Barbarian Puppet
Summons raged Barbarians and adds health recovery. Its passive boosts increase the King’s maximum health, making it a straightforward survival option.
Use this Clash of Clans reference for the Barbarian King max level, Barbarian King stats, Barbarian King upgrade cost in Dark Elixir, and every Barbarian King equipment option. It also covers attack, defense, skins and update history.
Updated August 2026 · Stats, equipment, attack and defense guide
AB Ankit
| Level | Damage per Second | Damage per Hit | Hitpoints | Health Recovery | Upgrade Cost Dark Elixir | Upgrade Time |
Hero Hall Required | Town Hall Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (TH4) | 51 | 61.2 | 722.5 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 4 |
| 1 (TH5) | 76.5 | 91.8 | 1,083.75 | 150 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 5 |
| 1 (TH6) | 102 | 122.4 | 1,445 | 200 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 104 | 124.8 | 1,481 | 200 | 5,000 | 2h | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 105 | 126 | 1,518 | 200 | 5,500 | 4h | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 108 | 129.6 | 1,556 | 200 | 6,000 | 8h | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 110 | 132 | 1,595 | 250 | 6,500 | 10h | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 112 | 134.4 | 1,635 | 250 | 7,000 | 12h | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 115 | 138 | 1,675 | 250 | 7,500 | 14h | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 116 | 139.2 | 1,717 | 250 | 8,000 | 16h | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 119 | 142.8 | 1,760 | 250 | 8,500 | 18h | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | 122 | 146.4 | 1,805 | 310 | 10,000 | 20h | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | 124 | 148.8 | 1,850 | 310 | 10,500 | 22h | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | 127 | 152.4 | 1,896 | 310 | 11,000 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | 129 | 154.8 | 1,943 | 310 | 11,500 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | 132 | 158.4 | 1,992 | 310 | 12,000 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | 134 | 160.8 | 2,042 | 375 | 12,500 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 16 | 137 | 164.4 | 2,093 | 375 | 13,000 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | 139 | 166.8 | 2,145 | 375 | 13,500 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | 143 | 171.6 | 2,198 | 375 | 14,000 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | 145 | 174 | 2,253 | 375 | 14,500 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | 148 | 177.6 | 2,309 | 450 | 15,000 | 1d | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | 151 | 181.2 | 2,367 | 450 | 17,000 | 1d | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | 154 | 184.8 | 2,427 | 450 | 19,000 | 1d | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | 157 | 188.4 | 2,487 | 450 | 21,000 | 1d | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | 161 | 193.2 | 2,549 | 450 | 23,000 | 1d | 3 | 9 |
| 25 | 164 | 196.8 | 2,613 | 525 | 25,000 | 1d | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | 167 | 200.4 | 2,678 | 525 | 27,000 | 2d | 3 | 9 |
| 27 | 170 | 204 | 2,746 | 525 | 29,000 | 2d | 3 | 9 |
| 28 | 173 | 207.6 | 2,814 | 525 | 31,000 | 2d | 3 | 9 |
| 29 | 177 | 212.4 | 2,885 | 525 | 33,000 | 2d | 3 | 9 |
| 30 | 181 | 217.2 | 2,956 | 625 | 35,000 | 2d | 3 | 9 |
| 31 | 184 | 220.8 | 3,030 | 625 | 37,000 | 2d 6h | 4 | 10 |
| 32 | 188 | 225.6 | 3,107 | 625 | 39,000 | 2d 6h | 4 | 10 |
