Clash of Clans: The complete guide to Hero Equipment

As a seasoned gamer with decades of experience under my belt, I’ve seen my fair share of epic and common heroes in various games. And let me tell you, the Royal Champion is no exception!


As a huge fan of Clash of Clans, I was thrilled when they rolled out the December 2023 update, bringing a wealth of new additions to the game. While Town Hall 16 and other enhancements certainly grabbed everyone’s attention, what truly got me pumped was an unexpected surprise: the Hero Equipment feature. This wasn’t on anyone’s radar, and it came as a delightful shock to the Clash of Clans community. With this new feature, my heroes can now be outfitted with multiple abilities, and the process for doing so is both intuitive and resource-efficient. In this guide, I want to share my insights on how best to utilize the Hero Equipment feature in Clash of Clans.

Hero Equipment in Clash of Clans

Introduction

In the world of Clash of Clans, a fresh addition comes in the form of Hero Equipment. This feature allows you to select unique abilities for your Heroes during battles. Think of it as an RPG-like experience where you assign special skills to your character beyond their default one. And that’s exactly what Hero Equipment does in CoC.

Clash of Clans attacks now offer more adaptability and complexity, enabling players to tailor their Heroes for various situations and enhance their effectiveness.

Features

At Town Hall 8, Hero Equipment becomes functional for the first time. This means that the abilities of your heroes, including the Barbarian King, will now be activated. As you progress in the game and unlock new heroes, you’ll have the opportunity to explore their unique and powerful abilities as well.

You have an abundance of options at your disposal. For instance, your Archer Queen can fire large arrows, or your Barbarian King can don Earthquake Boots to shatter and trample through walls.

Instead of your heroes retaining their traditional abilities like the Barbarian King’s “Iron Fist,” these abilities have been transformed into distinct hero equipment that can be enhanced and customized. For instance, activating the “Barbarian Puppet” item allows the Barbarian King to summon a horde of highly enraged barbarians to join the battle.

Instead of calling for enraged Barbarians with each strike, how about you give your Barbarian King the ability to self-heal instead, using a nickname like Vampstache for added flair.

CoC Hero Equipment: Unlocking and Upgrading

In the game Clash of Clans, you can acquire Hero Equipment by making use of a specific building called the Blacksmith. On the other hand, upgrading your heroes requires resources referred to as Ores. Let’s explore how this process unfolds in more detail.

Blacksmith

At Town Hall 8, you’ll find this building waiting for you, already unlocked. It’s essential because it enables you to enhance the gear of all your future heroes. With each Blacksmith upgrade, a fresh upgrade option becomes available.

LevelTH LevelUpgrade Cost (Gold)Upgrade TimeHPUnlocked Item
18750K1d700Earthquake Boots
291.7M2d800Giant Arrow
3102.3M3d900Vampstache
4113M4d1000Rage Gem
5125.5M5d1100Healer Puppet
6138.5M6d1200Healing Tome
71412M7d1300Hog Rider Puppet
81514M8d1400Haste Vial
91616M9d1500NA

As a gamer, I can tell you that the blacksmith’s level in our game is connected to the Town Hall level. This means that the types of equipment the blacksmith can create are determined by your progress in the Town Hall upgrades. When you first start out, at Town Hall Level 1, the blacksmith will be able to craft the Barbarian King’s Earthquake Boots for you. But as you advance through higher Town Hall levels, new and better equipment becomes available for your Heroes as well.

Ores

As an avid player, I’d be happy to share my experience on upgrading hero equipment using precious ores. These include Shiny, Glowy, and Starry ores which are essential for the enhancement process. You can acquire these ores through several methods: collecting star bonuses in your Home Village, participating in Clan Wars, purchasing from the Trader or the in-game shop. For a comprehensive guide on how to obtain these valuable resources, feel free to check out my detailed ore collection guide. It’s filled with easy-to-follow steps to help you maximize your ore gathering!

Selection of Hero Equipment

After that, you have two options to prepare your gear. You can tap on the “Blacksmith” or select a hero and click on the “Equipment” choice. Alternatively, you can go to the “Army” tab to reach the same Equipment section.

Press any hero icon, and a window showing that hero’s Equipment will appear for you to use. There are two options: tapping to Equip or dragging and dropping the desired Equipment. In Clash of Clans, each hero can be equipped with a maximum of two items.

