Why Fire Spirits Had to Be REMOVED From Clash Royale...

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Күн бұрын

The Fire Spirit is such a forgettable card, and not very popular in modern day Clash Royale. And unfortunately for the little guy, that's how it's been for most of his life. But despite that, he's had some of the most interesting and impactful developments any card has ever had, and has made major impacts in previous metas.
Chapters:
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Fire Spirits are Released!
08:09 2017 - June 2018
11:15 They FINALLY Receive Another Buff
15:14 Fire Spirits Still Aren't Good in 2019
19:02 Fire Spirits Get an Overhaul!
26:16 2022 - Today
30:54 Outro
Music List:
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Village of Beastlings Day - Octopath Traveler 2
Taswell - C418
Antria's Dance - Edvard Grieg
Haunt Muskie - C418
A Far Cry - Josef Suk
Northern Kremispheres - DKC 3
Los Encinos - Quincas Moreira
Fear Factory - DKC
Concerto in D Major Op. 6 No. 4 - Arcangelo Corelli

Пікірлер: 871

@van7285 20 күн бұрын

imagine still playing clash royale

@General_Berg0977 20 күн бұрын

I do

@Sahim1.4 20 күн бұрын

Imagine getting ratiod by me

@Ahmadtuback2 20 күн бұрын

Why?

@Sahim1.4 20 күн бұрын

Hold this ratio

@jackietf2 20 күн бұрын

Can't be me haha

@Sean-qg3gg 20 күн бұрын

One thing I’ve learned from these videos is that logbait players are really whiny whenever anything obstructs their archetype.

@kingrojin8009 19 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure everyone's like that💀💀

@Ponchik-md5uq 19 күн бұрын

@@kingrojin8009Clone mains literally not caring about matchup because everything counters them: *Allow us to introduce ourselves, the three members of the Clone Council*

@dieucondorimperial2509 19 күн бұрын

@@Ponchik-md5uq*6 members now

@shadowrazorlive-streams7932 18 күн бұрын

cuz their main win con being countered for 1 elixir is messed up

@thawtayza1892 18 күн бұрын

Your dick is like half a centimetre and this is what you're concerned about?😂😂

@healgamingyt 20 күн бұрын

The fire spirit's brothers are resting in exilir heaven with the heal spell

@3meritetrinel50 20 күн бұрын

heal spell*

@parasolparasol8066 20 күн бұрын

heal spell you mean

@Ryonee3 20 күн бұрын

It’s literally in your pfp my guy😭 Heal spell cannot be that forgettable

@healgamingyt 20 күн бұрын

@@3meritetrinel50 my bad, edited the original comment

@Rvn_Rose 20 күн бұрын

And the fourth skeleton

@person5840 20 күн бұрын

"It prevented log bait from pushing high". W fire spirit

@aresdonachelo5283 19 күн бұрын

Fire Spirit should have been the one who gets an evolution. 2 cycles evolves into the trio Fire Spirits like before.

@brolysupersaiyan1634 13 күн бұрын

LET HIM COOK

@Kyouno 20 күн бұрын

The single fire spirit that is able to *fully counter* a goblin barrel for two positive elixir trade was really insane and was an extremely sad day for goblin barrel mains

@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tg 20 күн бұрын

Don’t all the spirits do this (besides maybe healing

@french_toast223 20 күн бұрын

Losers deserve to have their card unviable

@DISTANTforce10 20 күн бұрын

good

@hectikposh9495 20 күн бұрын

@@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tg no

@kimgkomg 20 күн бұрын

Good

@harryvpn1462 20 күн бұрын

5:51 that freeze was insane

@gavinvdh9554 20 күн бұрын

😂

@SemNome-ud2dr 20 күн бұрын

He didn't even target the king's tower OR the archers. Truly the best use of this card to date 👏

@LiterallyAna 19 күн бұрын

I clicked expecting an actually good play lmaoo

@Buddy09 14 күн бұрын

443.077

@Lex_thebearqueen 10 күн бұрын

@@LiterallyAnasameeee

@YTInnerAgntAuto 20 күн бұрын

I want the trio back. They felt so unique, and now are just... eh.

