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Barbarian King info

"Biggest and bravest of all barbarians, this colossal menace soaks up huge amounts of damage and smashes anything in his path with his sword. He guards his territory fiercely when defending."

Summary

  • The Barbarian King is the first Hero unlocked at Town Hall level 7. He is a larger, stronger, more aggressive, more impressive, and more powerful Barbarian.
  • He is automatically summoned once the Barbarian King Altar is constructed, which costs 5,000 Dark Elixir.
  • The Barbarian King is an immortal unit (since he is a hero), so he only has to be summoned once. However, if he is injured or gets defeated in an attack, he must regenerate his health by sleeping for a period of time before he can be used again. The maximum period needed for him to regenerate depends on his level; the higher it is, the longer it takes for him to regenerate.
    • When the Barbarian King is completely healed, a jingle will play.
  • The Barbarian King will defend the village whenever he's not regenerating health from a previous attack. The Barbarian King only defends his territory around his platform and will retreat if lured too far out. If the village is attacked while he is regenerating health, his altar will be empty. If he locks onto a troop, he will follow that troop until he dies or that troop is killed. Once the troop is killed, and he is outside of his patrol zone, he will return to patrolling around his altar, even if the altar is destroyed. You do not need to knock out the Barbarian King (or any Hero other than the Grand Warden) to three star a base.
  • Hero regeneration in the Home Village uses an "extra life" system: when fully regenerated, the Barbarian King has two "life bars", each with health equal to his maximum hitpoints. The first life bar is represented by the bar visible next to the King's level, with the second (the "extra life") represented by a heart placed at the end of the first life bar, with a "+1" when it is full.
    • Any damage taken by the Barbarian King when attacking is first subtracted from the extra life bar, with the regular life bar only being reduced when the extra life bar is fully depleted. If the Barbarian King is defeated, a full life bar will be depleted; in particular, if the extra life bar is full when this occurs, it will be completely depleted without affecting the regular life bar. If the Barbarian King is damaged or defeated when defending, the life bars will be completely unaffected.
    • Both the regular life bar and the extra life regenerate at the same rate, with the regular life bar regenerating fully before the extra life bar regenerates. The regeneration time listed in-game is the time taken for one of the two life bars to regenerate, meaning the time taken to regenerate both life bars after both have been emptied is twice the regeneration time.
    • For the King to participate in battle, the regular life bar must be full. If the regular life bar is not full after a battle, the Barbarian King will have to sleep for a period to regenerate the regular life bar before he can be used for battle, proportional to the amount of missing health on the regular life bar.
    • Hero regeneration after a Multiplayer Battle starts as soon as the player begins to search for a Multiplayer opponent. So, if the player spent some time searching for an opponent to attack before completing an attack, part of the regeneration will be completed by the time the player returns to his/her village. However, if the player cancels the attack by pressing "End Battle" before completing an attack, the regeneration will be reset. This effect is more noticeable in the highest leagues below legend where a significant amount of time can be spent searching for such opponents.
  • The Barbarian King has very high health but moderate damage so he is best used as a tank. Deploy him first to distract the defenses then deploy lower health units (like the Archer Queen) to do the damage. However, at lower levels, like Town Hall 7-9 you might want him inside the base since your heroes are good damagers. Another way to use him is for funneling. He is very clear where to funnel and his ability (Iron Fist) makes the funnel very easy.
  • As a Hero, the Barbarian King has an ability that can be used once per battle. The base ability allows him to regenerate some of his health, while Hero Equipment that he wields may add additional effects to this ability. When unlocked, he starts with the Barbarian Puppet and Rage Vial. At every fifth level, the health regeneration that the Barbarian King gains from using his ability increases.
    • The Barbarian Puppet allows the Barbarian King to summon a large number of raged Barbarians, which match the level of the player's own Barbarians.
    • The Rage Vial enrages the Barbarian King, increasing his damage and movement speed.

