Clash Royale balance update to be released on May 18

An upcoming balancing changes will be released in the game on Wednesday, May 18. A heads up has been given inside Clash Royale last Monday. The summary of the changes include the following:

Royal Giant: Damage decreased by 4%
Freeze: Duration decreased by 1 sec
Furnace: Elixir cost decreased to 4 (from 5), hitpoints decreased by 14% and lifetime decreased to 40 sec (from 50 sec)
Fire Spirits: Area Damage radius increased by 25%
Guards: Hitpoints and damage increased by 8%
Miner: Hitpoints increased by 6%
Lava Hound: Hitpoints increased by 3%
Lava Pups: Hitpoints increased by 9%
Elixir Collector: Hitpoints decreased by 9%
Knight: Hitpoints increased by 10%
Bomber: Damage increased by 10%
Cannon: Hitpoints decreased by 5%
Tesla: Hitpoints increased by 5%
Golem & Golemite: Hitpoints increased by 5%
Witch: Damage increased by 10%
Skeletons (affects Tombstone, Skeleton Army, Witch, Skeletons): Hitpoints and damage increased by 5%
Tombstone: Hitpoints increased by 10%

I just unlocked Arena 5 and the upcoming changes will be interesting since I have a lineup that includes Bomber, Witch, Skeletons and Tombstone. All these cards will have an increase in damage and hitpoints. I hope I can get up in the ranks a little with this update. I don't think the changes will require an application update and the changes could be similar to how it was released before that would only require a short downtime of the game. If you don't have this game yet, you can download it on your iOS devices by clicking on the button below.

Source: Clash Royale Blog