@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tg 20 күн бұрын

Imagine if they did a trip for all the spirits

@Kadu_Green 20 күн бұрын

Now imagine... spirit army!!!@@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tg

@jedisnotfunny 20 күн бұрын

Old fire spirits might have been an overall worse card but playing fire spirits and matching up into royal hogs or barbs was such a good feeling lol

@EnzoZambrotti 20 күн бұрын

@@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tgSpirit Triad: 1 Fire, Ice and Heal Spirit, 2 or 3 Elixir

@Mercenious 20 күн бұрын

Perhaps they might do something like that for its evolution? That was their unique gimmick back in the day when there was only the ice spirit.

@joegeneric1846 20 күн бұрын

A really big issue the triple fire spirits is that sometimes they would jump onto an enemy that was already going to die from one of their brothers. This came from an issue with the general AI of clash royal where troops will leave an enemy as dead if the finishing attack is already coming its way, but this doesn't count toward an enemy dying from a splash attack. It made the fire spirits far too inconsistent in getting the actual splash that you wanted from them because they would all kill themselves on the same few troops. Changing the card to one fire spirit helped solve this issue.

@RacsoLoski 19 күн бұрын

With that argument, the Ai issue could be fixed instead of making a complete rework on the card. Personally not against nor do I support the rework instead of the change to AI, But I think it could be noted that to most people, the reason fire spirits were unique, even when compared to other spirits, was that it had 3 spirits instes of just a single spirit like Heal Spirit or Ice Spirit. It's a tiny change, and even when the stats of the card were changed to make the stats the same as the old 3 spirits, it's still very different as it means that it "technically" is less tanky to single-shot enemies like Musketeers. Not to mention, with the recent newer cards like Electro Dragon and other AOE/Splash DMG cards, it's still a wonder on what would've happened if Fire Spirits still had 3 spirits instead of being changed to 1.

@lukeprice9837 20 күн бұрын

0:50 "a time when new cards were actually added" lmao

@Mercenious 20 күн бұрын

@@eliot6836 yeah it's kinda sad but also understandable adding a new card while having to take into account tons of possible interactions from over 100 other cards is probably why they've really slowed down from back then

@Mercenious 20 күн бұрын

@@eliot6836 they're "tEcHnicALly" new cards, but really just another way for them to monetize the game without putting in much effort

@ethanaurora9580 20 күн бұрын

No way youtube actually recommended a new video this early instead of waiting for days

@sirtelen7129 20 күн бұрын

@12packersfan 20 күн бұрын

At this point I’m willing to bet that this channel could write a 1,000 page textbook about clash royale

@user-ls2ep9nz2c 19 күн бұрын

Real

@KinDiedYesterday 14 күн бұрын

They can. They just doesnt

@KeremOz465 20 күн бұрын

I think it was better when it spawned 3 spirits instead of 1. It actually dealt some decent damage back then

@jamesfarias9939 20 күн бұрын

I think it was same as fireball damage

@abdouaboud7490 20 күн бұрын

Except they never hit

@KeremOz465 20 күн бұрын

@@abdouaboud7490 yea that was the only problem so they could have buffed their health

@ItsSashx 20 күн бұрын

@@jamesfarias9939yeah it could of have been a little nerf with the hit damage 😢

@jqness4461 20 күн бұрын

Bro a big part video proved that, most of the time, literally none used them They were better because the card was worse??