Strategy

Offensive

  • The four Home Village heroes serve different roles in raids. The Barbarian King is the tank specialist, while the Archer Queen is the damage specialist, the Grand Warden is the support specialist and the Royal Champion is the defense specialist.
  • The Barbarian King can often be used to create funnels; if there are no gaps in nearby Walls, he will stay outside the Walls and clear out buildings placed outside. As he is able to tank a lot of damage, he can be used to clear areas covered by high-DPS defenses, like a Tesla or X-Bow farm (where multiple of the same defense type is grouped to provide concentrated damage). However, air troops may be better suited for the funnel if anti-air DPS is lacking in such areas, and one should still be wary of single-target Inferno Towers, which can quickly defeat him and end the funnel.
  • A common way to use the Barbarian King is as a tank, to distract the defenses to allow troops with low hitpoints to survive. For example, you may use him with the Archer Queen; he tanks the damage and the Archer Queen inflicts the damage. This is a common use and starting phase for the heroes in air attacks, where they serve little purpose with the main army. The Grand Warden can also be shielded by the Barbarian King at the same time because of his Life Aura.
  • When attacking, he can be deployed just like any other unit. When he is damaged, he must sleep to regenerate health before he can be used again. The regeneration time is directly proportional to how much health he must recover. He can be instantly brought up to full health with Gems.
  • He is best used with support from ranged troops, such as the Archer or Wizard.
  • He is also good for helping to destroy the remaining buildings of a village, after most or all defenses have been destroyed.
  • The Barbarian King can be easily swarmed by a group of Archers or Barbarians, as he only attacks one target at a time and has a somewhat slow attack speed against swarms.
  • As the Iron Fist ability recovers some health, you should let your Barbarian King take some damage before activating this ability to maximize the recovered health provided by activating the ability. The exception is at the end of a successful battle where the Barbarian King survives with taking very little or no damage, because if the ability isn't activated after battle he will automatically activate it, recovering health. The Iron Fist ability can be used to speed up the process of clearing the base.
  • The Barbarian King can be healed by Healing Spell or a Healer. However, since he is a hero, this occurs at 55% of the rate of that of normal troops.
  • Avoid using the ability when the King approaches a Bomb Tower or an area where you suspect a Giant Bomb will be, unless you desperately need to recover health. If you do so, the summoned Barbarians will most likely be wiped out by the resulting explosion. However, this becomes much less of an issue with higher level Barbarian King because when the Bomb explodes, it's likely not all of the Barbarians have spawned in yet so only a few of them die.
  • When you are facing single target Inferno Tower, activate the Barbarian King's ability before he is targeted by the it. This way the spawned Barbarians can distract the Inferno Tower and keep the King alive for longer.
  • Enable "Automatically use Hero Abilities on KO" in the settings, as there is no real downside to doing so; his hero ability enhances his survivability and boosts his damage output.
  • Since the Barbarian King's ability will summon those that benefit from Laboratory upgrades, it is highly recommended to do so if you use him often, as they will become stronger and destroy buildings faster.
  • In terms of Pets, the Barbarian King is most commonly either paired with the Mighty Yak or the Phoenix.
    • The Mighty Yak specialises in wall-breaking, which is useful to the Barbarian King as he is the only Hero unable to attack over Walls; the Yak can break open walls enabling the King access to buildings inside.
    • The Phoenix guarantees his survival in battle for a duration, which can be especially useful since the Barbarian King can potentially be defeated mid-ability. Although defenses generally retarget between the King's first defeat and his revival, he is still able to do considerable damage and tank any defenses that happens to target him.
    • Other useful choices for Pets include Frosty, which can suppress defenses that the King may not be immediately able to reach, and which can easily stay behind him. The Poison Lizard can also stay safely behind the King and enable him to handily tackle multiple defending Heroes at a time especially when combined with his ability.

Defensive

  • Though he is very strong on offense, he only attacks one target at a time on defense which makes him easy to kill with multiple units, so protect him with splash-damaging defenses.
  • It is a good idea to place the Altar in the middle of a group of storages or other areas that you wish to protect, such as he will patrol around them.
  • The Barbarian King is the only hero that can't target aerial units. Despite this, he can still stall air units that do not have a preferred target such as Dragons, because such air units will target him even though he poses no threat to them.
  • Unlike troops in the Clan Castle, the Barbarian King cannot be lured to the edge of the map and then destroyed out of range of the defenses (unless his altar is near the edge). If his target moves out of his patrol area, he will retreat and engage another enemy inside his patrol area. If no enemies remain in his patrol area, he will resume patrolling.
  • Although the Barbarian King cannot be lured outside of his patrol range, he will lure attacking troops towards him, sometimes ignoring the structure they were originally targeting. This may be a problem in some cases; if you put the Barbarian King near your Town Hall, the attacking troops can be lured toward the Barbarian King, and consequently get closer to the Town Hall. In other cases, this could be beneficial as it draws enemies in the line of fire.
  • Single-target Inferno Towers (if you have them) are excellent countermeasures against Barbarian Kings, as they are able to tear through his health quickly once they reach maximum damage. This usually forces the opponent to use a Freeze Spell to save their King, however, whether or not the opponent chooses to do so, the summoned Barbarians from the King's ability will usually overwhelm the Inferno Tower. Consequently, the Inferno Tower itself should be protected by splash damage defenses or traps such as the Bomb Tower or a Giant Bomb.

Against a Barbarian King

  • If a defensive King is causing trouble to your troops, use some small troops, such as Barbarians or Wizards behind a tanking troop. This will ensure the King is defeated with minimal loss in troops.
  • If the base has no Archer Queen, or if she is far enough away from the Barbarian King, then attack with air troops, away from buildings that target air troops. You may have to deploy ground troops periodically in order to keep the Barbarian King in an area where your air troops may safely attack the King, so this strategy may not always be effective.
  • Air troops such as Balloons and Minions have little to worry from a Barbarian King; he can usually be ignored in such cases. While the Barbarian King cannot retaliate against air troops, he can still distract them away from other valuable targets, such as the Town Hall.
  • Although swarms of troops are effective against the Barbarian King, the P.E.K.K.A is also effective for taking down low level Barbarian Kings.
  • The Barbarian King will never go farther than 7 tiles from his altar so troops placed over 7 tiles away can attack him without retaliation. In particular, the Grand Warden can snipe him in this way if he is properly placed.
    • If the Barbarian King moves the troops may come into range of the Barbarian King's tile and be attacked.
    • You can negate his damage by using the Eternal Tome ability of the Grand Warden, but he is generally not considered to be a major threat at higher levels and you may find it more useful to save the ability for tackling a more heavily-defended section of the base or for negating a powerful threat (such as the Giga Tesla or Giga Inferno's explosion).