Upgrading of Hero Equipment

Based on my experience as a seasoned player, I’ve found that each Equipment piece in this game holds its unique level. Enhancing their potential is where the fun comes in, and let me tell you, it’s a crucial aspect of progression. As we all know, Ores are the key to unlocking these upgrades. So, whenever you come across an Equipment item, simply tap on it, and voila! You’ll discover the ‘Upgrade’ option if you’ve amassed enough Ores in your account storage.

With each level upgrade, the capacity for storing Ores in your inventory will grow. However, please keep in mind that Hero Boost Potions do not enhance the statistics of your equipment.

CoC Hero Equipment: Rarities and Abilities

Rarities of Equipment

Based on my experience as a seasoned gamer, I can tell you that the difference between Common and Epic equipment in this game is quite significant. I’ve spent countless hours upgrading my Common gear to level 18 using my trusty Blacksmith. It’s reliable, gets the job done, but it’s not exactly exciting.

As a dedicated gamer, I can tell you that during certain unique events, you have the chance to acquire Epic-tier characters. These extraordinary individuals come with added perks that significantly boost their capabilities in battle. For instance, some equipment bestows additional benefits such as increased damage output, improved health regeneration, or enhanced movement speed, ultimately empowering your heroes to overcome challenges more effectively.

Abilities of Equipment

For every piece of equipment, there are two distinct capabilities: the active and the passive. The former must be triggered during a fight, such as engaging the Barbarian King’s Iron Gauntlet. Conversely, passive abilities remain constantly active without requiring any user intervention. An illustration is the Grand Warden’s Aura, which perpetually enhances nearby troops.

Clash of Clans: List of Equipment for every Hero

So, let us now see the list of Equipment that are currently available for each hero.

As a seasoned gamer with years of experience under my belt, I can’t help but feel a pang of nostalgia as I read about the changes to our beloved Heroes’ abilities in this new update. However, I also understand that progress and evolution are inevitable, even in the realm of gaming.

Barbarian King

We have five active and one passive ability for Barbarian King.

NameRarityAbilityDescriptionHero Boosts
Barbarian PuppetCommonActiveSummons Raged BarbariansRecovers HP
Increases HP
Rage VialCommonActiveRages Barbarian KingIncrease damage
Increase movement speed
Recovers HP
Earthquake BootsCommonActiveDamages Walls and BuildingsIncrease damage
Increase HP
VampstacheCommonPassiveHeals Barbarian King with each attackNA
Giant GauntletEpicActiveIncreases the Barbarian King sizeIncrease DPS
Spiky BallEpicActiveLaunch a spiked ball that damages multiple buildingsIncrease DPS
Increase HP

Archer Queen

We have four active abilities and one passive ability for Archer Queen.

NameRarityAbilityDescriptionHero Boosts
Archer PuppetCommonActiveSummons ArchersRecovers HP
Increase DPS
Invisibility VialCommonActiveTurns Archer Queen invisibleIncrease damage
Increase HP
Giant ArrowCommonActiveShoots giant arrow across enemy villageIncrease DPS
Increase HP
Healer PuppetCommonActiveSummons HealersSelf Heal
Increase HP
Frozen ArrowEpicPassiveSlows down the targets Queen hitsIncrease DPS

Grand Warden

We have two active and two passive abilities for Grand Warden.

NameRarityAbilityDescriptionHero Boosts
Eternal TomeCommonActiveGrand Warden and nearby units become immuneNA
Life GemCommonPassiveNearby units gain extra HPIncrease DPS
Increase HP
Healing TomeCommonActiveHeals Grand Warden and nearby friendly unitsRecovers HP
Increases HP
Rage GemCommonPassiveNearby friendly units do extra damageIncrease DPS
Increase attack speed
FireballEpicActiveFireball that deals area damageIncrease DPS

Royal Champion

The Royal Champion gets five active abilities.

NameRarityAbilityDescriptionHero Boosts
Royal GemCommonActiveHeals Royal Champion significantlyIncrease DPS
Increase HP
Seeking ShieldCommonActiveThrows shield dealing damage to multiple targetsIncrease HP
Hog Rider PuppetCommonActiveSummon Hog RidersIncrease HP
Increase Health
Haste VialCommonActiveAbility to move and attack faster Increase DPS
Increase attack speed
Rocket SpearEpicActiveThrow rocket-propelled spears for few attacksIncrease DPS
Increase HP

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2024-07-17 21:13