Barbarian King

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"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!"

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Skins

Barbarian King	Gladiator King	P.E.K.K.A. King
Skeleton King	Jolly King	Primal King

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• Summary
  • The Barbarian King is basically a larger, more aggressive, and more powerful Barbarian. He is automatically summoned once the Barbarian King Altar is constructed, which costs 10,000 Dark Elixir.
  • The Barbarian King is an immortal unit, so he only has to be summoned once. However, if he is injured or falls in battle, he must regenerate his health by sleeping for a period of time before he can be used again. If you attack a village while its Barbarian King is still regenerating, the Altar will be empty.
  • The amount of time he sleeps to regenerate is directly proportional to the health he has lost by the end of the battle. If he is not damaged (or is fully healed before the battle ends), then he is ready to fight immediately; however, if he falls in battle or is wounded, then he must sleep for some time to regenerate. The more the Barbarian King is upgraded, the more time it will take to fully regenerate his health.
    • 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 where a significant amount of time can be spent searching for such opponents.
  • The Barbarian King has two modes when defending, "Guard" and "Sleep". In Guard, he will guard the village but will have to regenerate health (sleep) if he takes damage, while in Sleep mode he will not appear to your opponent.
  • On defense, the Barbarian King only defends his territory around his platform and will retreat if lured too far out.
  • Starting at level 5, the Barbarian King obtains an ability called Iron Fist which can be used on the battlefield. It partially heals him, summons up to 30 additional Barbarians, and grants the Barbarian King and his summoned Barbarians increased damage and speed. This does not stack with the Rage Spell, and does not affect any other troops, including other Barbarians belonging to the regular army. This ability gets more powerful every fifth level.
    • If the ability is unlocked, once the Barbarian King is deployed, his icon in the troop deployment window becomes the activation method for Iron Fist. Simply click on his icon again and Iron Fist will be activated.
    • The Barbarian King summons Barbarians equal to the level of your Barbarians researched in your Laboratory (e.g. if you can train level 5 Barbarians, the Barbarian King will summon Level 5 Barbarians).

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• Offensive Strategy
  • The Barbarian King is basically the counterpart of the Archer Queen, and vice versa. The Barbarian King is the tank specialist, while the Archer Queen is the damage specialist, with the Grand Warden as the support specialist.
  • Use him with Archer Queen as he Tanks the damage and the Archer Queen does the damage.
  • When attacking, he can be deployed just like any other unit. When he is damaged, he must sleep to recharge before he can be used again. The regeneration time is directly proportional to how much health he must recover. He may 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 slow attack speed.
  • 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 Barbarian King can be healed by Healing Spell or a Healer while battling; however, this healing 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.
    • You can negate the explosion by using the Eternal Tome ability of the Grand Warden, but you may find it more useful to save the ability for tackling a more heavily-defended section of the base.
    • If you use hogs and the Barbarian King is being annoying, use a hero to get rid of that Barbarian King.
• Defensive Strategy
  • Set the Barbarian King to "Guard" mode when he is at lower levels as he takes less time to regenerate and will not interfere when you are attacking.
  • 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 you wish to protect.
  • The Barbarian King is a melee troop, meaning cannot damage air units (though the Archer Queen and Grand Warden can).
  • 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.

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• Against a Barbarian King
  • If a defensive King is causing trouble to your troops, use some small troops, such as Barbarians, 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 attacks 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.
  • You can distract the enemy Barbarian King with troops such as Giants or Golems, and send in high damage troops behind such as Wizards or the Archer Queen. This tactic can defeat the Barbarian King fairly easily.

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• History
  • He was introduced in the 1/10/2013 update, with 30 levels.
  • The 5/23/2013 update added the levels 31-40 for the newly added Town Hall 10, and decreased his upgrade time, regeneration time and upgrade costs on some levels.
  • The 1/29/2014 update added the Iron Fist ability.
  • The 7/3/2014 update reduced the effect of the Rage Spell on the King by 20%, but the Iron Fist ability recovers some health and summons more Barbarians.
  • The 9/16/2014 update has halved the regeneration time relative to before that update (up to level 30).
  • The 4/24/2016 update additionally decreased the regeneration time of all levels relative to before that by a significant amount.
  • The 12/19/2016 update added levels 41-45 for the Barbarian King, and decreased his upgrade costs at levels 31-40.
  • The 12/18/2017 update added levels 46-50 and decreased his upgrade costs at levels 8-45.
  • The 3/6/2018 update changed the mechanics of the Barbarian King's Iron Fist ability; aside from the Barbarian King himself, it now only affects the Barbarians he summons and no longer has any effect on any other Barbarians.
  • The 6/11/2018 update added levels 51-60, and increased the healing effects on the King by 10%.
  • The 6/26/2018 maintenance break reduced the regeneration times across all levels and the upgrade times for levels 39 and below.
  • The 4/2/2019 update gave a new look to the Barbarian King, as well as the Archer Queen and in the near future it will be also implemented a change to the Grand Warden, both heroes have been converted to 3D models in order to be able to receive different skins. The skins once received they will be permanent for the heroes wardrobe. The skin that a player would receive by buying the Gold Pass and completing the final reward tier in the Season Challenges in April 2019 is called "Gladiator King".
  • On 6/1/2019, Barbarian King has got second new look. He has got P.E.K.K.A collaboration skin which is called P.E.K.K.A King. It was available in Season Challenges in June 2019.
  • On 6/18/2019, the Barbarian King received 5 new levels, increasing all the way to level 65.
  • In October 2019, Barbarian King added a 3rd new look to his wardrobe. For the Clash-o-Ween event, he acquired the Skeleton King outfit. It was available in Season Challenges in October 2019.
  • In December 2019, The Barbarian King can be dressed as Santa Claus by buying the Gold Pass and gaining 40 points in the Season Challenges. The Barbarian King's new skin is called the Jolly King.

