenger<\/strong><\/td>\nActivated at 3 Troops<\/td>\nActivated at 2 & 4 Troops
\n2 Troops: +20%
\n4 Troops: +40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rangers<\/strong><\/td>\nActivated at 3 Troops<\/td>\nActivated at 2 & 4 Troops
\n2 Troops: +10%
\n4 Troops: +15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clan<\/strong><\/td>\n4 Troops: Healed teammates<\/td>\n4 Troops: No healing, instead heals 60% max HP & +60% hit speed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noble<\/strong><\/td>\n2 & 4 Troops activation only<\/td>\nAdded 6 Troops activation for some modifiers
\n2 Troops: -20% dmg taken \/ +20% dmg
\n4 Troops: -30% \/ +30%
\n6 Troops: -45% \/ +45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Undead<\/strong><\/td>\nNo 6 Troops effect<\/td>\nAdded 6 Troops activation
\n6 Troops: Curses 4 enemies, -75% max HP.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ace<\/strong><\/td>\nStrongest troop becomes Captain and buffs team after kills<\/td>\nAll Aces +20% Hit Speed at start. Captain is the strongest Ace.
\n2 Troops: Captain +40% dmg
\n4 Troops: Captain +60% dmg & heals 50% damage dealt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brawler<\/strong><\/td>\n4 Troops: Healed teammates<\/td>\nNo longer heal. Bonus HP increased
\n2 Troops: +50%
\n4 Troops: +100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juggernaut<\/strong><\/td>\nShields allies behind them at battle start<\/td>\nShield + immunity to control effects
\n2 Troops: +30% Shield of max HP
\n4 Troops: +60% Shield of max HP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Plenty of new skins also join the rotation this season. Featured looks include\u00a0Astral Empress, Malevolent Queen, Royale King,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Aqua Loong<\/strong>, which is arriving with November\u2019s release with the new Ruler. These come with custom confetti VFX too.<\/p>\n