Tracking the Mastery Nerfs: From 50k Gems down to ZERO
- Introduction of Mastery (March 2022)
| Task Tier | Task Set 1 Rewards | Task Set 2 Rewards | Task Set 3 Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Cards based on Rarity(200,100,20,2,1) | Gold | 1x Banner Token / Profile Badge |
| Tier 2 | Gold | Wild Cards & 300 Gems for champion | 1x Banner Token / Profile Badge |
| Tier 3 | 150 Gems | 300 Gems (Common–Legendary) & 450 Gems (Champions) | Flat Gold |
the total available Gems were 49,950.
- The Evolution Update (June 2023)
The Change: The 300 Gem (and 450 Gem for Champions) reward located in Task Set 2, Tier 3 was completely removed.
Replacement: It was swapped out for flat Gold values.
- Common: 5,000 Gold
- Rare: 9,000 Gold
- Epic: 15,000 Gold
- Legendary: 18,000 Gold
- Champion: 25,000 Gold
Net Impact: Over 33,000+ Gems were permanently erased from masteries.
- The Shift to Trophy Road (June 2025)
Looking to move more raw progression onto the main ladder, Supercell slashed the remaining Mastery Gem rewards from early tasks.
The Change: Task Set 1, Tier 3 Gem rewards were nerfed:
- Regular Cards: Slashed from 150 Gems down to 100 Gems.
- Champion Cards: Slashed from 300 Gems down to 100 Gems.
Net Impact: Over 6,000+ Gems were permanently erased from masteries but only 2525 gems were added to the trophy road.
When Supercell cut the early Mastery gems, they claimed they were "redistributing" them onto the newly extended Trophy Road (which pushed past the old 9,000 cap up to 10,000, introducing the Valkalla Arena).A significant portion of those moved Gems were placed inside the milestones up to 9,000 trophies. Because Supercell explicitly decided not to grant retroactive rewards for milestones players had already passed, anyone sitting at or above 9,000 trophies received 0 Gems from that chunk of the pool.
- Collection Level Update (May 2026)
Current Mastery Reward Structure (Post-May 2026) Masteries are now strictly a Gold-generation system. No matter the rarity of the card, completing a task set yields a uniform Gold payout:
- Task Set 1 Complete: 4,000 Gold per task
- Task Set 2 Complete: 6,000 Gold per task
- Task Set 3 Complete: 15,000 Gold per task
The May 2026 update completely strips Masteries of Gems and Wild Cards, removing a massive total pool of 12,100 Gems and ~8,000+ Common, ~1,500+ Rare, ~300+ Epic, and ~20 Legendary Wild Cards.
Those Masteries are now gone. The Gems that were stripped from them were placed into the Collection Level milestones which high level players also just got locked out of due to the skipped milestones.
Links:
March 2022: https://royaleapi.com/blog/season34?lang=pt#card-mastery
June 2023: https://royaleapi.com/blog/more-2023-q2-update#mastery-rewards-fewer-gems-and-more-gold
June 2025: https://supercell.com/en/games/clashroyale/blog/release-notes/june-update-2025/
May 2026: https://supercell.com/en/games/clashroyale/blog/news/new-collection-levels-and-mastery-changes/