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• Trivia
  • Every slash he makes on a building or unit creates a mini explosion.
  • When you tap on him he will yell a low pitched battle cry and stand still for a moment, similar to the Archer Queen and the Grand Warden.
    • His battle cry varies between skins. The default skin has two battle cries (one is identical to the sound he makes when deployed, and the other is a normal battle cry); which battle cry he makes when tapped in this case is random. The Gladiator King and P.E.K.K.A King share a slightly different, muffled battle cry.
  • When the Barbarian King is completely healed, a jingle will play, like the Archer Queen and the Grand Warden.
  • 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 adds a constant three minutes to his total regeneration time. As a consequence, the Barbarian King's regeneration rate changes as he levels up.

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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 25, where there is a minimum of 122.96 HP per minute. Beyond level 25, the drops at every fifth level are outweighed by the increases from the other levels, eventually reaching 179.65 HP per minute at level 65.
  • The level n Barbarian King's has$\lfloor120*1.02^{n-1}\rfloor$ DPS for levels 1-40 (however, level 41 and above has a slightly different formula, being$\lfloor120*1.021^{n-1}\rfloor$ DPS),$\lfloor1700*1.025^{n-1}\rfloor$ hitpoints.
  • While attacking, if your opponent's Barbarian King Altar is empty and the King wakes up during your battle, the Altar will sparkle like he is waking but there will be no Barbarian King to defend the base. This sparkle also occurs in the Village Editor mode when you have placed the altar.
  • The Barbarian King will alternate between hitting the building with the sword and his fist. However, both types of strikes do equal damage.
  • 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.
  • There are 5 Barbarian King Skins (Barbarian King, Gladiator King, P.E.K.K.A King, Skeleton King, Jolly King)

Preferred Target	Attack Type	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Range	Search Radius
None	Melee (Ground Only)	16	1.2s	1 tile	9 tiles

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	DPS in Ability	Hitpoints	Regen Time	Ability Level	Training Cost	Upgrade Time	Town Hall Level Required

