Minion Prince

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For his non-Hero variant, see Minion.

For the Super version of his non-Hero variant, see Super Minion.

"The self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness means business! The Minion Prince takes to the skies and deals damaging dark goop to Defenses and Troops! He'll hover near his Hero Banner when defending."

Summary

• The Minion Prince is an aerial Hero who attacks all targets from long range that was introduced on November 25, 2024, during the Town Hall 17 update. He is unlocked by upgrading the Hero Hall to level 3, which requires Town Hall 9.
• Like the other Heroes, the Minion Prince only needs to be summoned once, but he will have to spend some time regenerating his health if he is damaged when attacking an enemy village. If the Minion Prince is assigned to defend at a Hero Banner and he is regenerating health, he will not appear on defense.
  • Like other Heroes, he is not upgraded in the Laboratory but rather upgraded with a Builder.
• Hero regeneration in the Home Village uses an "extra life" system: when fully regenerated, the Minion Prince 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 Minion Prince'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 Minion Prince 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 Minion Prince 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 Minion Prince 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 Minion Prince to participate in battle, the regular life bar must be full. If the regular life bar is not full after a battle, the Minion Prince 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.
    • However, if available, you can use a Book of Heroes to instantly recover both his health bars, regardless of regeneration time. Likewise, using a Hammer of Heroes can also do the same, except you also do not need to spend resources.
  • Hero regeneration after a Multiplayer Battle starts as soon as the player starts 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 their 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 League where a significant amount of time can be spent searching for such opponents.
• As a Hero, the Minion Prince has an ability that can be used once per battle which allows him to recover some of his health, and the amount increases at every fifth level. The Hero Equipment that he wields may add additional effects to the ability or a unique passive effect, on top of various passive stats increase.
  • When unlocked, he starts with the Henchmen Puppet and the Dark Orb.
    • The Henchmen Puppet summons a pair of Henchmen, provides a brief invisibility, and grants an increased health recovery. It gives a passive increase to damage.
    • The Dark Orb launches an ice crystal that travels forward from the Minion Prince and affects all enemy targets in its vicinity as it travels. Affected targets take some damage and are slowed down temporarily. It gives a passive increase to damage and max health.
  • Upgrading the Blacksmith to level 3 unlocks the Metal Pants.
    • The Metal Pants reduces damage taken for a period of time and grants a vastly increased health recovery. It gives a passive increase to max health.
• If the ability has not been used before the Minion Prince is about to be defeated, it will by default automatically activate. However, this feature can be toggled off in the settings (by turning off "Automatically use Hero Abilities on KO").
  • This ability can still activate even if the Minion Prince would be one-shot by an attack (such as by a Seeking Air Mine); he will activate his ability and survive with 1 hitpoint.
• On defense, the Minion Prince will fly around to patrol his area, making him unreachable by units that only target ground such as the Barbarian King.

Strategies

Offensive Strategies

• He should be deployed behind the main army of higher health aerial units like Dragons, Dragon Riders, and Balloons. They have a shorter range than Minion Prince and can tank for him as he deals massive amount of damage.
  • Placing him together with Electro Dragons is not ideal, as he may take down buildings that allows the chain lightning to keep going. He should be placed to the the side of the main attack to funnel for the Electro Dragons.
• Be mindful of the defending Minion Prince, as he is untargetable by units which target ground. Use Wizards or the Archer Queen to knock him out of battle.

Defensive Strategies

• As a defending Hero, make sure to place him near the center of the base, as he will distract aerial units due to his high hitpoints.
• To counter the attacking force, one should place their Air Defenses and Sweepers in a way that they can counter Hero Equipment such as the Giant Arrow. You should also spread aerial traps to prevent them from being wasted by a single Balloon, so that the Seeking Air Mines will maximize its potential by dealing damage to Dragons, or the Minion Prince.

