I remember getting ice wizard in 2016 as a kid. No money spent. I instantly became a celebrity in school. Friends pestered me to let them play. That's how special legendaries were.

Back when you’d screenshot your legendary drops and send it to friends

I still remember getting a lava hound from a daily wood chest like 4 days after they came out. Carried me for like 3 arenas since nobody had any idea how to deal with it yet.

I remember back in 2016 when my family were not doing so well financially and things hasn't been well for my parents.I remember when me and my mom go to a cheap restaurant for a meal with little money we had and my mom asked me to order first and i asked her "why didnt u order too?" and she replied "im not that hungry for now" and i just nod at her not understanding the situation and while i was waiting for the food to arrive i open up my old tablet like real old(cracked screen some black spot on the screen) and i open clash royale to collect some crown and open a crown chest i cant forget the joy and happiness at that time when i got my first ever legendary which is an ice wizard where non of my friends has it.I was so happy when i got it and try to explain on how happy i feel for getting that card and how much it meant for me and in respond she smiles and hugs me and i saw her having a teary eyes. At that point i was too young to understand on why she reacted like that but as i grew older this particular moment grew on me more things are so rough back then but getting that legendary card cheers and lifts the mood up for both of us. And everytime i look at the ice wizard that moment instantly pops out in my head thats how special legendary back then

people who played back then will never forget the feeling of getting their first legendary

This makes me wanna go back in time and give my past self a financial lecture on how spending 2500 gems on 5 legendary chests will become the most regretful and stupid financial decision you will ever make… But thanks for the nostalgia trip anyway mate!

Opening a chest and getting an epic as your second to last was so exciting. Knowing that you would almost definitely be getting a legendary was almost more exciting than actually seeing the animation

07:05 aged like milk

Not only the legendary, epic cards were also hard to get back then. I remember getting P.E.K.K.A for the first time in 2016, happy as heck😂

I remembered that time when I got an inferno dragon from a gold chest, I jumped and cried. Truly was a fantastic feeling.

At around 2016 to 2017 I lost a friend because he was the only one in the group who had a legendary(the lava hound) and he decided to go hang out with the cool legendary card kids. These things were insane back then.

What a great video. As an OG Clash Royale player, it is sad to see how much this game changed throughout time, but life boils down to changes and different stages, so we must me happy to have lived this magic era of videogames❤

I played Clash Royale since release. My first legendary card was the Miner, but I always loved the Princess. I grinded to Legendary Arena just so Legendary cards could appear in my shop. Every single day, first thing in the morning, I would check if the Princess was in the shop, I still remember my disappointment every time she's not on sale. I waited for weeks and the day finally came that she showed up in the shop. I was really happy and even told my parents even though they have no idea what I'm talking about. Good old days. Now, Princess just gets crushed by a log.

Another factor I want to mention is the addition of the glowing card that advertises you when there's a legendary in the chest. Even if it didn't devaluate Legendaries, after that update they just completely stopped feeling that "magical" to obtain as they were.

One thing you also didn’t mention is the fact that some of the legendary card’s special abilities were later shared with similar cards of lower rarities eg: the electro wizard’s stun attack later given to the electro dragon, and the ram rider’s “double attack method” later given to goblin giant. Also you briefly hinted at the fact battle healer should’ve been a legendary since that card has a unique ability, and I think the same could be said for electro giant.

I remember in 2016 getting a Legendary and taking 10,000 screen shots

I remember back in middle school, everyone was playing CR, and I was so mad and jealous because all my friends were getting their first legendaries of either princess or ice wizard while I still got nothing. I even got desperate that I spent money on gems to buy a super magical chest, and STILL didn't get one, I raged so hard. Legit the day the update for the miner and sparky was released, I got the miner from a free chest. I remember screaming for like an hour in school and everyone staring at me. Definitely the highlight of my CR life

This man is very underrated.insane effort on every video *respect*

My first legendary was a Sparky, from a legendary in chest in 2016 I might add. My first natural legendary was an ice wizard from either a wooden or silver chest. As special as those events were, I 100 percent prefer cards being easy to obtain because parity is more important for the health of the game.

Bro, that feeling of getting a legenday in a common chest was a high i will never get anymore.

I once got 2 princesses back to back on a silver and a free chest, back when there were only 2 legendaries. One of my best memories

I find it funny how Night Witch’s legendary status was questioned and justifiably so, but was also taking over the game when released on Summer 2017.

This video really brought me back. Thank you for your services in capturing the history of CR

I've recently been watching your videos and other clash royale content despite not having played this game in years, and it makes me wanna come back to it. Other than that great video !

Honestly, I’ve played a lot of mobile games, and it’s nice to see a developer actually make things easier as time goes on instead of harder. You would be amazed how many slowly make things harder and harder to do/get or cost a little more or whatever. It’s rare to see things get easier to obtain

To be fair the Pheonix feels like a legendary status card cause of that revival mechanic.

