Updated November 11, 2026 · Season 89 (King vs. King), King of Cards Week 2, after the November 10 Crown Token maintenance. Dates and card lists come from Supercell's King vs. King release notes, and the Token removal from the official Clash Royale X account. Mission rewards and Royal Market prices come from in-game screenshots, not from an official price list.
Quick answer: On November 10, 2026 Supercell ran maintenance to remove leftover Crown Tokens from a previous season that had carried into Season 89. Rewards you already claimed are yours to keep, and Tokens earned this season aren't touched. Players who had already spent leftover Tokens now see a Negative Inventory popup, and new mission rewards pay that balance off first. The Royal Market went offline on November 9 and, as of early November 11 (UTC), Supercell hasn't announced it's back. The event itself still works: King of Cards runs November 9 – December 7, and each Week 2 mission (Giant, Battle Ram, Hog Rider, Mortar, Minion Giant, Goblin Barrel) pays 275 Crown Tokens for 5 wins, 1,650 for the week.
King of Cards is the backbone of the season. Supercell's notes describe it in one line: "the King of Cards event and weekly challenges will guide you through every single win condition, awarding you with Crown Tokens and other rewards along the way!"
This guide covers the November 10 Token removal first, then the missions, how many Crown Tokens you can earn, what the Royal Market sells, and whether you should spend Crown Tokens or real money on Evo Mirror.
Why did Clash Royale take away my Crown Tokens?
Because Crown Tokens left over from an earlier season showed up in Season 89 balances, and Supercell removed them on November 10. The official Clash Royale X post, 09:00 UTC on November 10:
"Maintenance is underway! Some leftover Tokens from a previous season carried over into this one, so we're removing them now and will bring the Royal Market back as soon as possible. ✅ Any rewards you already claimed are yours to keep ✅ Tokens earned this season are not affected"
After the maintenance, affected players got a Supercell Support popup listing what was taken:
The amount varies by account. The screenshot above, from a r/ClashRoyale post with over 1,500 upvotes, shows 600 removed. On launch day, players on the 6,050 Tokens thread were already asking why some accounts started with more Tokens than others. That uneven starting pile is what Supercell is now clearing out.
Three things the official post confirms:
- Items you bought are safe. If you spent leftover Tokens in the Royal Market before it went down, you keep what you bought.
- This season's Tokens stay. Tokens from King of Cards missions don't count as leftovers.
- The Market comes back after the cleanup. Supercell hasn't given a time.
What does "Negative Inventory" mean in Clash Royale?
It means you spent leftover Tokens that have now been removed, so your Crown Token balance is below zero. Supercell kept your purchases and charged the Tokens back instead:
The popup's text: "Your Magic Item Inventory is in the negative. Claimed rewards will go towards getting your inventory in the positive!" In the screenshot posted on November 10 the balance is −500, so the next two 275-Token missions would bring that player back to +50.
That post's title sums up the mood: "Why not just let us keep the currency? Wouldn't have broken the event, not our fault the devs forgot to wipe it."
Should you claim mission rewards now or wait? Claiming pays off the debt first either way, so waiting doesn't get you more Tokens. And while the Market is down you can't spend them anyway. Our reading is to claim normally. The only reason to hold off is if you expect Supercell to reverse the charge-back, and it hasn't hinted at that.
Is the Royal Market back?
Not as of early November 11 (UTC), as far as we can find. The timeline:
| When (UTC) | What happened |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, ~09:00 | King of Cards and the Royal Market go live |
| Nov 9, 15:47 | Official X: "The Royal Market is temporarily unavailable due to a technical issue" |
| Nov 10, 09:00 | Maintenance to remove leftover Tokens; Market back "as soon as possible" |
| Nov 10, 18:14 | r/ClashRoyale post: "It has been two days and the shop didn't come back yet" |
The mission screen kept working through all of this: the Negative Inventory screenshot above, taken after the maintenance, shows the timer at 26d 19h with Week 2 missions still open. Keep clearing missions. Your Tokens will be waiting when the Market comes back, and we'll update this page when Supercell confirms it.
What is the King of Cards event in Clash Royale?
