By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026
Hero equipment
Sample figuresVerified 26 Oct 2026 · not liveWhat changed: Equipment Blast Medal Event 9–22 Sep · Ore gem prices cut on 2 Oct 2026 · Portal Pendant Medal Event 8–25 Oct · no equipment cap change in the 9 Jul balance post.
Barbarian KingChoose your next upgradeGiant Gauntlet
Epic · max 27tier S · editorial
Enter current levelHighest universal tier for Barbarian King not yet at its next stopping point.
Binding ore: enter the cost from your Blacksmith— Shiny— Glowy— Starry
Why this recommendation?· Tier S in the universal view (editorial)· Default pair: Spiky Ball· Epic: Starry Ore from level 9 (every third level), 480 in allSource rows: editorial tier (05 Oct 2026) · rarity caps · your entered levels · Ore costs: yours, else the community wiki table
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Highest Town HallTH18official · 30 Aug 2026 updateSeasonOctober 2026 · Portal Panicofficial · 1 Oct 2026Latest update30 Aug 2026officialLatest balance announcement17 Oct 2026 · in force from an unstated dateofficial · the post says "incoming"Balance baseline9 Jul 2026officialPortal PendantMedal Event ended 25 Oct · not rankedofficial · stats not verified
Useful stopping points
Lv 18Common max; first epic stop (Starry Ore is already spent at 9, 12, 15 and 18)Starry from 9
Lv 21First step above the common cap: 100 StarryStarry
Lv 24Second step above 18: 120 StarryStarry
Lv 27Epic max: 150 Starry for the last stepStarry
Stat values per level are not held here; check the Blacksmith. Max totals (competitor-calculated, not official): common 27,260 Shiny + 1,920 Glowy; epic 56,060 Shiny + 3,720 Glowy + 480 Starry. The community wiki table adds up to exactly these.How long Starry Ore lasts
Starry per week18 → 21Starry costenter incomeweeks to afford
21 → 24Starry costenter incomeweeks to afford
24 → 27Starry costenter incomeweeks to afford
Each epic piece asks for Starry Ore on its way above level 18. The grey figures are the community wiki table (checked 2026-10-15); type your Blacksmith number to replace one. Uses your Starry balance below.Start from your situation
Barbarian King equipment, rankedSample
Giant GauntletS · epic
Spiky BallS · epic
Rage VialA · common
Earthquake BootsA · common
Snake BraceletB · epic
VampstacheB · common
Barbarian PuppetB · common
Stick Horsenot ranked · epicS tier
Giant Gauntletepic · tank + damage
Spiky Ballepic · burst damage
A tier
Rage Vialcommon · damage boost
Earthquake Bootscommon · wall breaking
B tier
Snake Braceletepic · summons
Vampstachecommon · sustain
Barbarian Puppetcommon · summons
All equipment, your levelsSample
43 pieces in the held list · 42 reported available + Portal PendantGiant GauntletBarbarian King · epic · availableS27enter leveltank + damage · pair: Spiky Ball
Spiky BallBarbarian King · epic · availableS27enter levelburst damage · pair: Giant Gauntlet
Rage VialBarbarian King · common · availableA18enter leveldamage boost · pair: Earthquake Boots
Earthquake BootsBarbarian King · common · availableA18enter levelwall breaking · pair: Rage Vial
Snake BraceletBarbarian King · epic · availableB27enter levelsummons · pair: Giant Gauntlet
VampstacheBarbarian King · common · availableB18enter levelsustain · pair: Rage Vial
Barbarian PuppetBarbarian King · common · availableB18enter levelsummons · pair: Rage Vial
Frozen ArrowArcher Queen · epic · availableS27enter levelslow + damage · pair: Magic Mirror
Magic MirrorArcher Queen · epic · availableS27enter levelclone · pair: Frozen Arrow
Action FigureArcher Queen · epic · availableA27enter levelsummon · pair: Frozen Arrow
Healer PuppetArcher Queen · common · availableA18enter levelhealing · pair: Invisibility Vial
Invisibility VialArcher Queen · common · availableA18enter levelstealth · pair: Healer Puppet
Giant ArrowArcher Queen · common · availableB18enter levellong-range damage · pair: Archer Puppet
Archer PuppetArcher Queen · common · availableC18enter levelsummons · pair: Giant Arrow
Dark CrownMinion Prince · epic · availableS27enter levelscaling damage · pair: Henchmen Puppet
Henchmen PuppetMinion Prince · common · availableA18enter levelsummons · pair: Dark Orb
Dark OrbMinion Prince · common · availableA18enter leveldamage · pair: Metal Pants
Metal PantsMinion Prince · common · availableB18enter levelsurvival · pair: Dark Orb
Noble IronMinion Prince · common · availableB18enter leveldamage · pair: Dark Crown
Portal PendantMinion Prince · epic · event ended · not rankednot rankedn/estats not verifiednot established · pair: —
FireballGrand Warden · epic · availableS27enter levelburst damage · pair: Eternal Tome
Eternal TomeGrand Warden · common · availableS18enter levelinvulnerability · pair: Fireball
Lavaloon PuppetGrand Warden · epic · availableA27enter levelsummons · pair: Eternal Tome
Healing TomeGrand Warden · common · availableA18enter levelhealing · pair: Eternal Tome
Life GemGrand Warden · common · availableB18enter levelHP aura · pair: Rage Gem