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	DPS in Ability	Hitpoints	Regen Time	Ability Level	Training Cost	Upgrade Time	Town Hall Level Required
1	120	144	N/A	1,700	10m	N/A	10,000	N/A	7
2	122	146.4	N/A	1,742	10m	N/A	12,500	12h	7
3	124	148.8	N/A	1,786	10m	N/A	15,000	12h	7
4	127	152.4	N/A	1,830	10m	N/A	17,500	1d	7
5	129	154.8	185	1,876	13m	1	20,000	1d	7
6	132	158.4	188	1,923	13m	1	22,500	1d	8
7	135	162	191	1,971	13m	1	25,000	1d 12h	8
8	137	164.4	193	2,020	13m	1	27,500	1d 12h	8
9	140	168	196	2,071	13m	1	30,000	1d 12h	8
10	143	171.6	244	2,123	16m	2	32,500	2d	8
11	146	175.2	247	2,176	16m	2	35,000	2d	9
12	149	178.8	250	2,230	16m	2	39,000	2d	9
13	152	182.4	253	2,286	16m	2	43,000	2d 12h	9
14	155	186	256	2,343	16m	2	47,000	2d 12h	9
15	158	189.6	305	2,402	19m	3	51,000	2d 12h	9
16	161	193.2	308	2,462	19m	3	55,000	3d	9
17	164	196.8	311	2,523	19m	3	60,000	3d	9
18	168	201.6	315	2,586	19m	3	65,000	3d	9
19	171	205.2	318	2,651	19m	3	70,000	3d 12h	9
20	174	208.8	369	2,717	22m	4	75,000	3d 12h	9
21	178	213.6	373	2,785	22m	4	80,000	3d 12h	9
22	181	217.2	376	2,855	22m	4	85,000	4d	9
23	185	222	380	2,926	22m	4	90,000	4d	9
24	189	226.8	384	2,999	22m	4	95,000	4d	9
25	193	231.6	438	3,074	25m	5	100,000	4d 12h	9
26	196	235.2	441	3,151	25m	5	105,000	4d 12h	9
27	200	240	445	3,230	25m	5	110,000	4d 12h	9
28	204	244.8	449	3,311	25m	5	115,000	5d	9
29	208	249.6	453	3,394	25m	5	120,000	5d	9
30	213	255.6	511	3,478	28m	6	125,000	5d	9
31	217	260.4	515	3,565	28m	6	129,000	5d 12h	10
32	221	265.2	519	3,655	28m	6	133,000	5d 12h	10
33	226	271.2	524	3,746	28m	6	137,000	5d 12h	10
34	230	276	528	3,840	28m	6	141,000	6d	10
35	235	282	589	3,936	31m	7	145,000	6d	10
36	239	286.8	593	4,034	31m	7	149,000	6d	10
37	244	292.8	598	4,135	31m	7	153,000	6d 12h	10
38	249	298.8	603	4,238	31m	7	157,000	6d 12h	10
39	254	304.8	608	4,344	31m	7	161,000	6d 12h	10
40	259	310.8	673	4,453	34m	8	165,000	7d	10
41	275	330	689	4,564	34m	8	170,000	7d	11
42	281	337.2	695	4,678	34m	8	173,000	7d	11
43	287	344.4	701	4,795	34m	8	176,000	7d	11
44	293	351.6	707	4,915	34m	8	179,000	7d	11
45	299	358.8	777	5,038	37m	9	182,000	7d	11
46	305	366	783	5,164	37m	9	185,000	7d	11
47	312	374.4	790	5,293	37m	9	188,000	7d	11
48	318	381.6	796	5,425	37m	9	191,000	7d	11
49	325	390	803	5,561	37m	9	194,000	7d	11
50	332	398.4	878	5,700	40m	10	197,000	7d	11
51	339	406.8	885	5,843	40m	10	200,000	7d	12
52	346	415.2	892	5,990	40m	10	203,000	7d	12
53	353	423.6	899	6,140	40m	10	206,000	7d	12
54	361	433.2	907	6,294	40m	10	209,000	7d	12
55	369	442.8	987	6,452	43m	11	212,000	7d	12
56	377	452.4	995	6,614	43m	11	215,000	7d	12
57	385	462	1,003	6,780	43m	11	218,000	7d	12
58	393	471.6	1,011	6,950	43m	11	221,000	7d	12
59	401	481.2	1,019	7,124	43m	11	224,000	7d	12
60	410	492	1,104	7,303	46m	12	227,000	7d	12
61	418	501.6	1,112	7,486	46m	12	230,000	7d	12
62	426	511.2	1,120	7,673	46m	12	233,000	7d	12
63	435	522	1,129	7,865	46m	12	236,000	7d	12
64	444	532.8	1,138	8,062	46m	12	239,000	7d	12
65	453	543.6	1,223	8,264	46m	13	240,000	7d	12
66	462	554.4	1,232	8,470	46m	13	250,000	7d 12h	13
67	471	565.2	1,241	8,680	46m	13	260,000	7d 12h	13
68	480	576	1,250	8,890	46m	13	270,000	7d 12h	13
69	490	588	1,260	9,100	46m	13	280,000	7d 12h	13
70	500	600	1,346	9,300	49m	14	290,000	8d	13

Iron Fist Ability

Ability Level	Damage Increase	Health Recovery	Speed Increase	Summoned Units	Ability Time
1	56	500	18	6	10s
2	101	620	19	8	10s
3	147	752	20	10	10s
4	195	899	21	12	10s
5	245	1,063	22	14	10s
6	298	1,247	23	16	10s
7	354	1,455	24	18	10s
8	414	1,692	25	20	10s
9	478	1,963	26	22	10s
10	546	2,263	27	24	10s
11	618	2,592	28	26	10s
12	694	2,980	29	28	10s
13	770	3,400	30	30	10s
14	846	3,850	31	32	10s

Skin Availability

The below table denotes the months in which Barbarian King skins were available. They could only be obtained by reaching the final tier of Season Challenges after purchasing that season's corresponding Gold Pass.

Skins that are still available from an ongoing season are highlighted in yellow.

Skin	Season Available
Gladiator King	April 2019
P.E.K.K.A King	June 2019
Skeleton King	October 2019
Jolly King	December 2019
Primal King	February 2020

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