Statistics

Preferred Target Attack Type Movement Speed Attack Speed Range Search Radius
None Melee (Ground Only) 16 1.2s 1 tile 9 tiles
Level
Level
Damage per Second
Damage
Damage per Hit
Damage
Hitpoints
Hitpoints
Health Recovery
Hitpoints
Regen Time
Time
Upgrade Cost
Dark Elixir
Upgrade Time
Time
Town Hall Level Required
1 102 122.4 1,445 200 10m 5,000 N/A 7
2 104 124.8 1,481 200 10m 5,000 4h 7
3 105 126 1,518 200 10m 6,000 6h 7
4 108 129.6 1,556 200 10m 7,000 8h 7
5 110 132 1,595 250 12m 8,000 10h 7
6 112 134.4 1,635 250 12m 9,000 12h 7
7 115 138 1,675 250 12m 10,000 14h 7
8 116 139.2 1,717 250 12m 11,000 16h 7
9 119 142.8 1,760 250 12m 12,000 18h 7
10 122 146.4 1,805 310 14m 13,000 20h 7
11 124 148.8 1,850 310 14m 14,000 22h 8
12 127 152.4 1,896 310 14m 15,000 1d 8
13 129 154.8 1,943 310 14m 16,000 1d 8
14 132 158.4 1,992 310 14m 17,000 1d 8
15 134 160.8 2,042 375 16m 18,500 1d 8
16 137 164.4 2,093 375 16m 20,000 1d 8
17 139 166.8 2,145 375 16m 21,500 1d 12h 8
18 143 171.6 2,198 375 16m 23,000 1d 12h 8
19 145 174 2,253 375 16m 24,500 1d 12h 8
20 148 177.6 2,309 450 18m 26,000 2d 8
21 151 181.2 2,367 450 18m 28,000 2d 9
22 154 184.8 2,427 450 18m 29,000 2d 9
23 157 188.4 2,487 450 18m 31,000 2d 9
24 161 193.2 2,549 450 18m 32,000 2d 9
25 164 196.8 2,613 525 20m 34,000 2d 12h 9
26 167 200.4 2,678 525 20m 35,000 2d 12h 9
27 170 204 2,746 525 20m 37,000 2d 12h 9
28 173 207.6 2,814 525 20m 38,000 2d 12h 9
29 177 212.4 2,885 525 20m 40,000 2d 12h 9
30 181 217.2 2,956 625 22m 41,000 3d 9
31 184 220.8 3,030 625 22m 43,000 3d 10
32 188 225.6 3,107 625 22m 44,000 3d 10
33 192 230.4 3,184 625 22m 46,000 3d 10
34 196 235.2 3,264 625 22m 47,000 3d 10
35 200 240 3,346 725 24m 49,000 3d 12h 10
36 203 243.6 3,429 725 24m 50,000 3d 12h 10
37 207 248.4 3,515 725 24m 52,000 3d 12h 10
38 212 254.4 3,602 725 24m 53,000 3d 12h 10
39 216 259.2 3,692 725 24m 55,000 3d 12h 10
40 220 264 3,785 850 26m 56,000 4d 10
41 234 280.8 3,879 850 26m 60,000 4d 11
42 239 286.8 3,976 850 26m 64,000 4d 11
43 244 292.8 4,076 850 26m 68,000 4d 11
44 249 298.8 4,178 850 26m 72,000 4d 11
45 254 304.8 4,282 980 28m 76,000 5d 11
46 259 310.8 4,389 980 28m 80,000 5d 11
47 265 318 4,499 980 28m 84,000 5d 11
48 270 324 4,611 980 28m 88,000 5d 11
49 276 331.2 4,727 980 28m 92,000 5d 11
50 282 338.4 4,845 1,125 30m 96,000 5d 11
51 288 345.6 4,967 1,125 30m 100,000 5d 12h 12
52 294 352.8 5,092 1,125 30m 105,000 5d 12h 12
53 300 360 5,219 1,125 30m 110,000 5d 12h 12
54 307 368.4 5,350 1,125 30m 115,000 5d 12h 12
55 314 376.8 5,484 1,300 32m 120,000 5d 12h 12
56 320 384 5,622 1,300 32m 125,000 5d 18h 12
57 327 392.4 5,763 1,300 32m 130,000 5d 18h 12
58 334 400.8 5,908 1,300 32m 135,000 5d 18h 12
59 341 409.2 6,055 1,300 32m 140,000 5d 18h 12
60 349 418.8 6,208 1,490 34m 145,000 5d 18h 12
61 355 426 6,363 1,490 34m 150,000 6d 12
62 362 434.4 6,522 1,490 34m 155,000 6d 12
63 370 444 6,685 1,490 34m 160,000 6d 12
64 377 452.4 6,853 1,490 34m 165,000 6d 12
65 385 462 7,024 1,700 36m 170,000 6d 12
66 393 471.6 7,200 1,700 36m 175,000 6d 12h 13
67 400 480 7,378 1,700 36m 180,000 6d 12h 13
68 408 489.6 7,557 1,700 36m 185,000 6d 12h 13
69 417 500.4 7,735 1,700 36m 190,000 6d 12h 13
70 425 510 7,905 1,925 38m 195,000 6d 12h 13
71 434 520.8 8,075 1,925 38m 200,000 7d 13
72 442 530.4 8,245 1,925 38m 205,000 7d 13
73 451 541.2 8,415 1,925 38m 210,000 7d 13
74 459 550.8 8,585 1,925 38m 215,000 7d 13
75 468 561.6 8,755 2,150 40m 220,000 7d 13
76 475 570 8,917 2,150 40m 225,000 7d 12h 14
77 483 579.6 9,078 2,150 40m 230,000 7d 12h 14
78 490 588 9,240 2,150 40m 235,000 7d 12h 14
79 498 597.6 9,401 2,150 40m 240,000 7d 12h 14
80 506 607.2 9,563 2,350 42m 245,000 7d 12h 14
81 513 615.6 9,690 2,350 42m 250,000 8d 15
82 519 622.8 9,818 2,350 42m 255,000 8d 15
83 526 631.2 9,945 2,350 42m 260,000 8d 15
84 533 639.6 10,073 2,350 42m 265,000 8d 15
85 540 648 10,200 2,500 44m 270,000 8d 15
86 547 656.4 10,328 2,500 44m 275,000 8d 15
87 553 663.6 10,455 2,500 44m 278,000 8d 15
88 560 672 10,583 2,500 44m 280,000 8d 15
89 567 680.4 10,710 2,500 44m 282,000 8d 15
90 574 688.8 10,838 2,650 46m 285,000 8d 15
91 581 697.2 10,965 2,650 46m 290,000 8d 16
92 587 704.4 11,093 2,650 46m 300,000 8d 16
93 594 712.8 11,220 2,650 46m 310,000 8d 16
94 601 721.2 11,348 2,650 46m 320,000 8d 16
95 608 729.6 11,475 2,800 48m 330,000 8d 16