King of Cards is a four-week win-condition event inside the five-week Season 89. It started on November 9, 2026 (season Week 2) and ends on December 7. Each week, Supercell picks a group of win conditions, the cards that do your tower damage, and gives each one a mission. On launch day the in-game timer read Ends in 27d 23h, which matches the December 7 end date.
The official notes list the weekly rotation:
| Week | Dates (2026) | Boosted win conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | Nov 9 – 15 | Battle Ram, Hog Rider, Mortar, Minion Giant, Goblin Barrel |
| Week 3 | Nov 16 – 22 | Balloon, Royal Hogs, Three Musketeers, Royal Giant, Ram Rider, Wall Breakers |
| Week 4 | Nov 23 – 29 | Goblin Giant, Skeleton Barrel, Golem, Electro Giant, Lava Hound, Elixir Golem |
| Week 5 | Nov 30 – Dec 7 | X-Bow, Miner, Graveyard, Goblin Drill |
| Full season | Nov 2 – Dec 7 | Giant and Mirror |
That's 21 win conditions across four weeks, plus Giant and Mirror, which Supercell says are "boosted for the full season." The notes don't say what "boosted" means in numbers, and the mission screen doesn't show a boost. Treat it as "featured", not as a confirmed stat change.
The week dates follow Season 89's Monday rollovers. The official notes give only the event's start and end dates, not the exact hour each week flips.
What are the King of Cards Week 2 missions?
Week 2 has six missions, each reading "Win 5 battles with [card]" and paying 275 Crown Tokens. In order on the event screen:
- Win 5 battles with Giant — 275 Crown Tokens
- Win 5 battles with Battle Ram — 275
- Win 5 battles with Hog Rider — 275
- Win 5 battles with Mortar — 275
- Win 5 battles with Minion Giant — 275
- Win 5 battles with Goblin Barrel — 275
That's 1,650 Crown Tokens for the week. Giant leads the list even though the official notes put him in the season-long boost rather than the Week 2 group. That fits his new Evolution: Evo Giant went live with Season 89, and our Evo Giant guide covers how his Rage trail works.
Does one win count toward several missions?
Probably, but Supercell hasn't confirmed it. The screenshot above, from a launch-day r/ClashRoyale post, shows all six Week 2 missions Already claimed while the event timer still read 27d 23h, so roughly within the first hour. If each mission needed its own five wins, that would be 30 wins in about an hour, which is hard to believe. The likelier reading is that one win counts for every mission card in your deck. A screenshot can't prove the rule, though.
Test it yourself: note your mission counters, win one battle with two mission cards in the deck, and check whether both bars moved. Other players are building around the same idea: a launch-day post titled "Ez mission completes with this deck" pairs Hog Rider, Minion Giant and Goblin Barrel.
How many Crown Tokens can you earn from King of Cards?
Week 2 pays 1,650 Crown Tokens. If every week keeps the same "one 275-Token mission per listed card" format, the event's missions total 6,050. Here's the math:
| Week | Missions | Crown Tokens | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | 6 (5 listed cards + Giant) | 1,650 | 1,650 |
| Week 3 | 6 | 1,650 | 3,300 |
| Week 4 | 6 | 1,650 | 4,950 |
| Week 5 | 4 | 1,100 | 6,050 |
Week 2 is confirmed in-game. Weeks 3 to 5 are our projection from the official card lists: Supercell hasn't shown those missions yet, and we've assumed Giant's mission doesn't repeat. A launch-day r/ClashRoyale post is titled "You only have 6050 Crown Tokens", the same figure. Treat it as a ceiling estimate, not a confirmed payout.
That's only the missions. The official notes say Crown Tokens are "earned through events, and in the Shop", and the three themed Challenges also pay out:
- Quick Wit Challenge: November 16 – 23
- Beatdown Challenge: November 23 – 30
- Siege & Chip Challenge: November 30 – December 7
Supercell hasn't published how many Crown Tokens each Challenge gives. A creator season guide from kabutom says each Challenge comes with 7–8 pre-made template decks, so you won't need to own every card to play them.
What can you buy in the Royal Market?
The Royal Market runs November 9 – December 7 and sells items for Crown Tokens. Its top page stays locked until you've spent 3,000 Crown Tokens. Supercell's line: "The market is fully open from Week 2 of the season, with the most coveted items unlocked after you spend 3,000 Crown Tokens."