This video only popped up now but man if I enjoyed it, love your content bro keep it up

Gratz: “Contrary to popular opinion, supercell is not a greedy company and there goal is genuinely make a good game that attracts players” Also supercell: Adds Level 15*

I miss the times when not everyone had every card. It made getting new ones exiting and made deck experimenting interesting.

I thought I’d say that chest keys also may have played a part. I can say from experience that having to wait a day for a chest was a good thing - just imagine the excitement when you get the chest and then you have to wait until after school the next day to get the princess you couldn’t get irl

you make me want to play Astroneer with your music choices, good video

I remember when i first started playing clash royale in 2017 and it was the lavahound in a silver chest,literal happiness were filling me it felt special it had the presence it had this feeling of "you finally got a legendary" the way you earned it felt special knowing how hard and rare it was Now adays it's easier for anyone to get it and to level up

I'm halfway through the vid, just want to leave a comment saying that I appreciate the work you put into this video to make it extremely informative but also entertaining. early congrats on 10k, hope you keep growing man.

I was actually frustrated on never getting a legendary back in 2016, until 2017 after a whole year of almost 2 hours a day put into that game, my first legendary being The Log. And I was super excited.

i remember playing clash royale when i was in elementary school. since i got my first "gaming device" (a tablet) very late i started playing clash royale quite late compared to other kids (and with quite late i mean just 1 year, it was probably 2017). everyone had at least 4 or 5 legendaries at that time, but i got none even if i was in Arena 7. i was very frustrated by the fact that i didn't have any legendary card, but one day i was at my grandparents house playing with my tablet: i was there, sitting outside on a chair when i opened my two free chests of the day. the first one had nothing, but when i opened the second one (i usually just quick tapped on the screen without even watching which cards i obtained) the legendary card animation appeared. i screamed so loud that my grandmother got very scared and thought i got hurt, i then immediately ran inside the house to show the legendary card (it was the cemetery) to my brother and my cousin and it was such a beautiful moment that i started crying. i remember i couldn't stop crying by the fact that i got a legendary.

You're the Clash Royale content creator i was looking for !

Although the legendary feeling is gone now, I feel like it was for the better.

Admittedly my first legendary was from a legendary chest I bought in the shop ($5 in middle school felt like a lot), but the joy I felt getting my second one, Graveyard from a free chest, was unforgettable.

Evolutions are the new Legendaries

this video gave me an absurd level of nostalgia, when I was just starting to play I was still in elementary school, and it would be a dream to be able to go back to it, no worries, no kind of stress, the only thing I had to think about was multiplication and divisions, and when I came home, I turned on my little tablet and started playing clash royale, the last memory of that tablet was when I found a legendary one, and from the euphoria I fell by breaking it ... how much I miss all that

I remember being in 4th grade on vacation and freaking out over getting the lava hound as my first legendary. I’ll always remember the excitement I had over that feeling of getting a legendary after grinding clan chests.

I remember getting a legendary from one of those purple chests, and gold ones during the time. It always excited me

it is very surprising. because i was always rlly hyped for a higher chance for a legendary in a new update. I still remember how we talked in school always about the cool updates where u could legendarys easier but somehow now legendarys are rlly not more worth then epics

For real getting a legendary was so special. I remember back in middle school my friends and I all having different legendaries and building decks and play styles around them. Just having fun. Thanks for the awesome video!

I feel like everything this man is describing is a good thing. Because it made the game more f2p friendly and allowed regular people to get these legendary cards.

at 5:38 nostalgia hit really bad I remember saving as many gems as possible to buy one of these

Thank you for throwing me back to 2016 man, I missed that.

as someone who only really uses lumberjack this video was very informative, i think i came back into the game after the beta when hog mountain was the last arena, and only recently re re joined last year, it was indeed shocking to see how easier these cards were to get.

Epic underrated man uploads🎉

Getting a legendary princess from a wooden chest back in the day was the best feeling ever.

I remember getting a legendary chest from rotation in 2017-18 ish. i freaked out because i got one without spending 500 gems. Truly a vibe.

6:56 i feel like it was less pay to win back in the early days because in general cards were hard to get and there were only a few people who would spend thousands of dollars to max out their account. Now days due to pass royale and good deals, a huge portion of the player base is level 14. It just feels like previously you would rarely play with someone who absolutely demolishs you with their card levels. Btw thank you for making these high quality videos!

I still remember unlocking lumberjack like it was yesterday. 2016, me and my friends all just got out of class. My super magical chest finally unlocked after a painful 24 hours. As I opened it with all 7 of us huddled around my iPhone 6 the suspense only built up till we got to that 8th item. When we saw that it was the lumberjack it felt like winning the lottery and celebrated like a bunch of idiots lmao.

