Battle Ram

What it looks like

The Battle Ram is a Rare card that is unlocked from Barbarian Bowl (Arena 3). It spawns a single-target, building-targeting, melee, ground troop with moderate hitpoints and high damage. After it travels 3 tiles, it will begin to charge towards its target, and deals double damage if it hits its target whilst charging. Once it reaches a building or it is destroyed, it will break and reveal the two Barbarians underneath. It appears to be a battering ram consisting of a large, thick, heavy log with an attached metal knob at the front and a chain at the back carried by two Barbarians underneath. A Battle Ram card costs 4 Elixir to deploy.

Trivia

• A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates. In its simplest form, a battering ram is just a large, heavy log carried by several people and propelled with force against an obstacle; the ram would be sufficient to damage the target if the log were massive enough and/or it were moved quickly enough. The earliest depiction of a possible battering ram is from the tomb of the 11th Dynasty noble Khety, where a pair of soldiers advance towards a fortress under the protection of a mobile roofed structure, carrying a long pole that may represent a simple battering ram. In the German, Norwegian, Turkish, Indonesian and Finnish language settings of the game, the Battle Ram's name translates to "Battering Ram". In the Japanese, Chinese, Persian, Malaysian, Thai, and Vietnamese language settings of the game, the Battle Ram's name translates to "Siege Barbarian", "Barbarian Battering Ram", "Battle Tower", "Crasher", "Fight Bumper", and "Castle Breaking Weapon" respectively. The Battle Ram can be seen on the Trophy Road as a decoration.
• The Battle Ram is 1 of 17 troops that inspired a troop in Clash of Clans, the others being Spear Goblins, Bomber, Bats, Skeleton Barrel, Minion Horde, Firecracker, Ice Golem, Zappies, Baby Dragon, Giant Skeleton, Ram Rider, Inferno Dragon, Miner, Royal Ghost, Ice Wizard, and Night Witch. Unlike its counterpart in Clash of Clans, the Battle Ram in Clash Royale spawns 2 Barbarians upon death, instead of 4, and it does not prioritize any specific building.
• The Battle Ram is 1 of 6 cards associated with Barbarians, with the others being Elite Barbarians, Barbarian Launcher, Barbarian Hut, Barbarian Barrel, and of course, Barbarians. It is the only Barbarian-related card to not have the word “Barbarian” in its name. According to a Clash-A-Rama comic strip, the Barbarians follow a career path, with the ones on the Battle Ram being the second lowest ranking ones.
• It is 1 of 5 troops that have a charge, the others being Dark Prince, Prince, Raging Prince, and Ram Rider. It is also the only one that cannot jump over the river. The Battle Ram's charge shares the same sound effects as the Prince's and Raging Prince's, only at a lower pitch.
• The Battle Ram is 1 of 8 troops to die as a part of their attack, the others being the Electro Spirit, Fire Spirit, Ice Spirit, Skeleton Barrel, Heal Spirit, Suspicious Bush, and Wall Breakers.
• On 12/6/2017, the Battle Ram was supposed to receive a change where fatal damage to the Battle Ram would not deal damage to the Barbarians as well, but this change was pulled back last minute.
• Before the Battle Ram's card release, the Battle Ram was affected by pushback. This was changed in a maintenance break on 2/2/2017, to prepare for the Battle Ram Challenge.