Hero Equipment

  • When attacking, the Barbarian King can use two of the below pieces of Hero Equipment, which change the abilities he has and grants additional stat bonuses.
  • The Barbarian King does not use any Hero Equipment when defending.
  • Select the equipment below to learn more about the abilities and stat bonuses that each piece gives.

History

Patch Description
January 9, 2013 Announced the Barbarian King.
January 10, 2013
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Added the Barbarian King, with 30 levels.
February 5, 2013
  • Reduced the Barbarian King's regeneration time at all levels.
    • Level 1 reduced from 4h to 1h.
    • Level 2 reduced from 4h 14m to 1h 6m.
    • Level 3 reduced from 4h 30m to 1h 12m.
    • Level 4 reduced from 4h 46m to 1h 18.
    • Level 5 reduced from 5h 3m to 1h 24m.
    • Level 6 reduced from 5h 21m to 1h 30m.
    • Level 7 reduced from 5h 40m to 1h 36m.
    • Level 8 reduced from 6h 1m to 1h 42m.
    • Level 9 reduced from 6h 23m to 1h 48m.
    • Level 10 reduced from 6h 45m to 1h 54m.
    • Level 11 reduced from 7h 10m to 2h.
    • Level 12 reduced from 7h 36m to 2h 6h.
    • Level 13 reduced from 8h 3m to 2h 12m.
    • Level 14 reduced from 8h 32m to 2h 18m.
    • Level 15 reduced from 9h 3m to 2h 24m.
    • Level 16 reduced from 9h 35m to 2h 30m.
    • Level 17 reduced from 10h 10m to 2h 36m.
    • Level 18 reduced from 10h 46m to 2h 42m.
    • Level 19 reduced from 11h 25m to 2h 48m.
    • Level 20 reduced from 12h 6m to 2h 54m.
    • Level 21 reduced from 12h 50m to 3h.
    • Level 22 reduced from 13h 36m to 3h 6m.
    • Level 23 reduced from 14h 25m to 3h 12m.
    • Level 24 reduced from 15h 17m to 3h 18m.
    • Level 25 reduced from 16h 12m to 3h 24m.
    • Level 26 reduced from 17h 10m to 3h 30m.
    • Level 27 reduced from 18h 12m to 3h 36m.
    • Level 28 reduced from 19h 17m to 3h 42m.
    • Level 29 reduced from 20h 27m to 3h 48m.
    • Level 30 reduced from 21h 40m to 3h 54m.
  • The Barbarian King's level and stats are now displayed correctly when visiting villages.
  • The Barbarian King now patrol a larger area and show guard radius when tapped.
May 23, 2013 Added levels 31-40 Barbarian King.
January 29, 2014 Added the Iron Fist ability.
July 3, 2014
  • The defensive Barbarian King now has a targeting radius around his platform.
  • Massively reduced his damage, but greatly heals himself when activating his ability.
September 16, 2014 Reduced hero regeneration times greatly on all levels.
October 22, 2014 Hero icons now show hero ability status in replays.
December 11, 2014 Hero ability icons now show remaining hitpoints and start flashing when low.
July 1, 2015 Improved the Barbarian King's A.I, where he would less likely to target Walls, and would not continue bashing through Walls to get to a destroyed target.
October 12, 2016 Changed the Barbarian King's info image.
December 19, 2016
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    Added levels 41-45 Barbarian King.
  • Reduced upgrade costs of levels 31-40.
  • Changed the Barbarian King's icon and info.
December 18, 2017
  • Added levels 46-50 Barbarian King.
  • Decreased upgrade cost of levels 8-45 Barbarian King.
March 5, 2018 Barbarian King's Iron Fist ability no longer affect Barbarians that aren't summoned from his ability.
June 11, 2018 Added levels 51-60 Barbarian King.
June 26, 2018
  • Reduced upgrade times of levels 2-38 Barbarian King.
  • Reduced regen times of levels 2-60.
April 2, 2019
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Converted the Barbarian King from 2D to 3D.
June 18, 2019 Added levels 61-65 Barbarian King.
December 9, 2019 Added levels 66-70 Barbarian King.
March 30, 2020
  • Reduced upgrade cost for level 40 Barbarian King.
  • New Hero Skin selection screen that is much easier to select which skin you want to apply to your Hero.
  • Barbarian King now displays in his selected skin under the Player Profile tab.
  • When acquiring a new skin, the UI to select the skin will automatically open.
  • Some selected skins will be able to be purchased outside of the Gold Pass.
  • Fixed a bug where the Barbarian King received double health regeneration when his ability is used both automatically and manually at the same time.
  • Show purple Hero level icons properly in attack confirm screen if Hero Potion is active.
  • Fixed inconsistencies with situations where multiple boosts which affect movement speed, attack speed and damage (Barbarian King's ability) are active at the same time.
June 22, 2020 Added levels 71-75 Barbarian King.
October 12, 2020
  • Heroes now automatically heal when the player's base is raided.
  • Removed guard toggle.
October 26, 2020 Fixed skin names not changing when changing Hero with the arrows (in the "Change Skin" menus).
December 7, 2020
  • At the end of a battle, if the Barbarian King's ability remains unused, the Hero will heal the amount of HP they would normally recover from using their ability. This will help reduce the Hero’s downtime, allowing them to be ready much sooner.
  • A new Cosmetics tab has been added to the in-game shop where you can browse and purchase any permanently available cosmetics such as Hero Skins when they become available for Gems.
  • A “View Skin” option has been added when visiting.
  • Skin animations are more elaborate when viewed in the wardrobe and simpler animations in other UI elements.
April 12, 2021
  • Added levels 76-80 Barbarian King.
  • Polished and changed the Barbarian King's 3D model.
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  • Reduced upgrade costs and times of levels 1-50 Barbarian King. In particular, the cost to summon the Barbarian King was reduced to 5,000 Dark Elixir (from 10,000).
  • Boosts on Barbarian King and other Heroes or Buildings are no longer cancelled when an upgrade is started and will continue to run in the background.
June 15, 2021 Fixed the Barbarian King occasionally doing 360-degree turns during attacks.
December 9, 2021
  • Reduced the Barbarian King's upgrade costs from levels 26-64.
  • Reduced the Barbarian King's upgrade times from levels 20-29.
October 10, 2022
  • Added levels 81-85 Barbarian King.
December 12, 2022
  • Changed the Barbarian King's 3D model.
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June 12, 2023 Added level 86-90 Barbarian King.
December 12, 2023
  • Added level 91-95 Barbarian King.
  • Maximum Level for the Barbarian King is now level 10 at Town Hall 7 & level 20 at Town Hall 8. (Previously level 5 at TH7 & level 10 at TH8)
  • Reduced upgrade costs and times across all existing levels.
  • Replaced the Iron Fist ability with Hero Equipment and a health recovery stat.
    • As a result, the Barbarian King loses DPS and HP at every level, with much of the missing stats being given to his default Hero Equipment.
  • Changed the description of the Barbarian King. Before, it used to read "This colossal menace soaks up huge amounts of damage and bashes anything in his path. He guards his territory fiercely when defending, and can launch into a devastating rage when attacking once his Iron Fist ability is unlocked!".

Hero Skins

Skin Availability

Below is a table that lists all Hero skins for the Barbarian King and the month in which they were available, in chronological order. Skins are divided into three classes:

  • Gold denotes a skin that was featured as a Gold Pass skin in Season Challenges.
    • All Hero Skins from the Gold Pass since April 2023 have been available as the first reward on the Gold track.
    • Prior to this, they have all been the last reward on the Gold track unless specified.
    • All Gold skins are available permanently for purchase at a price of 1,500 Gems exactly a year after the skin was originally offered in the Gold Pass.
  • Standard and Legendary denotes skins not available from the Gold Pass that were available only through a special offer or event.
    • Unless otherwise stated in the notes, these skins' special offers were available in the season listed, and cost the equivalent of $3.99 USD for Standard skins, or $9.99 USD for Legendary skins. The notes section may also include additional context of an offer.

Key for highlighted entries:

