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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

For Barbarian: no balance change in the official notes reviewed (9 Jul balance, 30 Aug update).

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Barbarian

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Cheap melee fighter that attacks whatever building is closest. Used in numbers for early pressure and cleanup.

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary

Space1 housingcommunity wiki

TargetsNearest buildingcommunity wiki

Unlock buildingBarracks level 1community wiki

Town Hall unlockTH1community wiki

Your level

Max at TH1410game max 13 · wiki rows

Next upgradeMaxed for TH14Next level needs TH15.

Current maximumTown Hall 18official · no TH19 Source buildCommunity wiki · 15 Oct 2026level rows Last verified26 Oct 2026facts vs 30 Aug 2026 update Latest balance for this unitNot changed on 9 Jul 2026official balance notes SeasonPortal Panic, 1–31 Octofficial · temporary content separate

Start from a situation:

Your Town Hall

Show only levels available to me

TH18 is the current maximum. Greyed Town Halls are below this unit's unlock.

Should I upgrade?

rule of thumb: 8% or more

Nothing to upgrade at TH14

Your level is the cap for TH14. Next level needs TH15.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades

Giant-Healer-Barbarian farmstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Barbarian King + mass Barbarianstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Compare two levels

DPS3845+18%

HP230270+17%

Cost to reach2.5M6M

Time to reach1.5d3d

Town HallTH12TH15

What each level gives10 of 13 levels · available at TH14

Level table: community wiki rows, read 15 Oct 2026 (https://clashofclans.fandom.com/wiki/Barbarian/Home_Village). Armies and counters further down are editorial.

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = elixir at the Laboratory

What it's for

community reference

Battlefield jobSwarm the edge and clean up buildings while bigger units tank.

DeploySpread in small groups after a tank, away from splash defenses.

Bad atSplash damage, walls without support, air-only targets (it cannot hit air).

TargetsNearest building

Space1 housing

✓ FarmingWarRanked✓ Clan Castle✓ BeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Giant-Healer-Barbarian farm

Learnable

TH6+FarmingEasyGroundNo hero

Giant ×8tank
Healer ×2healer
Barbarian ×40cleanup
Wall Breaker ×6wall opening

Why it's here: Barbarians collect loot from the edge while Giants draw fire.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Barbarian King + mass Barbarian

Optimal

TH7+FarmingMediumGroundHeroes

Barbarian King ×1tank
Barbarian ×60damage
Rage Spell ×3boost
Wall Breaker ×8wall opening

Why it's here: Rage makes a large group of Barbarians clear core buildings fast.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

What stops it

community reference · mechanics, not usage stats

Direct counters

Wizard Tower · splashSplash hits whole groups at once.Fails when: Barbarians spread out or arrive behind a tank.
Mortar · splashSplash from range on clumped units.Fails when: Units are already inside its minimum range.

Soft counters

Giant Bomb · trapWipes a clumped group in one blast.Fails when: Barbarians are deployed in a line, not a clump.
Clan Castle troops · defending troopsPull Barbarians off buildings.Fails when: Defending troops are lured and killed first.

Counterplay conditions

Walls · layoutMelee units stop at walls.Fails when: Wall Breakers or Jump open the path.

Which bases it struggles on

Counter conditions: A counter works only when the target is inside its range and unsupported. Tap a base type for the condition built from the rows above.

splash / threatother buildingsair defense

What the last balance changed

Official notes · 9 Jul 2026

Date: 9 Jul 2026
Old value: —
New value: —
Source: Official balance notes

For your army: Barbarian is not in the 9 Jul 2026 change list, so guides written since the TH18 release still apply to its stats.

The 9 Jul 2026 update changed Dragon Duke, Dragon Rider, Logger, Electro Dragon, Meteor Golem and Druid. Supercell's stated goal was to reduce Dragon-heavy TH18 armies: Dragon armies were roughly 20% of TH18-vs-TH18 war attacks, and Dragon plus Thrower-Healer armies roughly 40%.

Patch history (3 entries)

15 Oct 2026Level table read from the Clash of Clans community wiki. [community]
30 Aug 2026August update: no change to this unit listed in the release notes. [official]
9 Jul 2026July balance update: not in the changed list. [official]

Ask about this unit

Answers use only the rows on this page and cite them.

How much to trust this page

Town Hall maximum (TH18)official
Balance statusofficial
Unlock and spacecommunity wiki
Level tablecommunity wiki
Armieseditorial sample
Counterseditorial

Watchdog: no official post since the 9 Jul 2026 balance update changes this unit; level rows follow the wiki.

Where sources disagree: None recorded. The level rows come from one source, the community wiki (15 Oct 2026); the official posts publish no per-level table to compare them with.

Community opinion (dated, not evidence): No dated community opinion is held for this unit.

Event check: No Portal Panic interaction recorded for this unit. Totem Thrower is temporary and separate.

Send to a teammate

Barbarian · Damage · 1 housing (GamGem)
TH14: level 10 / max 10
Use when: Edge cleanup, cheap farming raids
Avoid when: Bases with heavy splash coverage
Armies: Giant-Healer-Barbarian farm; Barbarian King + mass Barbarian
Counters: Wizard Tower, Mortar, Giant Bomb
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max