@Chilli_bean 20 күн бұрын

Fire spirit feels unfinished tbh,all other spirits have a special effect tied to them: freeze,heal,zap,fire spirit is just high damage

@acespades5540 20 күн бұрын

An Evolution might fix that

@germanyballwork5301 20 күн бұрын

Dmg over time seems like the most obvious answer

@tetsuj1n6153 20 күн бұрын

Imagine if after hit unit have a burning effect, and burning will apply to others if they contact with other units. Burning should dealt enough damage to kill swarms fast, but not do too much to match fireball dmg. And I think burning should have dmg reduction for tower just like spells or no damage to not make 1 elixir walking fireball

@flamingpaper7751 19 күн бұрын

@@germanyballwork5301Even Clash of Clans already canonized that with the Flame Flinger

@gamesgallore2117 19 күн бұрын

@@tetsuj1n6153the issue is how many interactions that would affect. That would make it VERY strong. Maybe as an evo, tho.

@LiterallyAna 19 күн бұрын

Something I find weird too is that in all artworks they clearly have feet and arms, but in-match they wobble around like South Park characters

@mirac8803 15 күн бұрын

LIKE SOUTH PARK CHARACTERS

@gaidencastro9706 20 күн бұрын

Ice Spirit was straight-up better than the fire spirits, and there was nothing they could do to change that if they cost more than one elixir.

@i_oof8497 20 күн бұрын

Make the fire spirit 1 shot anything that’s a way they could make it better than ice

@gamer8282g 20 күн бұрын

@@dark_pumpedhas_spoken5910nuh uh

@charliezard64 19 күн бұрын

@@dark_pumpedhas_spoken5910wow really no way

@i_oof8497 19 күн бұрын

@@dark_pumpedhas_spoken5910 🤯

@rigboy1234 19 күн бұрын

@@dark_pumpedhas_spoken5910Nah, It's balanced

@flamingpaper7751 19 күн бұрын

I really miss the old Fire Spirit trio. My main deck for years has been a Golem Night Witch Clone deck with Fire Spirits, Zap, and Log. With those cards plus Dart Golbin, I was able to deal massive damage against any push and cloning a full Fire Spirit Trio with (old) Night Witch and Golem just deatroyed full towers in seconds and that just doesn’t happen anymore. I never replaced Fire Spirit because it doesn’t have a replacement but the entire deck feels less powerful and not being able to beat things like E Golem or Barbarians easily really hurts, but again, there was never a replacement. Maybe one day they'll add a card that worked like old Fire Spirits

@dapper-alcremie460 20 күн бұрын

Couldn’t handle the heat

@Dwayne_LaFontant 19 күн бұрын

(insert comedic drums)

@kibble_wibble 20 күн бұрын

Supercell try to make spirits balanced (IMPOSSIBLE)

@NoppyOwO 20 күн бұрын

f r o g

@Blobside 20 күн бұрын

the electro spirit:

@eh6623 20 күн бұрын

coming back to the game after like 4 years and seeing the single fire spirit wax like a cold knife in my heart

@DBD-Ramen 20 күн бұрын

I prefer the 3 spawn version cause it did hella good splash damage against a bunch of swarm units

@En4cer2K9 19 күн бұрын

I agree. They NEVER needed the rework.

@iluvchess14736 20 күн бұрын

Havent played clash royale for a while but they removed the other two? Thats what made it unique from the other spirits. One froze, one chained lightning, one healed, and one did big damage and had 3 to do even more damage

@xray8012 19 күн бұрын

Not only that, but they also removed the 2nd spirit that spawns each spawn cycle of furnace

@iluvchess14736 19 күн бұрын

@@xray8012is the one spirit at least guaranteed to hit the tower left undefended?

@rigboy1234 19 күн бұрын

@@iluvchess14736With the princess tower then yeah

@serkowiec 20 күн бұрын

I remember using fire spirits. Instoppable mid ladder combo: valkyrie, hog rider and spirits, zap incoming. That was fun

@saga_585 20 күн бұрын

Now that supercell cracked down on the evo problem, evo Firecracker's history would be interesting

@dorblucario 18 күн бұрын

I think a "best/worst card of every season" would be a really fun idea for a video

@QuincyDawg 17 күн бұрын

true

@JayMapper-_-_-_- 8 күн бұрын

Over 110 cards 🥶

@crimsontanooki7212 20 күн бұрын

One of my fondest memories when I used to play clash royale was leading with a prince and having the fire spirits follow behind. Could you make a video on the best duos in the meta?

