Chests are probably the most important resource at your disposal in Clash Royale. They provide gems, card upgrades and gold to help you improve your deck and defeat your opponents. If you are new to Clash Royale, understanding the types of chests that are available, how to get them and what they contain can help you plan and build a better deck.
We’ve put together a comprehensive guide of every chest found in the Clash Royale game, how you unlock them and what they contain, organized by arena. If you are interested in beginner strategy and tips for building decks and winning battles , you can check out our recent post with those, here. Or, if you’ve heard about the chest order algorithm we’ve got an explanation of how that works, here.
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Clash Royale Chest Guide: Types Of Chests And Contents By Arena
Clash Royale Daily Bonus Chests
Free Chests
Located at the top left of your main battle page
A new one becomes available every four hours
Background turns yellow when it can be opened
Up to two can be stored before opening
Each free chest contains gold coins, 4 cards and sometimes gems
The kinds of cards you can get depend on the arena you are in. For example, if you are in arena 3, the chests can contain cards available in arena 3 and below.
The better your rank in an arena, the better stuff you get in the free chests
Crown Chests
Located at the top right of your main battle page
Unlocks once every 24 hours.
Once it unlocks you must win at least 10 battle crowns to unlock it. This can be done by winning 4-10 battles, depending on how many towers are in each battle.
These chests contain gems, gold and cards.
The kinds of cards you can get depend on the arena you are in. For example, if you are in arena 3, the chests can contain cards available in arena 3 and below.
The better your rank in an arena, the better stuff you get in the crown chests
Clash Royale Battle Chests
Silver Chests
Earned by winning battles
Takes 3 hours to unlock or 18 gems
Contains gold, cards and sometimes gems
Each time you go up an area level, the gold and cards received increases
Silver Chest Contents by Arena
There are eight arenas in the game and at each the silver chests will contain:
20– 95 gold coins depending on the arena level.
3-11 cards which may be common, rare or epic, but there is no guarantee of a particular type.
A comprehensive chart with silver chest gold and cards by arena can be found here .
Golden Chests
Earned by winning battles
Takes 8 hours or 48 gems to unlock
Contains gold, cards and sometimes gems
Each time you go up an area level, the gold and cards received increases
Golden Chest Contents by Arena
There are eight arenas in the game and at each the Golden chests will contain:
70– 304 gold coins depending on the arena level.
10-38 cards which may be common, rare or epic.
Each Golden chest will contain a guaranteed 1-3 rare cards
A comprehensive chart with the amount of gold and cards contained in Golden chests at each arena can be found here .
Giant Chests
Earned by winning battles or buying in the shop (210-490 gems depending on arena level)
Takes 12 hours or 72 gems to unlock
Contains gold, cards and sometimes gems
Each time you go up an area level, the gold and cards received increases
Giant Chest Contents by Arena
There are eight arenas in the game and at each you receive:
Between 550 – 2,470 gold coins depending on the arena level.
80-304 cards, which may be common, rare or epic.
Each Giant chest will contain a guaranteed 8-30 rare cards depending on arena level
A comprehensive chart with the amount of gold and cards contained in Golden chests at each arena can be found here .
Magical Chests
Earned by winning battles or buying in the shop (320-800 gems depending on arena level)
Takes 12 hours or 72 gems to unlock
·Contains gold, cards and sometimes gems
Each time you go up an area level, the gold and cards received increases
Magical Chest Contents by Arena
There are eight arenas in the game and at each a Magical chest will contain:
250 – 950 gold coins depending on the arena level.
30-113 cards which may be common, rare or epic.
Each Magical chest will contain a guaranteed 8-30 rare cards and 1-3 epic cards depending on arena level
A comprehensive chart with the amount of gold and cards contained in Magical chests at each arena level can be found here .
Super Magical Chests
Earned by winning battles or buying in the shop (1,600-4,600 gems depending on arena level)
Takes 24 hours or 144 gems to unlock
Contains gold, cards and sometimes gems
Each time you go up an area level, the gold and cards received increases
Super Magical Chest Contents by Arena
There are eight arenas in the game and at each a Super Magical chest will contain:
1,200 – 5,700 gold coins depending on the arena level.
180 - 684 cards which may be common, rare or epic.
Each Super magical chest is guaranteed to contain 36-136 rare cards and 6 - 22 epic cards depending on arena level
A comprehensive chart with the amount of gold and cards contained in Super Magical chests at each arena level can be found here .
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