Prices from two launch-day Market screenshots posted on r/ClashRoyale on November 9 (one, two):
| Item | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Animated Tower Skin | 800 Crown Tokens | Top page (locked until 3,000 spent) |
| 6 purple shards (the Mirror Evolution offer's art) | 1,000 Crown Tokens | Top page (locked until 3,000 spent) |
| Barbarian emote | 700 Crown Tokens | First open row |
| Item with battle-scene art | 400 Crown Tokens | First open row |
| Chest | 500 Crown Tokens | First open row |
More rows sit below the first one on both screenshots, so the list isn't complete. The first open row adds up to 1,600 Crown Tokens, so you'll need about 1,400 more from the lower rows to reach the 3,000 that opens the top page. The screenshot above shows that progress bar in action: one chest bought, 500/3000 spent.
Important: the progress bar counts Crown Tokens spent, not earned. Hoarding 3,000 Tokens doesn't open the top page. You have to buy items from the lower rows first.
Supercell hasn't said whether purchases made with the removed leftover Tokens still count toward the 3,000. Check your bar when the Market returns before planning around it.
Can you get Evo Mirror free from the Royal Market?
Probably, for 1,000 Crown Tokens once the top page is open. The 1,000-Token top item is a stack of 6 purple shards, and the Shop's "Mirror Evolution" offer shows the same shard art, x6, for $11.99 in a US-priced screenshot posted on November 9. The offer page also shows an emote marked FREE!
The Market tile has no name label in the screenshots, so we're matching the art, not reading a title. Tap the tile in your own Market to see its name before you plan around it. Supercell's notes confirm two official routes: "Mirror Evolution will be available in the Shop from the second week of the season, or you can unlock it with Wild Shards!" The Royal Market tile looks like a third.
Free route math:
- Spend 3,000 Crown Tokens on lower-row items to open the top page.
- Spend 1,000 more on the 6 shards.
- That's 4,000 Crown Tokens. Add the 800 tower skin and you're at 4,800.
If the later weeks pay like Week 2, you'd have 3,300 by the end of Week 3 and 4,950 by the end of Week 4. Challenge Tokens would bring that forward. On those assumptions, a player who clears every mission could reach the shards around Week 4 (November 23 – 29). Three things could change that: later weeks paying less, the tile turning out to be something else, or the lower rows not holding 3,000 Tokens' worth of items you can buy.
Should you pay $11.99 for Evo Mirror now or wait?
Wait, unless you want it now. The Shop offer showed Ends in 9d 23h on launch day, so it closes around November 19. The Market runs until December 7. If the Market tile is Evo Mirror, paying mainly buys you about two weeks of early access; check whether the FREE! emote on the offer page can be claimed without buying.
The Market outage doesn't change the math much. Missions keep paying while it's down, so your Tokens pile up for when it returns. If you're in Negative Inventory, though, your first one or two missions only cancel the debt, which pushes the free route back by about one or two missions.
Also check whether Mirror suits your decks at all. Supercell's description: "Evolved Mirror copies the last card you played, but evolved, with 1 extra level!" It only gets the evolved copy if that card has an Evolution. Our Evo Mirror guide covers which cards it pairs best with.
What is the best deck for King of Cards missions?
Pack as many of the week's mission cards into one deck as you can still play, then win five times. If one win counts toward every mission card in the deck, which the launch-day clear suggests, a deck with four mission cards finishes four missions in five wins. The approach below is our suggestion, not a tested list.
The deck above is one player's launch-day build: Hog Rider, Minion Giant and Goblin Barrel in the same eight, with Arrows, at 3.9 average Elixir. Three mission cards, one set of five wins.
Our Week 2 approach:
- Deck one, bridge pressure: Hog Rider, Battle Ram, Goblin Barrel and Minion Giant all fit a fast deck. Fill the other four slots with a cheap spell, a bigger spell, a building or tank-killer, and a cheap cycle card. If you already play Hog, start from our 2.6 Hog Cycle deck and swap in Battle Ram and Goblin Barrel.
