A new Clash of Clans season means new challenges and rewards to unlock. Supercell introduced a new Shadow Challenge for players to complete alongside a new skin available for purchase in the in-game shop. The new Shadow theme was introduced to the game earlier this year with the arrival of the Shadow Queen skin during the January season’s Gold Pass, and again in March with the Shadow Champion skin.
Clash of Clans, the massively popular mobile strategy game, took a new approach to granting special rewards in April 2019 with the introduction of the Gold Pass. Not unlike Fortnite’s popular Season Pass system, the Gold Pass gives players a list of challenges to complete in order to unlock new reward tiers. The Gold Pass, which sells for $5 every month, gives players the opportunity to earn a ton of resources, potions, buffs, and a special Hero skin. Supercell tends to set a theme for each season pass, making it so that players can earn a complete set of Hero skins every three or four months.
This seasonal rotation has been all about the Shadow theme, and Supercell introduced even more ways for players to immerse themselves in the unique Clash of Clans motif. In a new video published on the Clash of Clans official YouTube channel, Supercell announced a new Shadow Challenge for players to complete. The Shadow Challenge requires players to mimic a matchup from Clash of Clans’ eSports Worlds Warmup Finals by using M.S. GAKU’s troop composition against PSW’s base. If players are successful at achieving a full three-star clear of the base, they will be awarded 400xp and a Research Potion.
Along with the challenge was the introduction of the new Shadow Warden skin, a Legendary Grand Warden skin available for purchase in the in-game shop. Like all Legendary skins in Clash of Clans, the Shadow Warden will cost players $9.99. A new Shadow Scenery background for players’ bases is also available in the shop. The new shop items are available until April 18, so players looking to finish their Shadow collection have just less than two weeks to do so.
The Shadow theme is arguably one of the biggest themes Supercell has made for Clash of Clans since the Jungle theme in the Town Hall 14 update, but many players were left annoyed that they have to pay even more money to complete the set. Together with the underwhelming reward for completing the Shadow Challenge, some players saw this theme as a miss. Despite the additional cost, the Shadow cosmetics are some of the best-looking ones in the game, and many players are happy to pay the extra money since the game itself has remained free-to-play for so many years.
Clash of Clans is available on iOS and Android devices.
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