| 33 | 192 | 230.4 | 3,184 | 625 | 41,000 | 2d 6h | 4 | 10 |
| 34 | 196 | 235.2 | 3,264 | 625 | 43,000 | 2d 6h | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | 200 | 240 | 3,346 | 725 | 45,000 | 2d 6h | 4 | 10 |
| 36 | 203 | 243.6 | 3,429 | 725 | 47,000 | 2d 12h | 4 | 10 |
| 37 | 207 | 248.4 | 3,515 | 725 | 49,000 | 2d 12h | 4 | 10 |
| 38 | 212 | 254.4 | 3,602 | 725 | 51,000 | 2d 12h | 4 | 10 |
| 39 | 216 | 259.2 | 3,692 | 725 | 53,000 | 2d 12h | 4 | 10 |
| 40 | 220 | 264 | 3,785 | 850 | 55,000 | 2d 12h | 4 | 10 |
| 41 | 234 | 280.8 | 3,879 | 850 | 58,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 42 | 239 | 286.8 | 3,976 | 850 | 61,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 43 | 244 | 292.8 | 4,076 | 850 | 64,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 44 | 249 | 298.8 | 4,178 | 850 | 67,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 45 | 254 | 304.8 | 4,282 | 980 | 70,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 46 | 259 | 310.8 | 4,389 | 980 | 73,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 47 | 265 | 318 | 4,499 | 980 | 76,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 48 | 270 | 324 | 4,611 | 980 | 79,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 49 | 276 | 331.2 | 4,727 | 980 | 82,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 50 | 282 | 338.4 | 4,845 | 1,125 | 85,000 | 3d | 5 | 11 |
| 51 | 288 | 345.6 | 4,967 | 1,125 | 86,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 52 | 294 | 352.8 | 5,092 | 1,125 | 87,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 53 | 300 | 360 | 5,219 | 1,125 | 88,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 54 | 307 | 368.4 | 5,350 | 1,125 | 89,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 55 | 314 | 376.8 | 5,484 | 1,300 | 90,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 56 | 320 | 384 | 5,622 | 1,300 | 93,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 57 | 327 | 392.4 | 5,763 | 1,300 | 96,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 58 | 334 | 400.8 | 5,908 | 1,300 | 99,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 59 | 341 | 409.2 | 6,055 | 1,300 | 102,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 60 | 349 | 418.8 | 6,208 | 1,490 | 105,000 | 3d | 6 | 12 |
| 61 | 355 | 426 | 6,363 | 1,490 | 107,000 | 4d | 6 | 12 |
| 62 | 362 | 434.4 | 6,522 | 1,490 | 109,000 | 4d | 6 | 12 |
| 63 | 370 | 444 | 6,685 | 1,490 | 111,000 | 4d | 6 | 12 |
| 64 | 377 | 452.4 | 6,853 | 1,490 | 113,000 | 4d | 6 | 12 |
| 65 | 385 | 462 | 7,024 | 1,700 | 115,000 | 4d | 6 | 12 |
| 66 | 393 | 471.6 | 7,200 | 1,700 | 117,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 67 | 400 | 480 | 7,378 | 1,700 | 119,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 68 | 408 | 489.6 | 7,557 | 1,700 | 121,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 69 | 417 | 500.4 | 7,735 | 1,700 | 123,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 70 | 425 | 510 | 7,905 | 1,925 | 125,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 71 | 434 | 520.8 | 8,075 | 1,925 | 130,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 72 | 442 | 530.4 | 8,245 | 1,925 | 135,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 73 | 451 | 541.2 | 8,415 | 1,925 | 140,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 74 | 459 | 550.8 | 8,585 | 1,925 | 145,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 75 | 468 | 561.6 | 8,755 | 2,150 | 150,000 | 4d | 7 | 13 |
| 76 | 475 | 570 | 8,917 | 2,150 | 155,000 | 4d | 8 | 14 |
