Barbarians

"A horde of swordsmen with mean mustaches and even meaner tempers."

Summary

 * The Barbarians are unlocked from the Barbarian Bowl (Arena 3).
 * It summons 4 single target, melee Barbarians with moderate hitpoints.
 * Barbarians wield long swords, and have blonde hair and amazing 'staches.

Strategy

 * The Barbarians are effective for tanking and dealing damage.
 * The Barbarians are a great option to use against enemy cards and Crown Towers, as the spawned troops have a moderate amount of hitpoints and damage, and are perfect in attacks in conjunction with ranged support troops like Archers or Musketeers.
 * They are excellent for taking out individual enemy troops on your side. The 4 Barbarians will quickly eliminate the target if they are dropped directly on top of it.
 * They are also a good card to dealing with Princes or Hog Riders.
 * The Barbarians can be effectively countered by the Witch and Wizard, since Barbarians have moderate hitpoints. The Wizard can take them out in a few shots.
 * Another counter is the Bomber/Bomb Tower. They both deal good area damage, and have good price. They each take exactly three hits to kill same level Barbarians.
 * A powerful counter is the Fireball; the damage and radius of the spell is more than enough to lower all 4 Barbarians' hitpoints by at least 75% if the spell is cast correctly, and can even destroy them completely in one hit if the Fireball is of equal or higher level than the Barbarians. Afterwards, if the Barbarians' health is lowered, you can easily finish them off with Zap or Arrows, or even just let your Arena Tower finish them off.
 * Poison can also be an effective counter to use. Its Damage Over Time will eliminate, or deal high damage to, the Barbarians and any supporting troops.
 * If the Barbarians survive, try supporting them with a tanky unit to get some use out of them.
 * Fire Spirits can do severe damage to the Barbarians, and are also very cost effective. Note that Fire Spirits alone will usually be unable to eliminate an entire group of Barbarians. Finish the Barbarians off with other troops or allow your Crown Towers to finish them off.

Trivia

 * On 2/2/16, the February Update decreased the Barbarians' hitpoints by 4%.
 * From the Knight's description, Barbarians are said to be distant cousins, due to their physical similarities, especially their awesome mustaches.

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