@magicarpex6100 20 күн бұрын

Great video as always. Hopefully we get a sparky video

@doubleaa6306 19 күн бұрын

Fire spirits enjoyer, used them in every deck since they came out until I quit. Came back on the game to try it out again and... look how they massacred my spirits.

@user-vx3zn2sf4t 20 күн бұрын

Man, you content is great, actually want to see any card history or deck or season, i know it's hard, but wanna see more

@Bradyy. 19 күн бұрын

Bro like clockwork you always have a new vid when I have an extra long lunch break for work it’s awesome

@freshspringroll1610 20 күн бұрын

Gratz please do another season review video for Seasons 51-60, and talk in-depth about the metas and specific events within each season. Considering, I really enjoyed your ranking of Seasons 1-50, I hope you take this suggestion.

@braxbro7602 20 күн бұрын

The only card I used to spam more than Elite Barbarians at the time

@ObiJakobe 19 күн бұрын

The trio could counter a full skeleton army, minion horde, gobiln push. Even 200 dmg per high level spirit on a tower would end the game

@JasonPool-er2im 20 күн бұрын

Dude, I was just about to ask you to make a video on the Fire Spirit! Seems like an insignificant card but it has a pretty rich history. It was crazy strong back when it could kill Lava pups

@MathewSan_ 18 күн бұрын

Great video 👍

@PorkShark 19 күн бұрын

"When a card is prominent in lower ladder but unused in competitive, it wont receive love" *Literally Evo Wizard Draft Event right now* 💀

@alexstewart9592 19 күн бұрын

Evolutions make thing weird in this area because they require additional resources to acquire, limiting their impact on midladder to at least some extent.

@bruneleythor2604 18 күн бұрын

Electro Wizard next please

@freddyfazbear2408 20 күн бұрын

Bruh in my opinion fire spirits plural was the best cheap card for dealing with swarms, even if under leveled it was so fun to play but just having 1 fire spirit makes me honestly annoyed even seeing a fire spirit in the game, to me supercede killed 2 cards with 1 stone, furnace and spirits. I also hate seeing competitive get the most attention it's killed so many cards.

@jedediahhopkins6051 20 күн бұрын

I miss triple fire spirit

@UGotTrolled5000 20 күн бұрын

Something I remember from the 2 elixir firespirits, I think this was a rounding error but at lvl 9 - 13 the firespirits would actually survive on 1 HP (going against equal level tower) and at lvl 8 and lower they would die in one shot. Idk how many people caught this but I found out while playing ladder at this time.

@ajy9954 20 күн бұрын

great video, I really wanna see the history of the sparky.

@d.g2284 20 күн бұрын

I always appreciate the amount of effort you put into your vids. Keep it up bro ❤

@pophex7501 20 күн бұрын

nice video, also firecracker video will be insane

@MidasGaming_ 18 күн бұрын

Great video, would love to see a video for the history of royal hogs. One of my favorite cards.

@dathomirpizzagirl9686 19 күн бұрын

Prime 3 fire spirit used to be so damn good, they countered so many cards it was crazy

@captainphoton1693 20 күн бұрын

I loved old fire spirits. I wish I got it back every day. Like yeah OK funny now it does more damage. But before that they would destroy larger swarms. Take down guards. Survive a few hits from ranged units. Pushed larger troop more efficiently. Etc etc. It was just more fun.

@averyraresnom2451 17 күн бұрын

The audacity to give the ice spirit a evolution before the fire spirit(s) give my boy his glory back!