- Deck two, Giant + Mortar: Giant wants support troops walking behind him, which also suits Evo Giant's Rage trail. Mortar fits fast siege decks as well as slower ones, so pair it with whichever Giant support you like. Our Giant Graveyard guide shows the Giant support layout, and our Evo Mortar deck guide covers Mortar.
- Don't force all six into one deck. Six win conditions and two spells leaves you with nothing to defend with. Two decks of three or four mission cards each will get you to five wins faster than one overloaded deck.
Minion Giant flies and only targets buildings, so ground-only attackers can't hit him. If you're new to him, read our Minion Giant guide first.
Which missions are coming in later weeks?
Plan your upgrades around what's next. Week 3 (from November 16) brings Balloon, Royal Hogs, Three Musketeers, Royal Giant, Ram Rider and Wall Breakers, and our Royal Giant deck guide is a ready-made start. Week 4 (from November 23) is the heavy week: Goblin Giant, Skeleton Barrel, Golem, Electro Giant, Lava Hound and Elixir Golem. See our Lava Hound deck. Week 5 (from November 30) closes with X-Bow, Miner, Graveyard and Goblin Drill, so our X-Bow deck guide will cover that one.
When does King of Cards end, and what happens to leftover Crown Tokens?
King of Cards and the Royal Market both end on December 7, 2026. Supercell calls Crown Tokens "a limited-time currency", so plan to spend them before the Market closes. The notes don't say whether unspent Tokens convert into anything.
Week 1 of Season 89 ran November 2 – 8 with the Daily Puzzles, which gave no rewards. For the full season calendar, including Evo Giant, the Deck Wizard and the Challenges, see our Season 89 King vs. King guide. The new competitive mode revealed at the World Finals has its own guide: Clash Royale Crown Series explained.
FAQ
Why did my Crown Tokens get revoked in Clash Royale? On November 10, 2026 Supercell removed leftover Crown Tokens that had carried over from a previous season. Its official post says rewards you already claimed are yours to keep and Tokens earned this season are not affected.
What does Negative Inventory mean in Clash Royale? You spent leftover Tokens before they were removed, so your Crown Token balance went below zero. New mission rewards go toward getting it back to positive first. You keep the items you bought.
Why is the Royal Market not showing in Clash Royale? Supercell took it offline on November 9 for a "technical issue" and kept it down during the November 10 Token cleanup. It said the Market will come back "as soon as possible" but gave no time.
What is King of Cards in Clash Royale? A four-week Season 89 event running November 9 – December 7, 2026. Each week lists a set of win conditions, and each one gets a "Win 5 battles with [card]" mission worth 275 Crown Tokens. Giant and Mirror are boosted for the whole season.
What are the King of Cards Week 2 cards? Giant, Battle Ram, Hog Rider, Mortar, Minion Giant and Goblin Barrel. Each mission asks for 5 wins and pays 275 Crown Tokens, 1,650 for the week.
How do you get Crown Tokens in Clash Royale? From King of Cards missions (275 each), the three Season 89 Challenges, and the Shop. Supercell's notes say Crown Tokens are "earned through events, and in the Shop."
How many Crown Tokens can you get in total? Week 2 pays 1,650. If weeks 3 to 5 use the same one-mission-per-card format, missions total 6,050 across the event, before any Challenge or Shop Tokens.
How do you unlock the top page of the Royal Market? Spend 3,000 Crown Tokens on items further down the Market. The bar counts Tokens spent, not Tokens held, so saving up doesn't open it.
Can you get Evo Mirror for free in Clash Royale? Probably. The Royal Market's locked top page has 6 purple shards for 1,000 Crown Tokens, the same art and count as the Shop's $11.99 Mirror Evolution offer, but the tile isn't labelled. Supercell confirms you can also unlock it with Wild Shards.
Does one win count for several King of Cards missions? Supercell hasn't said. A launch-day screenshot shows all six Week 2 missions claimed within about an hour, which suggests one win counts for every mission card in your deck. Check your counters after one win to confirm.
When does King of Cards end? December 7, 2026, the same day the Royal Market closes. Crown Tokens are a limited-time currency, so spend them before then.
Where can you find more Clash Royale guides?
Planning your Season 89? These guides cover the rest of King vs. King.