I started playing the game again after 2 or 3 years. The changes are so big. The game became easier and fairier but the feeling of legendary cards was lost

great video!! respect

Man this video took me back. I think past me would not have minded legendaries being more common. The reason why I quit playing clash is because I found myself consistently being matched against players with town halls (castles?) two levels above mine. Seeing my princesses/minions die to a zap and enemy princesses surviving logs was a wake up call for me that I had reached skill heights but hit a paywall ceiling. My first legendary was hype for sure, but it was easily overshadowed by a crushing reality check that unless I coughed up money, I'd have to spend lifetimes getting to higher mmrs. Props to supercell for "fixing" it, but I still despise that pay to win model being implemented in the first place

Honestly you are an amazing UKpostsr and definitely deserve more recognition. Every video seems to have your heart and soul poured into it. Also, love the Hollow Knight background music!

Nah back then if u lost u would tell your friend “they had a legendary” and your loss was completely justified

I'd never feel the same satisfaction of finally getting the legendary you want I was so happy i got the electro wizard that time. It felt soooo dope to use. It got me so hooked. Now, getting legendary just feels like getting a rare card

I remember literally being so excited getting a magical or super magical chest and then going to sleep anticipating opening the chest. Oh man those days, 2016-2017

As an F2P, the negative connotation of Legendaries dropping in value has the opposite effect on me, I’m grateful they’re so much more common in modern Clash Royale.

I remember first maxing out the miner. Got princes as my first L but always loved the miner. Been playing since week one.

1 year later and this video is still relevant. I have the 7-year medal in Clash Royale as I registered for the beta. It's good to see how the game has evolved. I only ever bought Pass Royales; I never bought gems to speed up my progress, just like my friends. We are from South America, and this is not really an option here. But I always felt I had a chance to compete truly based on my abilities. Now, with evolutions that can only be obtained with money, the game has lost a bit of the "pay to progress quickly, but if you don't have skills, you will still lose" feeling. Nostalgia is both a bad and a good feeling; things will never be like they used to be, so now those good memories only exist in our minds. Thanks, Clash Royale, for making history as you did and still do for many people.

I’m still never going to forget how special I thought I was in the early days of clash when I pulled lava hound and miner back in the day. I also remember the pure adrenaline when I beat the fisherman draft challenge and got to unlock him early

I remember my first legendary was a miner lol. We used to look at the card patterns in chests to see if we would get legendaries. 😂

back in school when i got a princess card and the game was all the hype, everyone wanted to battle everyone who owned even a single legendary. it was insane

True man. I remember that my late best friend back in Jan 2017 when we were 4th grade(we are not friends now we just know each other and speak sometimes), he came to school with crazy happiness we all asked him what's up and he told us he got ice wizard from a wooden chest at arena 5-6 I think at that time. Man I'm in 11th grade now and I still remember it. This kids in 2023 will never understand how it really felt like, back then...

Progression made easier, more players are maxing out, so when you are near max out, legendaries doesn't matter. FYI Champions took legendaries place, but when they are maxed too, people will forget them too. Its just when you were new player, getting legendary was awesome. That time even epic seemed awesome, prince as first epic was everyone's dream.

This was more of a memory trip back then than a goodbye to the rare legendary

I remember when I got my first Legendary from a Crown Chest (it was a Lava Hound). I was hyped as heck. Also I once got a Miner upgrade from a Daily Wood Chest. Nostalgic.

I remember getting electro wizard just after introducing it into the game from crown chest. Truly amazing feeling

Man practices quality over quantity, and i'm all here for it

Oh man this takes me back to my HS days. Back then I had the most ice wizards compared to my friends, so they always watched me to see how cool he was. And then I remember when Sparky came out, my friend got her and I remember thinking how cool and OP she was because she could basically explode ground troops in 1 hit. What good times that was. I was so innocent back then and not a toxic, cynical player lmfao

my first and only legendary card I got was around christmas 2016 it was no joke one of the most joyful moments in my life so far😢

Damn.. I still remember getting an Ice wizard from a free chest and then a miner from a magical chest in like 2 days in between, I was the happiest child alive. I remember watching tons of box openings and be excited with the youtuber when they got a random graveyard or smth. Even legendary boxes were really exciting. Nowadays I dont even react whenever I get a legendary since they are so common now...

I understand missing how rare they were, but with the increased number of legendaries and introduction of champions, I'm fine with how much more common they see now. I'm a mostly f2p player and trying to switch decks on that model feels next to impossible at a certain point because so many cars need to be at or near max level to be viable, and that can take months to years if you're not buying gems, gold, or chests. Making the game more accessible to f2p and casual players is better in the long run imo

I remember getting a Lava Hound back in 2016 from a silver chest, I couldn't sleep all night, such good times man

I remember getting The Ice Wizard, and the LumberJack. The game was still pretty new, and I was so excited.