| 77 | 483 | 579.6 | 9,078 | 2,150 | 160,000 | 4d | 8 | 14 |
| 78 | 490 | 588 | 9,240 | 2,150 | 165,000 | 4d | 8 | 14 |
| 79 | 498 | 597.6 | 9,401 | 2,150 | 170,000 | 4d | 8 | 14 |
| 80 | 506 | 607.2 | 9,563 | 2,350 | 175,000 | 4d | 8 | 14 |
| 81 | 513 | 615.6 | 9,690 | 2,350 | 180,000 | 5d | 8 | 14 |
| 82 | 519 | 622.8 | 9,818 | 2,350 | 185,000 | 5d | 8 | 14 |
| 83 | 526 | 631.2 | 9,945 | 2,350 | 195,000 | 5d | 8 | 14 |
| 84 | 533 | 639.6 | 10,073 | 2,350 | 205,000 | 5d | 8 | 14 |
| 85 | 540 | 648 | 10,200 | 2,500 | 215,000 | 5d | 8 | 14 |
| 86 | 547 | 656.4 | 10,328 | 2,500 | 220,000 | 6d | 9 | 15 |
| 87 | 553 | 663.6 | 10,455 | 2,500 | 230,000 | 6d | 9 | 15 |
| 88 | 560 | 672 | 10,583 | 2,500 | 240,000 | 6d | 9 | 15 |
| 89 | 567 | 680.4 | 10,710 | 2,500 | 250,000 | 6d | 9 | 15 |
| 90 | 574 | 688.8 | 10,838 | 2,650 | 255,000 | 6d | 9 | 15 |
| 91 | 581 | 697.2 | 10,965 | 2,650 | 280,000 | 7d | 10 | 16 |
| 92 | 587 | 704.4 | 11,093 | 2,650 | 290,000 | 7d | 10 | 16 |
| 93 | 594 | 712.8 | 11,220 | 2,650 | 300,000 | 7d | 10 | 16 |
| 94 | 601 | 721.2 | 11,348 | 2,650 | 310,000 | 7d | 10 | 16 |
| 95 | 608 | 729.6 | 11,475 | 2,800 | 320,000 | 7d | 10 | 16 |
| 96 | 615 | 738 | 11,600 | 2,800 | 340,000 | 8d | 11 | 17 |
| 97 | 622 | 746.4 | 11,725 | 2,800 | 350,000 | 8d | 11 | 17 |
| 98 | 629 | 754.8 | 11,850 | 2,800 | 360,000 | 8d | 11 | 17 |
| 99 | 636 | 763.2 | 11,975 | 2,800 | 370,000 | 8d | 11 | 17 |
| 100 | 643 | 771.6 | 12,100 | 2,950 | 380,000 | 8d | 11 | 17 |
| 101 | 650 | 780 | 12,225 | 2,950 | 400,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 102 | 657 | 788.4 | 12,350 | 2,950 | 410,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 103 | 664 | 796.8 | 12,475 | 2,950 | 420,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 104 | 671 | 805.2 | 12,600 | 2,950 | 430,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 105 | 678 | 813.6 | 12,725 | 3,100 | 450,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 106 | 685 | 822 | 12,850 | 3,100 | 460,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 107 | 692 | 830.4 | 12,975 | 3,100 | 470,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 108 | 699 | 838.8 | 13,100 | 3,100 | 475,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 109 | 706 | 847.2 | 13,225 | 3,100 | 485,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
| 110 | 713 | 855.6 | 13,350 | 3,250 | 490,000 | 8d | 12 | 18 |
The Barbarian King is the first Home Village Hero, now becoming available from Town Hall 4 once the Hero Hall is built. He is a ground-only melee Hero built around very high hitpoints, steady damage and tanking. His 1-tile attack range keeps him close to defenses, so he works best when a funnel gives him a clear path into valuable compartments.
Level 1 has special Town Hall 4–6 scaling. At Town Hall 4 he uses 50% of the normal level-1 damage and health values, at Town Hall 5 he uses 75%, and at Town Hall 6 the full level-1 values apply. During those early Town Halls he is used for attacking but does not defend the village. Normal upgrading begins once his Hero Banner is placed at Town Hall 7.
For more on Hero Hall progression, active Hero slots and equipment access, Supercell’s Hero guide covers the current system.
From that point onward the King can attack and defend like the other Home Village Heroes, but he is unavailable while an upgrade is running. His main battlefield role is to absorb damage, create funnels, clear outer buildings and pressure high-value ground defenses while the rest of the army works behind or around him.