Statistics

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Preferred Target	Attack Type	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Range	Search Radius
Any	Ranged (Ground & Air)	24	0.85s	4.5 tiles	10 tiles

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	Hitpoints	Health Recovery	Regen Time	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Hero Hall Level Required
1	173	147.05	1,200	200	18m	N/A	N/A	3
2	177	150.45	1,242	200	18m	5,000	2h	3
3	181	153.85	1,284	200	18m	5,500	4h	3
4	187	158.95	1,326	200	18m	6,000	8h	3
5	191	162.35	1,368	240	20m	6,500	10h	3
6	196	166.6	1,410	240	20m	7,000	12h	3
7	201	170.85	1,452	240	20m	7,500	14h	3
8	206	175.1	1,494	240	20m	8,000	16h	3
9	211	179.35	1,536	240	20m	8,500	18h	3
10	216	183.6	1,578	280	22m	10,000	20h	3
11	222	188.7	1,620	280	22m	10,500	22h	4
12	227	192.95	1,662	280	22m	11,000	1d	4
13	233	198.05	1,704	280	22m	11,500	1d	4
14	238	202.3	1,746	280	22m	12,000	1d	4
15	244	207.4	1,788	320	24m	12,500	1d	4
16	251	213.35	1,830	320	24m	13,000	1d	4
17	257	218.45	1,872	320	24m	13,500	1d	4
18	263	223.55	1,914	320	24m	14,000	1d	4
19	270	229.5	1,956	320	24m	14,500	1d	4
20	277	235.45	1,998	360	26m	15,000	1d	4
21	284	241.4	2,040	360	26m	17,000	1d	5
22	290	246.5	2,082	175	26m	19,000	1d	5
23	298	253.3	2,124	360	26m	21,000	1d	5
24	305	259.25	2,166	360	26m	23,000	1d	5
25	313	266.05	2,208	400	28m	25,000	1d	5
26	321	272.85	2,250	400	28m	27,000	2d	5
27	329	279.65	2,292	400	28m	29,000	2d	5
28	337	286.45	2,334	400	28m	31,000	2d	5
29	345	293.25	2,376	400	28m	33,000	2d	5
30	354	300.9	2,418	440	30m	35,000	2d	5
31	363	308.55	2,460	440	30m	37,000	2d 12h	6
32	372	316.2	2,502	440	30m	39,000	2d 12h	6
33	381	323.85	2,544	440	30m	41,000	2d 12h	6
34	39	332.35	2,586	440	30m	43,000	2d 12h	6
35	401	340.85	2,628	480	32m	45,000	3d	6
36	411	349.35	2,670	480	32m	47,000	3d	6
37	419	356.15	2,712	480	32m	49,000	3d	6
38	427	362.95	2,754	480	32m	51,000	3d	6
39	437	371.45	2,796	480	32m	53,000	3d	6
40	446	379.1	2,838	520	34m	55,000	3d	6
41	455	386.75	2,880	520	34m	60,000	4d	7
42	464	394.4	2,922	520	34m	65,000	4d	7
43	474	402.9	2,964	520	34m	70,000	4d	7
44	484	411.4	3,006	520	34m	75,000	4d	7
45	494	419.9	3,048	560	36m	80,000	4d	7
46	504	428.4	3,090	560	36m	85,000	5d	7
47	513	436.05	3,132	560	36m	90,000	5d	7
48	523	444.55	3,174	560	36m	95,000	5d	7
49	534	453.9	3,216	560	36m	100,000	5d	7
50	545	463.25	3,258	600	38m	105,000	5d	7
51	556	472.6	3,300	600	38m	110,000	6d	8
52	566	481.1	3,342	600	38m	115,000	6d	8
53	575	488.75	3,384	600	38m	120,000	6d	8
54	584	496.4	3,426	600	38m	125,000	6d	8
55	591	502.35	3,468	650	40m	130,000	6d	8
56	598	508.3	3,510	650	40m	135,000	7d	8
57	604	513.4	3,552	650	40m	140,000	7d	8
58	610	518.5	3,594	650	40m	145,000	7d	8
59	614	521.9	3,636	650	40m	150,000	7d	8
60	619	526.15	3,678	700	42m	155,000	7d	8
61	623	529.55	3,720	700	42m	160,000	8d	9
62	628	533.8	3,762	700	42m	165,000	8d	9
63	631	536.35	3,804	700	42m	170,000	8d	9
64	636	540.6	3,846	700	42m	175,000	8d	9
65	639	543.15	3,888	750	44m	180,000	8d	9
66	643	546.55	3,930	750	44m	185,000	8d	9
67	646	549.1	3,972	750	44m	190,000	8d	9
68	649	551.65	4,014	750	44m	195,000	8d	9
69	652	554.2	4,056	750	44m	200,000	8d	9
70	656	557.6	4,098	800	46m	205,000	8d	9
71	658	559.3	4,161	800	46m	210,000	8d	10
72	661	561.85	4,224	800	46m	215,000	8d	10
73	665	565.25	4,287	800	46m	220,000	8d	10
74	670	569.5	4,350	800	46m	225,000	8d	10
75	675	573.75	4,413	850	46m	230,000	8d	10
76	680	578	4,476	850	46m	240,000	8d	10
77	685	582.25	4,539	850	46m	250,000	8d	10
78	690	586.5	4,602	850	46m	260,000	8d	10
79	695	590.75	4,665	850	46m	270,000	8d	10
80	700	595	4,728	900	48m	280,000	8d	10
81	705	599.25	4,791	900	48m	290,000	8d	11
82	710	603.5	4,854	900	48m	300,000	8d	11
83	715	607.75	4,917	900	48m	310,000	8d	11
84	720	612	4,980	900	48m	320,000	8d	11
85	725	616.25	5,043	950	48m	330,000	8d	11
86	730	620.5	5,106	950	48m	340,000	8d	11
87	735	624.75	5,169	950	48m	350,000	8d	11
88	740	629	5,232	950	48m	360,000	8d	11
89	745	633.25	5,295	950	48m	370,000	8d	11
90	750	637.5	5,358	1,000	48m	380,000	8d	11