Rage GemGrand Warden · common · availableB18enter leveldamage aura · pair: Life Gem
Electro BootsRoyal Champion · epic · availableS27enter leveldamage aura · pair: Rocket Spear
Rocket SpearRoyal Champion · epic · availableS27enter levelburst damage · pair: Electro Boots
Seeking ShieldRoyal Champion · common · availableA18enter leveldefense sniping · pair: Haste Vial
Haste VialRoyal Champion · common · availableA18enter levelspeed · pair: Seeking Shield
Royal GemRoyal Champion · common · availableB18enter levelhealing · pair: Seeking Shield
Hog Rider PuppetRoyal Champion · common · availableB18enter levelsummons · pair: Haste Vial
Stick HorseBarbarian King · epic · availablenot ranked27enter levelwall jumping · pair: —
Monolith ArrowArcher Queen · epic · availablenot ranked27enter level% max-HP damage · pair: —
Meteor StaffMinion Prince · epic · availablenot ranked27enter levelmeteor strikes · pair: —
Heroic TorchGrand Warden · epic · availablenot ranked27enter levelspeed aura · pair: —
Frost FlakeRoyal Champion · epic · availablenot ranked27enter levelice flakes · pair: —
Fire HeartDragon Duke · common · availablenot ranked18enter levelregeneration · pair: Flame Blower
Flame BlowerDragon Duke · common · availablenot ranked18enter levelflame cone · pair: Fire Heart
Stun BlasterDragon Duke · common · availablenot ranked18enter levelstun shockwave · pair: —
Electro FangsDragon Duke · common · availablenot ranked18enter levelchain lightning · pair: —
Rocket BackpackDragon Duke · epic · availablenot ranked27enter levelflight · pair: —
Revenge DeckDragon Duke · epic · availablenot ranked27enter levelcounterattacks · pair: —
Not in the held list
The held list has 43 named pieces; references report 42 available plus Portal Pendant, so every reported piece is listed. 11 of them (the newest epics and every Dragon Duke piece) are not tier-ranked yet: nobody has published a ranking we can date. Level-by-level ability text is not held; Portal Pendant's costs are not established.
Which ore runs out first
Shinyplan needs 0nothing planned
Glowyplan needs 0nothing planned
Starryplan needs 0nothing planned
Binding resource: add pieces to the plan and enter their levels.
Planned path:Add rows with "Plan" in the table.
Is this ore offer worth it?baseline from 2 Oct 2026 · lower is better
0.5gems / Shinywas 1
3gems / Glowywas 5
20gems / Starrywas 35
Offer 1Enter the offer price and ore amounts.
Offer 2Enter the offer price and ore amounts.
The official post says the new prices roll out in stages across shops and offers; an offer that still uses old prices is marked transitional. Players report seeing different prices during rollout (opinion).Why tier lists disagree
SourceDatedAssumes THAssumes armyAfter 9 Jul?Portal Pendant
What changed for equipment
17 Oct 2026 balanceofficial
Announced 17 Oct 2026, in force from a date the post does not give: Fire Heart HP bonus −8% per level, its damage bonus removed and max healing 150 → 140 per second; Frozen Arrow slow +5 percentage points per level and max damage 168 → 175; Portal Pendant HP bonus up to 1,200. No equipment cap changed.9 Jul 2026 balanceofficial
Dragon Duke and several troops changed; the held rows show no equipment cap change. Tier view dated after this post.Equipment Blastofficial
Medal Event 9 Sep 08:00 – 22 Sep 08:00 UTC (TH6+, Champ Medals; shop open to 24 Sep). It is an event, not a change to equipment stats or caps.2 Oct 2026 Ore pricesofficial
Shiny 1 → 0.5, Glowy 5 → 3, Starry 35 → 20 gems; staged rollout.Portal Pendantofficial
New Minion Prince epic released 8 Oct 2026 via the Medal Event (8–25 Oct); boost 20–25 Oct for TH9+; listed in the Trader shop from 27 Oct. Upgrade costs equal the standard epic table (community wiki, read 15 Oct 2026; Supercell has not published a medal price). Not ranked until stats are verified.Max levelsreference
Common 18 and epic 27, per references; check the Blacksmith after each update.Starry Ore starts at level 9reference
The community wiki table asks for Starry Ore on epics at levels 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 27 — 480 in all, as the max totals say. Guides that say Starry begins at 19 only count the last three steps.Eleven pieces addedreference
Stick Horse, Monolith Arrow, Meteor Staff, Heroic Torch, Frost Flake and all six Dragon Duke pieces (Fire Heart, Flame Blower, Stun Blaster, Electro Fangs, Rocket Backpack, Revenge Deck) are listed; none is tier-ranked yet.Sources
Balance changes incoming (October 2026)Official17 Oct 2026More ore for your gemsOfficial2 Oct 2026Equipment Blast Medal EventOfficial9 Sep 2026July balance updateOfficial9 Jul 2026Portal Panic seasonOfficial1 Oct 2026Introducing Hero EquipmentOfficial—Hero equipment tier listReference B2026Hero equipment1337Wikinot datedHero Equipment — upgrade cost tablesClash of Clans Wiki (Fandom)checked 15 Oct 2026Blacksmith — equipment rarity capsClash of Clans Wiki (Fandom)checked 15 Oct 2026Portal Pendant — upgrade costsClash of Clans Wiki (Fandom)checked 15 Oct 2026Ore gem cost changes (Oct 2026)Player discussion (opinion)Oct 2026