When attacking, the Barbarian King can equip two pieces of Hero Equipment at the same time. Equipment changes his active ability and adds passive Hero boosts, so the best pair depends on whether you need tanking, wall access, splash damage, sustain or faster clearing. Hero Equipment is not used while he is defending.
Summons raged Barbarians and adds health recovery. Its passive boosts increase the King’s maximum health, making it a straightforward survival option.
Temporarily raises the King’s damage and movement speed while giving a large health recovery burst. It also provides a passive damage increase.
Creates an Earthquake-like burst around the King, heavily damaging walls and nearby ground targets. Passive boosts add damage and maximum health.
Restores health whenever the King lands attacks. Its passive boosts improve maximum health and attack speed, making it useful for long perimeter clears.
Makes the King gigantic for a short period, enabling splash damage, damage reduction and self-healing. Passive boosts add damage and maximum health.
Launches a ricocheting projectile that bounces through multiple buildings for heavy damage. Passive boosts increase damage and maximum health.
Generates Snakes as the King takes damage, adding distractions that can jump over walls. Passive boosts increase maximum health and attack speed.
Lets the King jump over walls while increasing his attack and movement speed for a period. Passive boosts add damage and maximum health.
The Barbarian King is the strength specialist among Home Village Heroes. His high hitpoints let him absorb concentrated ground damage, while his steady melee damage makes him excellent for clearing buildings that would otherwise distract the main army.
A common opening is to send the King along one edge of a base to build a funnel, then send the main force into the gap he creates. He can also be deployed as a front-line tank with the Archer Queen or ranged troops behind him, keeping incoming fire focused on the King while the supporting units deal damage safely.
Because the King attacks from only one tile away, wall access determines how quickly he reaches important targets. Earthquake Boots can open compartments directly, Giant Gauntlet can add splash and damage reduction, and Stick Horse can let him jump across walls. If he is simply clearing the outside, Vampstache is strong because every attack contributes healing.
He can receive healing from Healers, Druids, the Unicorn, Healing Spells and the Grand Warden’s Healing Tome, although Heroes receive different healing rates from some sources. Avoid activating a summon-focused ability immediately beside a Bomb Tower, Giant Bomb or other burst-damage area unless the recovery is urgently needed, because spawned Barbarians can disappear quickly.
Giant Gauntlet plus Rage Vial is a strong all-purpose damage-and-tanking pair. Vampstache can be combined with Spiky Ball for sustained perimeter work, while Vampstache plus Snake Bracelet leans heavily into survivability and distraction. Earthquake Boots plus Spiky Ball is useful when the goal is to break into a compartment and rapidly destroy a cluster of buildings.
The Mighty Yak is useful when wall breaking is the priority. Phoenix provides insurance if the King is defeated mid-push, while Frosty can slow defenses and the Poison Lizard can help against nearby defending Heroes. Pet choice should match whether the King is acting as a funnel unit, a tank or a core-entry Hero.
On defense, the Barbarian King is a durable ground threat but attacks only one target at a time and cannot target air units. That makes him most valuable where attackers are likely to send ground Heroes or troops through a narrow area rather than where the defense depends on stopping air armies.
His patrol zone should support nearby defenses without pulling him too far away from the area you want protected. Clan Castle Witches can distract him with Skeletons, while ranged attackers positioned outside his retaliation range can damage him without immediately taking a hit.
Small supporting troops behind a tank can overwhelm him efficiently because he is single-target. A defending Archer Queen, Dragon Duke or suitable air force can also exploit his inability to hit air units. Single-target Inferno Towers and Monoliths are dangerous to an attacking King because they can burn through his large health pool quickly, although abilities and support spells can interrupt or outlast that damage.
Place the King where his patrol overlaps defenses that benefit from extra stalling, but avoid positions that make it easy to pull him toward an unimportant edge. Central or semi-central placement can force ground attackers to spend more time dealing with him while other defenses continue firing.