@thecactus5998 20 күн бұрын

Love the video! Can you do one on bommer it’s my favorite card

@chewsdaym8 20 күн бұрын

Never been to a video 14 seconds after it was uploaded

@sniperandsmokereve3749 19 күн бұрын

Ahh the Old Testament of Fire Spirit. Such a Unique card back in the day. Seeing it now it’s healthy but I missed those days of seeing 3 of them and dive bombing my opponent with Giant Skelly. I was a mid ladder player, but still i didn’t care if they were good or bad. I just wanted to deal with those swarms with damage and splash. I’m not a good player but those 3 little guys kept me going and dopamine hit me man. Cool video man

@sergeyvolkov2209 20 күн бұрын

It's a good day today

@nastk2717 12 күн бұрын

I'm happy for you

@dontknow4823 20 күн бұрын

History of wall breakers pls ❤

@diegofigueroa3687 19 күн бұрын

Great video would love to see the history of the knight !!

@nicolasotaduy6919 19 күн бұрын

Nice Video, you should make a video about how ladder/path of legends has changed over time or maybe One of Knight’s history!

@amethysttheotter5943 20 күн бұрын

i remember back when i was still playing few years ago, my most fun strategy, no matter if win or not, was mirror furnace clone fire spirit and everything else was 1/2/3 elixir card i just builded up furnaces in the back with perfect timing to make them all spawn spirits at the same time, making enemy play tower deffence litterally, it wasnt 2 spirits, back then he had waves of kamikazes running into his tower, that i double cloned when the time has come it was always so fun to play it and see the tower get oneshotted by army of kamikadzes

@JesusRomero-bw9lq 15 күн бұрын

Still remember using them when it was 3 fire spirits! 🔥

@DanielKeehn 20 күн бұрын

Love your videos so much

@Gargoyle2004 20 күн бұрын

These videos are so well done

@natzo9496 20 күн бұрын

I love yoy videos and i always wait this videos ❤

@AnthonySilva35 6 күн бұрын

I really really miss the 3 fire spirits. I played back when the released but I'm just picking it back up now and had no idea it was only 1. Fire spirits were one of my favorite cards.

@rhythmplayer1582 18 күн бұрын

i distinctly remember using fire spirits in a meta knight, night witch, and bandit deck i came up with when i first unlocked bandit at its release. Back then i remember absolutely adoring fire sprits and i always thought they had so much utility. i was surprised to hear they were considered as bad when they were still their 3 troop variant. I used that deck for years and when they changed it to just one troop it felt like it completely ruined the flow of my deck

@armaanshahzad2939 19 күн бұрын

Can you do the history of certain famous players?

@51umgu11i0n 20 күн бұрын

I had no idea the Fire Spirit fluctuated so much in top ladder! I wonder when we will get a video on the furnace specifically

@bunkyrunky 20 күн бұрын

what did you think of the wizard update? i remember you talking before about your wishes for an evo for the wizard

@TheCoolPcGuy19 20 күн бұрын

Gratz oil up and dance to the overtime theme pls

@DHVF28 20 күн бұрын

Love the Octopath music in the backgrounds of these videos

@Johann-BVB 19 күн бұрын

I always played it with hog, when it were still 3, so good against many hog counters like minion horde

@RydeR_xG 20 күн бұрын

The trio of old spirits is very nostalgic... going forward for the next story I would like to hear from the Sparky

@spiderdestinator119 20 күн бұрын

Ty for doing this type of videos

@That_Guy_Parker 13 күн бұрын

Gratz, you should do the history of skeletons and why they went from 4 units to 3.

@crook9698 19 күн бұрын

Hey, do you think you could do firecrackers next? I swear they are used in half the decks I fight against, but I cant remember the last time they got a balance change

@Dereklander 20 күн бұрын

I remember using the 3 fire spirts behind balloon and rage and it would perfectly counter minion horde which everyone played back in the day. Kind of sad how much they ruined this card for me, got to a point where it was useless.

