dark prince

Summary

• The Dark Prince is unlockable from the Royal Arena (Arena 7). 
• He is a high hitpoint, melee troop that deals splash damage, making him effective against hordes of troops. 
• Alike the Prince, when the Dark Prince rushes, he will charge, gaining increasing speed. When the Dark Prince attacks a target, he will do 2x damage to the target and any nearby targets while immediately losing the speed bonus. 
  • The Dark Prince can regain the movement speed bonus if he starts to move again. 

Strategy

• When fighting an opposing Dark Prince, an effective counter is to place a unit to withstand its charge attack, such as a Knight. 
  • However, unlike the Prince, a high hitpoint troop is much more effective to counter the Dark Prince than deploying low hitpoint units to counter the card, as the Dark Prince deals area damage. 
• Excess damage from destroying the Dark Prince's shield will not affect his new hitpoints. 
  • For instance, if the Dark Prince has 200 shield hitpoints, and a Lightning does 650 damage to him, the extra 450 damage will be completely negated. 
• The Dark Prince is effective at stopping the Prince's charge attack. Due to his shield having a separate health bar from himself, it will absorb the Prince's charging attack, keeping the Dark Prince alive, and allowing him to survive. 
• An attacking Dark Prince in affiliation with the Prince is immensely effective. The Dark Prince can eliminate opposing low hitpoint troops while the Prince charges towards the enemy Tower, unhindered. 

Trivia

• The Dark Prince was added to the game on 29/2/16 with the March Update. 
• On 23/3/16, a Balance Update decreased his charge speed by 13%. 
• Like its counterpart, the Dark Prince is not related to any other Supercell game. 
• The Dark Prince has notably less hitpoints than the Prince. However, the Dark Prince is protected by a shield. 
• Similar to the Knight, the Dark Prince's shield and mace fall to the ground when they are both respectively destroyed. 
• The Dark Prince's voice and battlecry are muffled. This is most likely because he wears a full-face helmet. 
• The Dark Prince and its counterpartride the same breed of horse, as stated on Clash Royale's Official Website. 
• He seems to wear a chainmail as similar to the Knight's under his armor. 
• Dark Prince and Guards are the only 2 cards to have a shield along with their own health. 
• Dark Prince and Valkyrie are the only Melee troops that deal area damage.