Clash of Clans 2026: State of Gameplay - Part 2 explained

Supercell's update and system announcement, "State of Gameplay - Part 2", was published on 2026-05-22. This Clash Players edition reorganizes the announcement so the dates, requirements, rewards, changes and media can be checked in one place without changing the official conditions.

What this announcement covers

The sections below keep the source's technical details and sequence where they affect interpretation. Supercell's wording is presented as an official announcement, while the surrounding structure and headline are editorial to Clash Players.

For the second part of the team's State of Gameplay series, Supercell’d like to share some adjustments coming to CWL modifiers, more details about the upcoming balance changes, plus some teasers for what gameplay changes Supercell are working on next…

Let’s start with a short CWL Update

Following the first month of the extended CWL modifier setup Supercell mentioned in the team's previous post, Supercell’ve realised some temporary adjustments are needed while Supercell continue refining the long term direction of modifiers across the ranks.

Starting with the upcoming CWL season, Titan III and Titan II will use the Legend II modifier setup, while Titan I and Legend League will use the Legend I modifier setup.

These changes are aimed at creating healthier competition across the ladder while giving us a clearer picture of how different modifier environments affect gameplay and hitrates.

May Balance Changes

Before the update itself arrives, Supercell have a new round of balance changes coming first (see detailed spreadsheet at the bottom of the article).

With this round of balance changes, Supercell’re excited to try a different way of communicating them. Last time Supercell went pretty deep into hitrates and performance data ourselves, but this time Supercell want to focus more on the intent behind the changes.

Supercell are making a significant adjustment to the Giant Arrow, alongside a smaller change to Rocket Backpack. The goal is to address a recurring issue where the Giant Arrow would need buffs with each new Air Defence level, creating situations where it became too strong at lower Town Hall levels just to fulfil its role at the top. With this change, the Giant Arrow will now deal double damage to Air Defences while being less impactful against other targets, making it feel more like a specialised tool for taking out key defences rather than a broadly dominant option.

The Dragon Duke has also been a bit overtuned. While it’s been a lot of fun, it currently has too much impact on the meta. In addition to the previously mentioned Rocket Backpack change, for the next update in June, Supercell will be changing how its interaction works with the Flame Blower, to always blow towards the Duke’s initial direction, instead of the Backpack’s direction. Furthermore on May Balance Changes, Supercell’re reducing the power of Fire Heart and his Trap Damage Reduction, and will monitor how he performs from here, tightening his (very cool looking) chain further if needed.

The current air meta has been a major shift, and the team's goal is to create a healthier balance between Ground and Air strategies. To support this, Supercell are adjusting the Lava Launcher, as well as Air Bombs and the Roaster. While the Lava Launcher has been very strong against ground strategies, Air Bombs and the Roaster have not had the same level of impact against air attacks.

Finally, Supercell are adjusting the Sky Wagon and Dragon Rider. The Sky Wagon is losing one Barrel, one Minion, and one level across all its troops, while the Dragon Rider receives a small nerf. Supercell’re happy the Sky Wagon is a strong option, but it shouldn’t dominate nearly every attack.

mORE

Now that Supercell has shared the team's reasoning & goals for the upcoming Balance Changes in May. the team's design team is already planning new ways to open up fresh attack possibilities and to break the gameplay balance once again: a new Event Troop, new gameplay content that could change the flow of attacks in some unexpected ways, plus a monolithic new Epic Equipment.

 I know what you’re thinking… How can you possibly enjoy more new Epic Equipment when so many players can’t even keep up with the Equipment that is in the game already? Supercell want it to be easier to level up and try more Epic Equipment so that more players can enjoy the new good stuff that is coming! Supercell’ve taken the team's time rolling out a catch-up mechanic because Supercell wanted to be thoughtful; many players have invested a lot of time and money into Equipment and Supercell want to be fair about how Supercell accelerate the team's new and re-engaging players who have missed previous Equipment releases and events. Supercell believe Supercell’ve found a fair way to make the Epic Equipment economy more accessible while still keeping the Ore economy engaging and Supercell can’t wait to share it with you, but… 

Closing

Supercell are not showing all the team's cards just yet. You’ll have to wait for the next Clash On Video to hear more… That’s it for this smaller update. Supercell’ll keep monitoring how these changes land, listening to feedback from players and creators, and making adjustments where needed.

Thanks for reading.

Official source

Read the complete announcement on the official Clash of Clans blog.