@nick56241 18 күн бұрын

I do remember using fire spirits when they were the trio in like 90% of my decks back then and remember loving them, I also never dropped them right on a unit so they just die

@andreaspetsalis4877 20 күн бұрын

The old fire spirits were my favourite card by far, my first ever maxed card a few months after they released. Now it feels so crappy at least to me.

@sugarybomber2081 11 күн бұрын

Back in the day i personally used the fire spirits in some weird lava hound deck i used. So i do have a soft spot when they were a trio.

@playharderscrub 20 күн бұрын

I got back on this game to see only one fire spirt spawns now, I was so confused on what happened to them

@meadobee 20 күн бұрын

gratz u know so much about the game wondering if ur a top player or u just a casual who does alot of research?

@GratzClash 20 күн бұрын

Partly research, partly just being way too obsessed and invested in this game for the last 8 years.

@GabrielRossi-vz2jv 19 күн бұрын

It always take long to upload the videos, but the time I wait is always worth it

@steviejp1505 20 күн бұрын

I loved the trio (except after ebarbs were added). I remember using them in my deck for such a long time to deal with swarms, and they felt so iconic, looking back they probably are better off now, but I still miss the trio...

@PH09262 19 күн бұрын

Back when fire spirits was 2 elixir for 3 fire spirits, it was very good. Could take care of minion horde

@DementiaGaming12345 19 күн бұрын

the last balance change was also because it did more crown tower damage than a fireball, so after that change it did the same amount of damage

@Hollow_174 20 күн бұрын

Yay, new Gratz video:3

@danhackmon8190 20 күн бұрын

they went so good with giant skeleton clone before the rework 💔

@nathanaeltaylor690 19 күн бұрын

You might wanna do spear goblins next since they can still hit the tower even if underleveled

@xXBattle_Taco12Xx 19 күн бұрын

I feel like a way to buff it now is to make it into two fire spirits

@agentg7227 20 күн бұрын

You mentioned Zap so much in your videos, I honestly want to see what is the history of the Card with the highest use rate ever in the game

@tomm7327 20 күн бұрын

great video 100% id love to see you make one of these about an evo!

@raidarthegunwizard4520 19 күн бұрын

Looking at the fire spirit as being a single rather than trio felt so depressing

@EhhAsher 20 күн бұрын

My favorite combo was valk mini pekka and the fire spirits. It was so hard to counter at the time

@bobeliini 20 күн бұрын

btw does anyone else wonder where the nme Gratz came from?

@JackSpadeVT 20 күн бұрын

I haven't played this game in years and am just now learning that it only drops one Fire Spirit now. Good.

@Larry1631 20 күн бұрын

Gratz, make a video of the story of skeletons and why they removed the 4th skeleton.

@brettbuys 20 күн бұрын

Wait so why should it be removed?

@IcyCliff1 20 күн бұрын

Could we get a graveyard video? I think I’d be interesting as it’s technically a spell but not really!

@abrahamleo5243 9 күн бұрын

Do the history of tornado next, it has been through some crazy changes

@natepolidoro4565 20 күн бұрын

I miss multiple multiple fire spirits. At least give us 2!

@akumu2625 20 күн бұрын

Current spirit: _i cant kill minion at same level_

@reallyannoyingguy6625 19 күн бұрын

Things like this are why I feel like the troop and the summoner cards should be able to have different stats.

@NICOCLASH 4 күн бұрын

When I was abusing the fire spirit in my Golem 3-musk deck, I always used them differently from everyone else. They were a cheap defensive out to E barbs pushes, as they took massive damage, so I could charge a golem push up and only take half health on my tower, but by using E-barbs or even better IceG + E barbs, they wouldn't have elixir to defend

@Blitz8566 20 күн бұрын

I played clash royale in 2016 and 2017, stopped and then came back only this year, so seeing the ice spirit in such a weak position here 25:47 is so insanely weird to me, i was flabbergasted 💀