  • Entries that are highlighted denote that the skin is available in the current Season Challenges season.
  • Entries marked with a Coathanger Coathanger denote a Standard or Legendary skin that is permanently available for re-purchase in the cosmetics tab at the original price when the skin was originally offered.
SkinClassSeason AvailableNotes
Gladiator KingGoldApril 2019
P.E.K.K.A KingGoldJune 2019
Skeleton KingGoldSeptember 2019
Jolly KingGoldDecember 2019Available as the first reward on the Gold Pass track.
Primal KingGoldFebruary 2019
Clockwork KingGoldMay 2020
Party KingGoldAugust 2019
Champion King CoathangerLegendaryOctober 2020, November 2021, September 2022The Champion King was available in a special offer for the World Finals in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Pirate KingGoldNovember 2020
Warrior King CoathangerLegendaryFebruary 2021/2022The Warrior King was available in a Lunar New Year offer in 2021 and 2022.
Rogue KingGoldMarch 2021
Fierce King CoathangerStandardJune 2021The Fierce King was available in a special offer after the June 2021 update, as the winning entry of the "The King of Clan Wars" skin design competition in Supercell Make.
Jungle KingGoldJuly 2021
Beat King CoathangerLegendaryAugust 2021The Beat King was available in a special offer for the August 2021 Clashiversary.
Golem KingGoldNovember 2021
Ice King CoathangerLegendaryDecember 2021
Lunar King CoathangerLegendaryJanuary-February 2022The Lunar King was available in a special Lunar New Year offer from January 29th 2022.
Shadow KingGoldApril 2022
Summer King CoathangerLegendaryJune 2022
Pixel King CoathangerLegendaryAugust 2022The Pixel King was made available as part of the 10th Clashiversary celebrations, as a reward in the silver tier of Season Challenges requiring 40 points.
Clash Fest KingGoldSeptember 2022
Magic King CoathangerLegendaryOctober 2022The Magic King was available in a special offer for the release of Town Hall 15.
Beast KingGoldFebruary 2023
Painter KingLegendaryMarch 2023The Painter King was available in a special offer in March 2023 as part of the Color Fest event. Alternatively, it could be purchased in a bundle with the other three Painter skins for $24.99 USD.
Dark Ages KingGoldMay 2023
League KingLegendaryJune 2023The League King is permanently available in the Clan War Leagues Shop starting from the June 2023 update. It costs 2,000.
Future KingLegendaryAugust 2023The Future King skin was available in a special offer for the 11th Clashiversary in August 2023.
Chess KingLegendarySeptember 2023The Chess King skin was available in a special offer during September 2023.
Ghost KingLegendaryOctober 2023The Ghost King skin was available in a special Clash-O-Ween offer in October 2023.
Gingerbread KingLegendaryDecember 2023The Gingerbread King skin was available as a part of Cookie Rumble event in December 2023.
King of the NorthGoldJanuary 2024
Dragon KingLegendaryFebruary 2024The Dragon King skin was available in a special Lunar New Year offer in February 2024.
Space KingLegendaryMarch 2024

Barbarian King Skins

Barbarian King 3D preview
Gladiator King 3D preview
PEKKA King 3D preview
Skeleton King 3D preview
Jolly King 3D preview
Primal King 3D preview
Clockwork King 3D preview
Party King 3D preview
Champion King 3D preview
Pirate King 3D preview
Warrior King 3D preview
Rogue King 3D preview
Fierce King 3D preview
Jungle King 3D preview
Beat King 3D preview
Golem King 3D preview
Ice King 3D preview
Lunar King 3D preview
Shadow King 3D preview
Summer King 3D preview
Pixel King 3D preview
Clash Fest King 3D preview
Magic King 3D preview
Beast King 3D preview
Painter King 3D preview
Dark Ages King 3D preview
League King 3D preview
Goblin King 3D preview
Future King 3D preview
