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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

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Barbarian King

Heroes

Ability summons Barbarians. Unlocks at Town Hall 4 (Hero Hall level 1).

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary

Spacehero slotcommunity wiki

TargetsNearest buildingcommunity wiki

Unlock buildingHero Hall level 1community wiki

Town Hall unlockTH4community wiki

Your level

Max at TH1485game max 110 · 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

Barbarian King + Giant farmunusable while upgrading

Barbarian King + ground pushunusable while upgrading

Compare two levels

DPS533547+3%

HP10,07310,328+3%

Cost to reach205k220k

Time to reach5d6d

Town HallTH14TH15

What each level gives6 of 110 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = dark elixir at the Hero Hall

What it's for

community reference

Battlefield jobA hero: one in the army, strong on its own, and unable to attack while it upgrades.

DeployBehind a tank or with healers, the ability saved for a dangerous moment.

Bad atLong upgrade downtime before wars; defending heroes and splash without support.

TargetsNearest building

Spacehero slot

✓ Farming✓ WarRankedClan Castle✓ BeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Barbarian King + Giant farm

Learnable

TH6+FarmingEasyGroundHeroes

Barbarian King ×1damage
Giant ×10tank
Wizard ×12damage
Healing Spell ×2support

Why it's here: Giants tank while Barbarian King fights from behind them.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Barbarian King + ground push

Optimal

TH15+WarHardGroundHeroes

Barbarian King ×1damage
Electro Titan ×2tank
Root Rider ×4damage
Healer ×4healer

Why it's here: Barbarian King clears a side while the main push walks to the core.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

What stops it

community reference · mechanics, not usage stats

Direct counters

Inferno Tower · single-targetDamage ramps up on a single high-hitpoint target.Fails when: Inferno is frozen, or the unit is not what it locks onto.
Defending heroes · heroesOut-damage a lone unit one-on-one.Fails when: Defending heroes are pulled away and killed early.

Soft counters

Scattershot · splashSplash that also hits the units beside it.Fails when: The unit stays out of its range.
Giant Bomb · trapWipes a clumped group in one blast.Fails when: Units are deployed in a line, not a clump.

Counterplay conditions

Clan Castle troops · defending troopsDefenders pull units off the buildings.Fails when: Defending troops are lured out and killed first.

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 King 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 King · Damage · hero slot (GamGem)
TH14: level 85 / max 85
Use when: The hero leads or finishes the push
Avoid when: Wars while it is upgrading
Armies: Barbarian King + Giant farm; Barbarian King + ground push
Counters: Inferno Tower, Defending heroes, Scattershot
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max