Barbarian King skins span Gold, Standard and Legendary classes. The table below follows the chronological availability shown in the supplied reference material, including the newest August 2026 entry.
| Skin | Class | Season Available | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiator King | Gold | April 2019 | |
| P.E.K.K.A King | Gold | June 2019 | |
| Skeleton King | Gold | October 2019 | |
| Jolly King | Gold | December 2019 | |
| Primal King | Gold | February 2020 | |
| Clockwork King | Gold | May 2020 | |
| Party King | Gold | August 2020 | |
| Champion King | Legendary | October 2020; November 2021; September 2022; September 2024 | World Finals offer in 2020, 2021 and 2022; returned through a Mini Spotlight medal event in September 2024. |
| Pirate King | Gold | November 2020 | |
| Warrior King | Legendary | February 2021 / 2022 | Lunar New Year offer. |
| Rogue King | Gold | March 2021 | |
| Fierce King | Standard | June 2021 | Released through a special offer around the King of Clan Wars skin-design event. |
| Jungle King | Gold | July 2021 | |
| Beat King | Legendary | August 2021 | Special Clashiversary offer. |
| Golem King | Gold | November 2021 | |
| Ice King | Legendary | December 2021 | |
| Lunar King | Legendary | January–February 2022 | Lunar New Year offer. |
| Shadow King | Gold | April 2022 | |
| Summer King | Legendary | June 2022 | |
| Pixel King | Legendary | August 2022 | 10th Clashiversary / Season Challenges reward. |
| Clash Fest King | Gold | September 2022 | |
| Magic King | Legendary | October 2022 | Town Hall 15 release offer. |
| Beast King | Gold | February 2023 | |
| Painter King | Legendary | March 2023 | Color Fest offer. |
| Dark Ages King | Gold | May 2023 | |
| League King | Legendary | June 2023 | Clan War Leagues Shop skin. |
| Future King | Legendary | August 2023 | 11th Clashiversary offer. |
| Chess King | Legendary | September 2023 | Special September offer. |
| Ghost King | Legendary | October 2023 | Clash-O-Ween offer. |
| Gingerbread King | Legendary | December 2023 | Cookie Rumble medal-event skin. |
| King of the North | Gold | January 2024 | |
| Dragon King | Legendary | February 2024 | Lunar New Year offer. |
| Space King | Legendary | March 2024 | |
| Egypt King | Legendary | April 2024 | |
| King Haaland | Legendary | May 2024 | Erling Haaland collaboration. |
| Football King | Legendary | May 2024 | |
| Super Squad King | Legendary | May 2024 | Squad Busters milestone reward. |
| Wild West King | Legendary | June 2024 | |
| Clash Games King | Gold | July 2024 | |
| Anime King | Legendary | August 2024 | |
| Barbarian Orc | Legendary | September 2024 | |
| Dark Minion King | Legendary | October 2024 | |
| Judgment King | Gold | November 2024 | |
| Robo King | Legendary | December 2024 | |
| Fire King | Legendary | January 2025 | |
| Snake King | Legendary | February 2025 | |
| Combat King | Gold | March 2025 | |
| King Cody | Legendary | April 2025 | Cody Rhodes / Clashamania collaboration. |
| Samurai King | Legendary | May 2025 | |
| Barbarian Butcher | Legendary | June 2025 | |
| Renegade King | Legendary | July 2025 | |
| Clash-A-Rama King | Legendary | August 2025 | |
| Jelly King | Legendary | September 2025 | |
| Berserker King | Legendary | October 2025 | |
| Bruiser King | Gold | November 2025 | |
| Awakened King | Legendary | December 2025 | |
| Desert King | Gold | January 2026 | |
| Monkey King | Legendary | February 2026 | |
| Dragonscale King | Legendary | March 2026 | |
| Stringshredder King | Legendary | April 2026 | |
| Skeleton King Resurrected | Legendary | May 2026 | Clash vs Skeletons reward after contributing 200 Stars. |
| Shadow Samurai | Legendary | May 2026 | |
| Anime Fury King | Legendary | June 2026 | |