Chess King 3D preview
Ghost King 3D preview
Gingerbread King 3D preview
King of the North 3D preview
Dragon King 3D preview
Space King 3D preview
Barbarian King 3D
Gladiator King 3D
PEKKA King 3D
Skeleton King 3D
Jolly King 3D
Primal King 3D
Clockwork King 3D
Party King 3D
Champion King 3D
Pirate King 3D
Warrior King 3D
Rogue King 3D
Fierce King 3D
Jungle King 3D
Beat King 3D
Golem King 3D
Ice King 3D
Lunar King 3D
Shadow King 3D
Summer King 3D
Pixel King 3D
Clash Fest King 3D
Magic King 3D
Beast King 3D
Painter King 3D
Dark Ages King 3D
League King 3D
Goblin King 3D
Future King 3D
Chess King 3D
Ghost King 3D
Gingerbread King 3D
King of the North 3D
Dragon King 3D
Space King 3D
Barbarian King 3D pose
Gladiator King 3D pose
PEKKA King 3D pose
Skeleton King 3D pose
Jolly King 3D pose
Primal King 3D pose
Clockwork King 3D pose
Party King 3D pose
Champion King 3D pose
Pirate King 3D pose
Warrior King 3D pose
Rogue King 3D pose
Fierce King 3D pose
Jungle King 3D pose
Beat King 3D pose
Golem King 3D pose
Ice King 3D pose
Lunar King 3D pose
Shadow King 3D pose
Summer King 3D pose
Pixel King 3D pose
Clash Fest King 3D pose
Magic King 3D pose
Beast King 3D pose
Painter King 3D pose
Dark Ages King 3D pose
League King 3D pose
Goblin King 3D pose
Future King 3D pose
Chess King 3D pose
Ghost King 3D pose
Gingerbread King 3D pose
King of the North 3D pose
Dragon King 3D pose
Space King 3D pose
Barbarian King 3D KO
Gladiator King 3D KO
PEKKA King 3D KO
Skeleton King 3D KO
Jolly King 3D KO
Primal King 3D KO
Clockwork King 3D KO
Party King 3D KO
Champion King 3D KO
Pirate King 3D KO
Warrior King 3D KO
Rogue King 3D KO
Fierce King 3D KO
Jungle King 3D KO
Beat King 3D KO
Golem King 3D KO
Ice King 3D KO
Lunar King 3D KO
Shadow King 3D KO
Summer King 3D KO
Pixel King 3D KO
Clash Fest King 3D KO
Magic King 3D KO
Beast King 3D KO
Painter King 3D KO
Dark Ages King 3D KO
League King 3D KO
Goblin King 3D KO
Future King 3D KO
Chess King 3D KO
Ghost King 3D KO
Gingerbread King 3D KO
King of the North 3D KO
Dragon King 3D KO
Space King 3D KO
Barbarian King 3D downed
Gladiator King 3D downed
PEKKA King 3D downed
Skeleton King 3D downed
Jolly King 3D downed
Primal King 3D downed
Clockwork King 3D downed
Party King 3D downed
Champion King 3D downed
Pirate King 3D downed
Warrior King 3D downed
Rogue King 3D downed
Fierce King 3D downed
Jungle King 3D downed
Beat King 3D downed
Golem King 3D downed
Ice King 3D downed
Lunar King 3D downed
Shadow King 3D downed
Summer King 3D downed
Pixel King 3D downed
Clash Fest King 3D downed
Magic King 3D downed
Beast King 3D downed
Painter King 3D downed
Dark Ages King 3D downed
League King 3D downed
Goblin King 3D downed
Future King 3D downed
Chess King 3D downed
Ghost King 3D downed
Gingerbread King 3D downed
King of the North 3D downed
Dragon King 3D downed
Space King 3D downed
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Anniversary Skin 2020
World Championship Skin 2020
Lunar New Year Skin 2021
Supercell Make skin. Concept by: oni
Anniversary Skin 2021
Lunar New Year Skin 2022
Barbarian King Icon
Gladiator King Icon
P.E.K.K.A King Icon
Skeleton King Icon
Jolly King Icon
Primal King Icon
Clockwork King Icon
Party King Icon
Champion King Icon
Pirate King Icon
Warrior King Icon
Rogue King Icon
Fierce King Icon
Jungle King Icon
Beat King Icon
Golem King Icon
Ice King Icon
Lunar King Icon
Shadow King Icon
Summer King Icon
Pixel King Icon
Clash Fest King Icon
Magic King Icon
Beast King Icon
Painter King Icon
Dark Ages King Icon
League King Icon
Goblin King Icon
Future King Icon
Chess King Icon
Ghost King Icon
Gingerbread King Icon
King of the North Icon
Dragon King Icon
Space King Icon
Barbarian King
Custom Spawned Units
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Barbarian King Skin Features

