Mirror's Ultimate Guide (Updated) | Clash Royale Guides

The Mirror allows you to place the previous card you just played into the arena, allowing you to play 2 Hog Riders at once, 2 Skeleton Armies at once, etc. The ... 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MirrorSummary2 StrengthsoftheMirror3 WeaknessesoftheMirror4 HowtoUseMirror5 CommonMirrorPairs6 HowtoCounterMirror?MirrorSummaryTheMirrorallowsyoutoplacethepreviouscardyoujustplayedintothearena,allowingyoutoplay2HogRidersatonce,2SkeletonArmiesatonce,etc.TheMirrorwillcostthesameamountofelixirasthepreviouscardyouplayedplusonemoreelixir,whichmeansthatifyouweretoMirrora4-elixirHogRider,theMirrorwouldcost5elixirtouse,andifyouweretoMirrora1-elixirIceSpirit,theMirrorwouldcost2elixirtouse,etc.ThelowestthecostoftheMirrorcancurrentlygois2elixir,andthehighestthecostoftheMirrorcangoiscappedat10elixir.Ontopofthat,thecardthatyourMirrorplaceswillbeonelevelhigherthantheMirror’slevel,meaningthataLevel9MirrorwillplaceaLevel10cardeverysingletime,andaLevel13MirrorwillplaceaLevel14cardeverysingletime,regardlessofwhichcardyouusetheMirroron.StrengthsoftheMirrorConceptually,havingaMirrorinyourdeckcandefinitelybealifesaverinsomesituations.-Advertisement-AgainstBaitdecks(decksthatrevolvearoundforcingacertaincardoutofyouropponent’shandinordertoallowanothercardinyourdecktoreachthetowerwithouthavingtoworryaboutsaidcard),Mirrorcancountertheirstrategyprettyhard.Theirgoalistoforceaspecificcardoutofyourhandinordertoreachthetower,butwithMirror,youbasicallyhavetwoofsaidcardsinyourhand.ThismakesitreallydifficultfortheBaitplayertogettoyourtower.Ironically,MirrorpairsquitewellwithBaitdecksaswell,thougharguablylesseffectivethanusingMirrorasacountercardduetothehigherelixircostoftheMirror.Itbasicallygivesyouanextracardtobaitcardswith,orallowsyoutocounterspellslikeZaponyourSkeletonArmy.MirrorcanbeparticularlystrongifusedtoMirrorpowerfulcardssuchasSparky,GiantSkeleton,BattleHealer,etc.However,duetothemassiveelixircostofmostofthesepowerfulcard,findingyourselfinasituationthatwillallowyoutoMirrorsaidcardssafelyis,toputitquitefrankly,niche.Iwouldn’trelysolelyonjustthatstrategytowin,butyoucansometimessqueezeitinyourdeckjustincasetheopportunityarisesforyoutomakeuseofit.PairingtheMirrorwithwinconditionssuchasHogRiderandGiantisquestionableandveryrisky,butifyoucanplaythegamejustright,justsoperfectly,youcangetawaywithgivingyouropponent9elixir,11elixir,whateverinexchangefortheirtower.Butagain,it’sveryriskyandnotforbeginnersorevenintermediateplayers.WeaknessesoftheMirrorThisoneweaknessaloneisprobablywhytheMirrorissounderpoweredatthemoment:Mirrorplacestheprevious cardplayed,andonlythepreviouscardplayed.Whatdoesthatmean?Itmeansthatit’sexploitable.IfyouhaveaMirrorreadytoMirroraMiniPekkafortheirHogRider,theycouldinsteadplaySkeletonArmyatthebridgeandforceyoutoplaysomethingelse,likeTheLog.BecauseofthatyoulosetheopportunitytoMirroryourMiniPekkabecausenowtheMirrorissettoMirrortheLogyoujustplayed,whichmeansthattheyarefreetoplayaHogRiderandgetdamageonyourtower.FastercycledeckscaneasilygetaroundtheMirrorbyexploitingthis.Byusingtheircyclecards,theycaneasilyforceyoutoplaysomethingelsebeforetheygetbacktothecardthatyouwanttostop.EvenBaitdeckscanexploitthisconsistently.AsimpleKnightoranytankcanforceyoutoplaysomethingelseandcauseyoutolosetheopportunitytousetheMirrorasitwasintendedtobeused.Againstlessknowledgeableplayerswhodon’texploititintentionallyorunintentionally,you’llprobablybefine,butathigherLadder,thisexploitisgonnabeabusedalot.Anotherweaknessisthe+1elixircostoftheMirror.Youmightthink“ohit’sjustonemoreelixir,howbadcoulditbe?”It’sactuallyprettyfatal.Mirrorisverypronetomakingnegativeelixirtrades(basedonmyownexperimentation)andIguessit’sjustbecauseit’sallsoexpensive.Evenwithoutthe+1elixircostitwouldstillbeverypronetonegativeelixirtrades.ThismakesMirrorquitedifficulttouse.HowtoUseMirrorDuetothelimitationsandweaknessesoftheMirror,thebestwaytousetheMirrorisasabackupcard(replacingwhatwasdestroyed)oracountercard(destroyingwhatwasreplaced).ThedownsidesoftheMirrormaketakingrisksunfavorableuntilyoucanguaranteethatyou’llbesafewhenmakingariskyplaywithit,soyou’llmainlybeusingMirrorinnon-riskyways,suchasbeingabackuporacountercard.Becauseofthat,don’texpecttouseyourMirroroftenduringamatch.Sometimesyou’llgoanentirematchwithoutusingtheMirroronce,sodon’tforceyourselftousetheMirror.Onlyuseitwhenitbecomesrelevant.AgoodwaytopracticeyourpatiencewiththeMirroristotrytowinthematchwhileusingMirroraslittleaspossible.Onceyouworkupalargeenoughelixirleadontheopponent,feelfreetomakeriskyplayswiththeMirror,suchasMirroringwinconditionsormakingoffensiveplayswiththeMirror.You’llwanttohavestrongsynergieswithyourMirrorsothatyoucanactuallyuseMirrortoitsfullestpotential.Havingatleast3cardsthatsynergizewithMirrormakesforagooddeck.Goodsynergiesincludestrongunitsthateasilydietospellslike:Anyspell,strongcountercardslike:Strongcounterpushingcardslike:Andcheapand/orstrongwinconditions.Youhaveaverywideselectiontochoosefrom,butmakesurethatitworksforyourdeck.You’llalsowanttotrymakingyourdeckjustatadonthecheaperside.WithoutMirror,yourdeckcanhaveanupwardselixircostaverageofaround4.2elixirbeforebecomingtooheavytobeviable(unlessyouuseElixirCollector),butwithMirror,I’dsayyourdeckcanonlyhaveanupwardselixircostaverageofaround3.8-ishelixirbeforebecomingtooheavytobeviable(unlessyouuseElixirCollector).The+1elixircostoftheMirrorcanreally hurtyou,especiallyiftheMirrorislikelytobesittinginyourhandmostofthegame,becausetheremaybetimeswhereyouonlyhave2elixirinhandstuckwithafullhandofexpensivecards,andthentheopponentplaysaHogRideratthebridgeandgets5shotsonyourtowerbythetimeyouarefinallyabletoplacesomething.Thatsaid,MirrorworksprettygoodincheapdecksasitallowsyoutousetheMirrormoreoftenandwithfarlesspunishment,thoughyouruntheriskofhavingaweakoffenseaswell.Yougottafindtherightbalancebetweencheapandexpensive. CommonMirrorPairsGoblinBarrel—GoblinBarrelisadisgustingcardtoMirror.Withthecombinationofhavingveryfewcountersandacheapcost,theGoblinBarrelisthemostcommoncardyouwillseepairedwithMirrorasitallowsyoutobeveryaggressiveontheoffense.Bats/SkeletonArmy—AdefensivecompetitoroftheGoblinBarrel,SkeletonArmyandBatsarealsoknowntobecommonpairswiththeMirror.Bothcandoinsaneworkondefenseiflefttodoso,andspellcounterssuchasZaporGiantSnowballcanbeheavilynegatedwiththeMirrorspell.However,aPoisonspellcanabsolutelyhard-counterthisstrategy,sobecarefulwhenyoufacesomeoneusingPoison!Valkyrie—It’snosurprisethatValkyrieiscommonlyseenwiththeMirror.Thiswomancanabsolutelynukepushes.WhatifoneValkyrieisn’tenough?HavetwoValkyries!WhatiftwoValkyriesaren’tenough?Well,you’rescrewed.Spawners—Probablythemostirritatingsynergyofthemallandunsurprisinglyanothercommonsight,spawnersbenefitalotfromtheMirror,mostnotablytheFurnace.Thoughexpensive,itcanprovetobeworththeextracostifyouropponentdoesn’thavetwoanswerstoyourspawners.Thiscanforceopponentstopushintoyourspawnersinordertopreventchipdamageontheirtowers,whichisexactlywhatyouwantthemtodo.Justbecarefulaboutspendingtoomuchelixirtogetthem.DamageSpells —ProbablyuptherewithGoblinBarrelforunderstandablereasons,DamageSpellsofanyelixircostaregreatpairswiththeMirrorduetotheirextremelyversatilenature,allowingyoutochipdownorevennukepusheswithease,orevenfinishtheopponent’stowertwiceasfast.NeedIsaymore?HowtoCounterMirror?3words:AbuseTheExploit.Makethemcyclecardstheydon’twanttocyclebeforeplayingyourdesiredcard.Thisdirectlycounterstheircountertoyourdesiredcard.InthecasewheretheopponentusesMirrorasabackupcard,Mirrorcanbeatoughbrickwallsometimes.Ifbruteforcecan’tbreakthroughtheopponent’sMirror,applyingpressureinbothlaneswill.Iftheopponentplayshisbackupcardintheoppositelaneinanattempttostopbothsides,clearingoutonesidewillalmostensurethatyouwillgetgooddamagein.Ifhedoesn’tplayhisbackupcardintheoppositelaneanddecidestoplayhisbackupcardinthesamelane(stoppingyourpush),theoppositelanewillgetgooddamagein.Fortheopponent,thebesthecandoistonotusehisMirrorandtrytodefendbothlaneswithothercards.ThemostimportantthingtodoagainstanopponentwithMirroristonotlettheopponentgetanelixirleadonyou.Ifhegetsanelixirleadonyou,hewillcashinthatelixirleadwithanoffensiveMirror,whichwilllikelyprovetobefatalifyou’renotprepared.Thisguidehasbeenbroughttoyoubyu/yojojo30004.5 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