| Majestic Barbarian King | Legendary | June 2026 | Hero's Journey reward after reaching the required cumulative Hero levels. |
| Sapphire Half-Time King | Legendary | June 2026 | Global Chat Town Square reaction milestone reward. |
| Zeus King | Gold | July 2026 | |
| King Barbarian | Legendary | August 2026 |
| Patch | Description |
|---|---|
| January 9, 2013 | Barbarian King announced. |
| January 10, 2013 | Added with 30 levels. |
| February 5, 2013 | Hero regeneration times were reduced and his defensive patrol behavior was expanded. |
| May 23, 2013 | Levels 31–40 added. |
| January 29, 2014 | Iron Fist ability added. |
| July 3, 2014 | Defensive targeting behavior changed; damage and ability healing were rebalanced. |
| September 16, 2014 | Hero regeneration times reduced again. |
| October 22, 2014 | Hero ability status began appearing in replays. |
| December 11, 2014 | Hero ability icons began showing remaining hitpoints and low-health flashing. |
| July 1, 2015 | AI improved so the King was less likely to waste time targeting Walls. |
| October 12, 2016 | Info image changed. |
| December 19, 2016 | Levels 41–45 added; level 31–40 upgrade costs reduced; icon and info updated. |
| December 18, 2017 | Levels 46–50 added; upgrade costs reduced across older levels. |
| March 5, 2018 | Iron Fist stopped affecting Barbarians not summoned by the ability. |
| June 11, 2018 | Levels 51–60 added. |
| June 26, 2018 | Upgrade and regeneration times reduced across many existing levels. |
| April 2, 2019 | Barbarian King converted from 2D to 3D. |
| June 18, 2019 | Levels 61–65 added. |
| December 9, 2019 | Levels 66–70 added. |
| March 30, 2020 | Multiple skin-interface and Hero behavior fixes; level 40 cost reduced. |
| June 22, 2020 | Levels 71–75 added. |
| October 12, 2020 | Heroes began automatically healing after a village was raided; guard toggle removed. |
| October 26, 2020 | Fixed skin-name display when changing Heroes. |
| December 7, 2020 | Unused ability recovery and several cosmetic/skin-view improvements added. |
| April 12, 2021 | Levels 76–80 added; 3D model polished; many low-level costs and times reduced. |
| June 15, 2021 | Fixed occasional 360-degree turns during attacks. |
| December 9, 2021 | More upgrade-cost and upgrade-time reductions. |
| October 10, 2022 | Levels 81–85 added. |
| December 12, 2022 | 3D model changed. |
| June 12, 2023 | Levels 86–90 added. |
| December 12, 2023 | Levels 91–95 added; Town Hall hero-level caps changed; costs/times reduced; Iron Fist was replaced by Hero Equipment and a Health Recovery stat. |
| November 25, 2024 | Levels 96–100 added; unlocking moved to Hero Hall construction and the old Altar was replaced by the Hero Banner. |
| March 27, 2025 | Regeneration time removed. |
| October 6, 2025 | Levels 81–85 moved from Town Hall 15 to Town Hall 14. |
| November 17, 2025 | Levels 101–105 added. |
| May 26, 2026 | Barbarian King moved from Town Hall 7 to Town Hall 4. Level 1 gained special 50% / 75% / 100% scaling at Town Halls 4 / 5 / 6. |
| June 15, 2026 | Levels 106–110 added. |
The Barbarian King becomes available from Town Hall 4 after the Hero Hall is built. Level 1 has special scaled statistics at Town Halls 4 and 5, reaching the full level-1 values at Town Hall 6.
The maximum Barbarian King level shown in this guide is level 110.
Levels 101–110 require Hero Hall level 12 and Town Hall level 18.
No. His attack type is melee and ground only, so he cannot directly target air units.
When attacking, he can use two Hero Equipment pieces at once. Equipment is not used when he is defending.
There is no single best pair for every army. Giant Gauntlet plus Rage Vial is a strong general-purpose combination, while Vampstache, Spiky Ball, Snake Bracelet, Earthquake Boots and Stick Horse fit different funnel, sustain and wall-access roles.