I remember getting Sparky in 2018. That was my favorite card in the game. The next one is Mega Knight, I used it to arena 5 until 10. It is easy to counter it now. Getting both of this legendaries for free is crazyyy.

I will never forget the feeling when I got the Ice Wizard from a free chest in early July of 2016. Truly magical, and that feeling alone associated with the card made it my favorite legendary ever since. I miss that feeling a lot, and it saddens me in a weird nostalgic way that I will never feel it again. Thank you for a very well made video. Definitely worth a sub

I think this is a good change The game now relies less on the dopamine of “you might get a legendary” to keep its players playing. Since cards are easier to get its relatively easy to max out a deck as a free to play. What this means is that the game becomes less of a collector simulator, and turns more into the game it wants to be Just like brawl stars removing boxes Also, i’m totally biassed because my first legendary was a lava hound and then i didn’t get another legendary for half a year

i never knew the kings chest was that old i started in 2016 and it feels brand new

I remember getting miner when builders arena was arena 6, from a crown chest i just speed clicked through so i didnt really get to see my moment but i remember it so vividly

I've been binge watching a couple of your videos and I used to play a lot back in 2016-2020, but since left the game alone for the most part, occasionally logging in to see a big new change. I played two games, got 5 crowns and opened one of the season pass chests and got a graveyard, and just like you say, I felt literally, nothing.

Love ur content nigthfoxx ive been watching for so long i dont even remember how long. Ur vids always brougth a smile to my face no matter how hard life was -trillegrisen

Rares becoming harder to max than legendaries also devalued them ,making rares easier to get and adding more common cards would definitely restore some value

I remember getting the princess from free chest in 2016. One of the happiest days of my life fr

I still remember getting ice wizard as my first legendary from one of the free chests. I barely play CR anymore but the feeling of getting legendaries back then was incredible. Now I play for two days and get 3-4 legendaries from trophy road rewards alone or just buying them for fairly cheap in the shop.

love your style of edtiting, explaining and commenting on all the different aspects that lead to legendaries being the way they are right now, keep it up!

I got my first legendary (miner) in 2017, and I remember how exited I was. The other say I got an Ice Wiz out of a crown chest and was like “oh cool” its kinda sad how common they’ve become.

I remember getting an ice wizard from a magical chest back in 2017, it was just before I went to school. I was so happy cuz I didn’t have a single legendary card in my deck. I also had friends at school who also played clash royale(they might forget it now, time flies) to be exact there were total 5 kids including me. 2 of them got electro wizard and inferno dragon respectively rest of us was so jealous of them;)) Fact bowler was also a freaking nice card to own ;)) but now this game is not exciting anymore as it used to be sad.

Getting a lumberjack in 2018 paired with minions and skels was a joy. My best card was Electro Wizard. Brilliant ❤

The way he moves from minecraft to hollow knight music is just *MAGNIFICENT*

I’ve been playing since global launch and this video took me down memory lane. Well done!

I started playing Clash Royale in 2016, I remeber when i found my first legendary card, I cried. That was really special, but now it isn't the same because there are more and more different things and Clash Royale isn't special like some years ago. Clash Royale was a way to have fun and stay with friends. Now none of my friends plays Clash Royale, it is only a way to distract yourself when you are bored. In Italy this is the sad situation, I don't know if in other countries the situation is different but I hope so.

Legendary chest used to come every sunday and me and my friends used to unlock it when we were together so we could see what worse we could get like log in that time because we were new to the game

Great video and analysis. It brings back nostalgic emotions. Your effort is appreciated, you earned yourself a subscriber.

How does this man not have 200K+ subscribers…AT LEAST! I look forward to all future videos! Don’t worry about what we want to see, focus on what you want to share! I love the format in how you showcase this history!

I feel this coz ive been playing Clash Royale since release and man those days where the ice wiz and princess are the only legendary in the game is just awesome That time where im so envious of my clanmates coz they have legendaries already but kinda dont care at the same time coz i have higher trophies than them 😂 we are the top clan in my country back then And man such a nostalgic moment when i got the ice wiz and kinda become disappointed coz i want the princess more but man as i played the ice wiz i loved it as i go The hype when u get a legendary is just something else compared today so those times is just memorable ❤

I’ve played Clash Royale since elementary (yes I really did), after I switched to IPhone in middle school I reset my progress from when I had great luck like when I got 2 legendaries in wooden chests. I took a break after a bit due to finding new interests and so my account sat idle for about 2 years where I had every legendary except one. In October of last year for some reason my whole legendary collection was wiped clean. I had even spent 25 dollars previously so I was a bit mad and it was never corrected. By March I already had every legendary at the time. I managed to re-achieve it 3 times and each time it seemed easier and easier. At this point Clash Royale has become a game where everyone I played with only hops on for nostalgia for a few days every couple of months