Clash Royale Chests: Rewards, Unlock Times & How To Get Them

There are many different types of Chests in Clash Royale. Each offers varying rewards, so it can be tricky to keep track. Here's a guide going through all the Chests in the game.

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Here's a complete guide to Chests in Clash Royale. | © Supercell

Chests are boxes in Clash Royale that offers items such as Gold, cards, Gems, and more rewards. They're perfect for giving you the tools to unlock new cards, upgrade existing ones, obtain new cosmetics, and generally further your in-game progress.

Lucky for you, there are various Chests available. Each one can be unlocked differently and, of course, offers varying rewards. The best part is that they're relatively easy to get as they're the primary source for most in-game items. Suffice it to say that you're spoilt for choice when it comes to Chests.

That said, here's an overview of all the currently available Chests in Clash Royale.

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Your rewards will vary depending on the Chest you open. | © Supercell

The rewards offered vary with each Chest and also with your Arena level (for some). Simply put, the better the Chest's rewards, the harder they are to get. That being said, there are various ways you can get Chests. These include winning games, completing tasks, purchasing them from the Shop, and more.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to instantly reap the rewards of your Chests - at least, not for all of them. There will be a waiting period, also known as an 'Unlock Time', that you have to endure before the Chest can be opened. If patience isn't your strongest virtue or you desperately need the rewards, you can skip the wait by using Gems or a Chest Key.

Useful Tip!

You can store up to four Chests at your Chest tray in Clash Royale. You will not be able to earn more Chests until you have at least one open slot in the tray.

But now that the fundamentals are out of the way, we can finally go over all the Chests in Clash Royale. We'll take a look at the Chest types, the rewards available in them, their respective unlock times, and how you can get them in the table below:

ChestRewards

Unlock Time

How To Get
Wooden Chest
  • 3 cards
  • Gold
5 secondsAwarded after winning a battle during the Tutorial
Crown Chest
  • Gems
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Chance for Legendary card
Instant

Awarded from the Pass Royale after earning 5 or 10 Crowns

Silver Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
3 hours (or instant if opened with 18 Gems)

Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle or completing Daily Tasks

Golden Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
8 hours (or instant if opened with 48 Gems)

Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle or completing Weekly Tasks

Giant Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
12 hours (or instant if opened with 72 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Magical Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
  • Chance for Legendary card
12 hours (or instant if opened with 72 Gems)

Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle

Epic Chest
  • Epic cards
12 hours (or instant if opened with 72 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle

Legendary Chest

  • Legendary card
1 day (or instant if opened with 144 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Lightning Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
Instant

Obtainable through the Shop

Mega Lightning Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
  • Chance for Legendary card
1 day (or instant if opened with 144 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Clan War Chest
  • Gold
  • Various rarity cards (dependent on your Clan League and Clan ranking)
InstantAwarded when a Clan crosses the 'Finish Line' in Clan Wars
Fortune Chest
  • Gold
  • Wild cards
  • Four random cards of varying rarities are featured. You have a chance of obtaining two or more out of the four featured
InstantObtainable through the Shop
King's Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Epic cards
  • Rare cards
InstantObtainable through the Shop
Legendary King's Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Epic cards
  • Rare cards
  • Legendary card
  • Champion card
InstantObtainable through the Shop
Tower Troop Chest
  • Tower Troop
InstantObtainable through the Shop and Chest Cycle
Royal Wild Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
  • Legendary card
  • Champion card
1 day (or instant if opened with 144 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Champion Chest
  • Champion card
1 dayObtainable through the Shop
Level Up Chest
  • Gold
  • Cards (rarity dependent on current Arena level)
InstantAwarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Grand Challenge Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
  • Chance for a Legendary card
Instant

Awarded after earning a certain number of wins in the Grand Challenge

Classic Challenge Chest
  • Gold
  • Common cards
  • Rare cards
  • Epic cards
  • Chance for a Legendary card
InstantAwarded after earning a certain number of wins in the Classic Challenge
Gold Crate
  • Gold
3 hours (or instant if opened with 18 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Plentiful Gold Crate
  • Gold

8 hours (or instant if opened with 48 Gems)

Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle
Overflowing Gold Crate
  • Gold
12 hours (or instant if opened with 72 Gems)Awarded after winning a Ladder/Party battle

As you can probably tell, there are many different unlockable Chests in Clash Royale. More often than not, getting Chests is luck-based and it can be challenging to get the higher-rarity ones. However, you have to keep playing to raise your chances of getting those coveted Chests.

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