Hero Equipment

• When attacking, the Minion Prince can use two of the below pieces of Hero Equipment, which change the abilities he has and grants additional stat bonuses.
• The Minion Prince 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.

Henchmen Puppet

Dark Orb

Metal Pants

History

Patch	Type	Description
November 7, 2024	Sneak Peek	Thr Minion Prince was officially revealed for the first time, initially named as a "private investigator".
November 21, 2024	Sneak Peak	Revealed the Minion Prince's official name.
November 25, 2024	Update	The Minion Prince was added to the game with 90 levels.

Gallery

Starting Level

Main article: Hero Hall#Hero Hall Migration

• When the Town Hall 17 update launched, players above Town Hall 9 may not need to upgrade their Minion Prince from scratch. Instead, the Minion Prince starts at a certain level, depending on the level of the Hero Hall the player was given.
• The starting level of the Minion Prince is equal to the level cap of the Hero Hall level one lower than the level of Hero Hall given to the player. For example, if players were given a level 5 Hero Hall, the Minion Prince will start at the level cap of the level 4 Hero Hall, that being level 20.
• If the player was given a level 3 Hero Hall, the Minion Prince will start at level 1, matching the standard progression of a Town Hall 9 player.

Trivia

General

• The Minion Prince was teased by Supercell two weeks before the release of the Sneak Peeks and right before the start of the Hammer Jam. He appeared as an "Undisclosed Character" and "Private Investigator", which was theorized by everyone to be a new Hero.
• The Minion Prince can be seen in bushes of the Classic Scenery before he is officially added to the game, similar to the Spirit Fox.

Comparisons

• The Minion Prince is the second Home Village Hero to be added to a previous Town Hall rather than the newest. The first being the Barbarian King.
• The Minion Prince is the third aerial Hero in the game overall, the first being the Grand Warden (if on Air Mode) and the second being the Battle Copter.
  • However, if we are counting only the Home Village Heroes, then the Minion Prince is the second aerial Hero in the game, the first being the Air Mode Grand Warden.
  • The Minion Prince is also the only Hero who defends as an aerial unit, as the Battle Copter does not participate in defense, and the Grand Warden always defends in ground mode.
• The Minion Prince is the only Hero that is based off of a Dark Elixir unit.
  • While the Apprentice Warden is also a Dark Elixir unit, he was added after the Grand Warden, who is an Elixir Hero.
• The Minion Prince is the only Hero that can be leveled up automatically depending on the player's highest Hero level once the Hero Hall is placed.
  • However, in order for him to be unlocked, the Hero Hall must be at least level 3.
• The Minion Prince is the only Hero not to have a signature ability like the Iron Fist and Royal Cloak upon release as he is released after Hero Equipment reworked the ability system and splitting them up.
• The Minion Prince is one of the 6 units that is associated with Minions, the others being the Beta Minion, Super Minion, Henchman, and the Mini-Minions from the Mini-Minion Hive.
• The Minion Prince is the first and currently the only non-human Hero in the game.