The Dagger Duchess is finally here in the new Clash Royale Season 58, bringing a whole new mechanic to the table (or should I say, tower?).
This legendary tower troop throws a bunch of daggers initially, then needs to recharge before releasing another burst.
Dagger Duchess Stats
- HP: 3204 (beefier than Cannoneer and Princess)
- Damage: 153 (higher initial burst than others)
- Recharge Time: Takes a while around 1.25sec to refill her dagger stash
- Targets: Can target both ground and air troops
What Makes Dagger Duchess Different?
- Burst Damage: Duchess wrecks low-HP troops and tanks with her initial dagger flurry.
- Weakness to Swarms: Once she’s out of daggers, she struggles against large groups.
- Matchup Dependent: She shines against chip damage decks but struggles against heavy pushes.
Dagger Duchess vs. Other Tower Troops
- Canoneer: Outshines Duchess after 7 seconds of continuous attack.
- Princess Tower: Takes the lead after 20 seconds of attacking.
- Duchess Advantage: Melts single-target threats and deals more damage upfront.
Dagger Duchess: Best Decks Collection
Log Bait Rocket
- Miner: Surprise chip damage and tank for support troops.
- Goblin Barrel: Fast pressure and spell bait for Duchess.
- Log/Zap: Clear out swarms and reset Inferno threats.
- Rocket: High-damage finisher for tanks or clumped enemies.
- Knight: Solid defense against pushes and redirects troops for offense.
- Archers: Ranged support for defense and chip damage.
- Princess: Long-range attacker to complement Duchess’s short range.
- Bats: Cheap cycle card and swarm defense for Duchess.
Pekka Bridge Spam
- Pekka: High HP tank to absorb enemy pushes and spearhead counter-attacks.
- Battle Ram: Fast lane pressure and tank for support troops.
- Poison: Slow enemy pushes and deal damage over time.
- Electro Wizard: Reset Inferno threats and provide splash damage.
- Zappies: Cheap cycle card and swarm/building distraction for Pekka.
- Knight: Alternative high HP tank option with good damage.
- Bowler: Pull enemies towards Pekka and disrupt enemy pushes.
- Minions: Air support for defense and chip damage.
Mega Knight and Royal Giant
- Royal Giant: Your main win condition. Use it to deal high damage to towers.
- Knight: A versatile support/defesnive troop. Use it to tank for your Royal Giant against enemy defenses like Mini Pekka, Pekka, or Inferno Tower.
- Mega Knight: Secondary win condition and a powerful defensive troop. Can be used to absorb damage aimed at your Royal Giant.
- Fire Spirit: A cheap cycle card used for chip damage on towers and distracting enemy troops.
- Arrows: Save it to clear swarms like Goblin Gang, Minion Horde, or Bats that attack your Royal Giant.
- Log: Primarily used to counter Goblin Barrel, Princess, Firecracker, or Skeletons.
- Skeletons: A very cheap cycle card, effective against Bandit or Prince.
These are just a couple of suggestions, for creating your own Dagger Duchess deck, and there is tons of room for experimentation!
What decks are you guys cooking up with Duchess? Let us know in the comments below!
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