  • Yes: Feature is fully customized from the original
  • Partial: Feature is subtly customized from the original
  • No: Feature is not customized from the original
Skin Preview Animation Pose Animation Selection Animation Walking Animation Attacking Animation Knockout Animation Resting Animation Constant Effects Preview Effects Pose Effects Selection Effects Deployment Effects Walking Effects Attacking Effects Ability Effects Knockout Effects Resting Effects Custom Spawns Preview Sounds Pose Sounds Selection Sounds Deployment Sounds Attacking Sounds Ability Sounds Knockout Sounds
Gladiator King Icon
Gladiator King
Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Partial Partial Partial Partial No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
P.E.K.K.A King Icon
P.E.K.K.A King
Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Partial Partial Partial Partial No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Skeleton King Icon
Skeleton King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Jolly King Icon
Jolly King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Primal King Icon
Primal King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Clockwork King Icon
Clockwork King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Party King Icon
Party King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Champion King Icon
Champion King
Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Pirate King Icon
Pirate King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Warrior King Icon
Warrior King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Rogue King Icon
Rogue King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Fierce King Icon
Fierce King
Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Jungle King Icon
Jungle King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Beat King Icon
Beat King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Golem King Icon
Golem King
Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Partial Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ice King Icon
Ice King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lunar King Icon
Lunar King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Shadow King Icon
Shadow King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Summer King Icon
Summer King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Pixel King Icon
Pixel King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clash Fest King Icon
Clash Fest King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Magic King Icon
Magic King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Beast King Icon
Beast King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Painter King Icon
Painter King
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

1 The Gladiator and P.E.K.K.A King Preview, Pose and Selection animations were identical to the original 3D Barbarian King Model prior to its change on April 12, 2021.

2 Fierce King animations were identical to or only subtly customized from the second 3D Barbarian King Model prior to its change on December 12, 2022.

Notes

  • The Gladiator King, P.E.K.K.A King, Primal King, and the Champion King skins have four fingered hands, while the other skins, including the default one after the Town Hall 14 update introduced a new model for the default Barbarian King skin, have five fingered hands.
    • The four fingered model for the Barbarian King prior to the Town Hall 14 update contradicts newer artwork of him in 2019 and 2020, which feature him with five fingered hands. However, the 2020 loading screen image shows the Barbarian King holding his sword with four fingered hands.
  • The Fierce King, A.K.A Savage King, was created by oni on Supercell Make.
  • The Barbarian King is the first hero to have a skin, which is the Gladiator King, when Season Challenges were first added as part of the April 2nd 2019.
  • The P.E.K.K.A King, Jolly King, and Champion King are the only skins for the Barbarian King that wield a glowing sword.
  • With most of his skins, the Barbarian King will alternate between hitting the building with the sword and his fist. However, both types of strikes do equal damage.
    • An exception is the Party King skin, where all of his attacks involve his guitar (which he attacks with in two different ways, either by slamming the guitar's body at the target or doing a stabbing motion with the guitar's body as a blade).
    • The Pirate King skin uses his sword in both his attack animations, slicing the target in two different ways.
  • The Barbarian King has the most current skins of any hero, currently 19.
  • The Barbarian King's appearance was redesigned twice. Before Hero Skins were added, the original Barbarian King pre-rendered texture had visual changes at levels 10, 20 and 41.
    • Initially, the Barbarian King used to appear similar to a giant Barbarian, with a steel crown, steel gauntlet, and steel shoulder guard. He used a blunt sword with a stone hilt.
    • At level 10, his gauntlet changed from steel to gold.
    • At level 20, his shoulder guard's edge turned to gold, and the central spike turned gold as well.
    • At level 41, his crown turned gold.
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Levels 1-9 (Old Sprite) Levels 10-19 (Old Sprite) Levels 20-40 (Old Sprite) Levels 41-60 (Old Sprite)

Trivia

  • Every attack he makes on a building or unit creates a tiny explosion.
  • The Barbarian King lives in the Town Hall according to a tweet by Supercell.
  • When the Barbarian King 'falls' in battle, an explosion occurs and a bright beam of light is sent up into the sky temporarily. He is then seen standing dazed with stars flying around his head for the remainder of the battle.
  • Each successive upgrade of the Barbarian King adds approximately 2.5% health and 2% damage, but every five levels also add a constant two minutes to his total regeneration time. As a consequence, the Barbarian King's regeneration rate changes as he levels.
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    Regeneration rate for each level; click to enlarge

    The Barbarian King's regeneration rate fluctuates each level, with drops in regeneration rate every fifth level and small increases for every other level. From an initial regeneration rate of 170 HP per minute at level 1, it reaches a maximum of 183 HP per minute at level 4 and shows a downward trend up to level 15, where there is a minimum of 150.13 HP per minute. Beyond level 15, the drops at every fifth level are outweighed by the increases from the other levels, eventually reaching 276.5 HP per minute at level 79 before dropping once more to 267.86 HP per minute at level 80.
  • The Barbarian King is shown to be smaller than the Giants in Clash-A-Rama, which contradicts a heroes trailer saying that he is bigger than a Giant.
  • While attacking or in Village Edit Mode, if the Barbarian King Altar is empty and the King becomes fully regenerated, the Altar sparkles, but the King will not appear.
  • The first person to max out Barbarian King and Archer Queen was the player named jessiebrar. (during the initial release of heroes, the max level for both heroes was 30.)
  • Prior to the January 29th, 2014 update that introduced hero abilities, and prior to the October 12th, 2020 update that removed guard button for all heroes and made heroes heal automatically after the raid, the original description for the Barbarian King and the Archer Queen were "Heroes can attack enemy villages or guard your village. Heroes can be injured, but are immortal. Heal them by letting them sleep or using the Heal button. Heroes won't defend the village while sleeping."
  • The Barbarian King's hair used to be vegas gold that contrasts with regular Barbarians' hair color. In his new appearance, however, his hair color is now yellow like regular Barbarians.
  • The Barbarian King was also a part of the Town Hall Level 7 Starter Pack which came with the Barbarian King, a level 3 Hidden Tesla and 1,200 gems which cost $9.99.
  • The Skeleton King from Clash Royale shares a name with one of the Barbarian King's skins. They share a similar summoning ability, but the Skeleton King summons Skeletons instead of Barbarians.
  • His crown is tilting when he is defeated in battle, this is barely noticable and he must be at a certain position in order to see it

Comparisons

Home Village Army
Elixir Troops BarbarianArcherGiantGoblinWall BreakerBalloonWizardHealerDragonP.E.K.K.ABaby DragonMinerElectro DragonYeti (Yetimite) • Dragon RiderElectro TitanRoot Rider
Dark Elixir Troops MinionHog RiderValkyrieGolem (Golemite) • Witch (Skeleton) • Lava Hound (Lava Pup) • BowlerIce GolemHeadhunterApprentice Warden
Super Troops Super BarbarianSuper ArcherSuper GiantSneaky GoblinSuper Wall BreakerRocket BalloonSuper WizardSuper DragonInferno DragonSuper MinerSuper MinionSuper Hog Rider (Super HogSuper Rider) • Super ValkyrieSuper Witch (Big Boy) • Ice Hound (Ice Pup) • Super Bowler
Heroes & Hero Equipment Barbarian King: Barbarian PuppetRage VialEarthquake BootsVampstacheGiant Gauntlet
Archer Queen: Archer PuppetInvisibility VialGiant ArrowHealer PuppetFrozen Arrow
Grand Warden: Eternal TomeLife GemRage GemHealing TomeFireball
Royal Champion: Royal GemSeeking ShieldHog Rider PuppetHaste Vial
Elixir Spells Lightning SpellHealing SpellRage SpellJump SpellFreeze SpellClone SpellInvisibility SpellRecall Spell
Dark Spells Poison SpellEarthquake SpellHaste SpellSkeleton Spell (Skeleton) • Bat Spell (Bat) • Overgrowth Spell
Siege Machines Wall WreckerBattle BlimpStone SlammerSiege BarracksLog LauncherFlame FlingerBattle Drill
Pets L.A.S.S.IElectro OwlMighty YakUnicornFrosty (Frostmite) • DiggyPoison LizardPhoenixSpirit Fox
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