r/ClashOfClans • u/Equivalent_End7899 • 2d ago
What king equipment should I use? Discussion
Im a th12 and just bought the giant gauntlet and was planning on using it with the giant ball but the ball breaks everything before the gauntlet can be put to use, then I did it with vampstache and then I just missed the value the giant ball had and stopped using the gauntlet all together, what should I use?
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u/Actual-While-9717 TH12 | BH10 2d ago
Gauntlet + Rage is the best combo at the moment, but I like to use Gauntlet + Vampstache because it makes the King basically unkillable 💪
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u/Ok_Skin6497 TH16 | BH10 2d ago
This does work well at low th levels but once you reach th15/16, the giant gauntlet, rage vial and phoenix is broken, it can solo the core of a base
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u/kheltar 1d ago
Really depends on how you use the king, for core attacks you can't beat rage and gauntlet.
For funnelling, stash and gauntlet is awesome.
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u/NetworkQuiet2489 1d ago
You would never waste your king on funneling at th16. All this Talking about stash makes me sick. Its a noob trap on rh 16 with no Good use. Its good at lower townhalls tho.
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u/TrampleDamage Use Code: Trample 2d ago edited 2d ago
Vampstache and Spiky Ball are so good. It is what I used last month on all 3 accounts that went 7/7 triples in Champ 1 CWL.
It also has the highest damage output of all passive combinations. The abilities are only active for a small portion of the attack. While those can be devastating, the passive buffs are amazing.
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u/Full_Lab3475 2d ago
Out of those 3 accounts did you use any ground armies? Because I know you’re a fan of air attacks… love the videos by the way, keep ‘em comin!
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u/TrampleDamage Use Code: Trample 2d ago
No. I ran my HydraGrowth army all month. This month, I have been tinkering in Legend League with a ground army that is a mix of 4 golems, 2 titans, 4 yetis, and some bowlers. 8 EQ. Been a blast.
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u/Hackatron3000 TH13 | BH9 2d ago
Usually Giant Gauntlet with the Rage Vial is the meta/best equipment for the BK at the moment but I've seen NAVI use the spiky ball and vampstache for some bases but it's very situational.
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u/Equivalent_End7899 2d ago
What about gauntlet and vampstache, I think thats what im going to go with once I get the gauntlet upgraded.
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u/Hackatron3000 TH13 | BH9 2d ago
From my perspective, the gauntlet and vampstache serve 2 different purposes for the king with the gauntlet being used for hero dives and vampstache for funneling. You might be able to pull that off but you're better off sticking with rage vial and gauntlet as it's the best at this moment.
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u/Toobad113 2d ago
Gauntles reduces damage taken and allows the vamp stach to multi heal off the splash hits. They mix well to make the king unkillable.
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u/0602385 2d ago
wouldn’t a rage spell be like a pseudo rage rival anyways though
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u/Imconfusedithink 2d ago
Not even close. Rage spell only does half effectiveness for heroes. It's not nearly as good. And you're wasting a spell slot. Rage vial with guanlet can make your king be able to take out entire compartments by himself and he can move. He literally takes out the area a rage spell could cover in one second if you use rage vial gauntlet and it keeps going. It doesn't need to be stuck in one spot. Use your spells in more useful ways.
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u/jay-eagle-1 Legend League 2d ago
Rage+gauntlet is the best default choice, and is 100% the best combo if your king is going into the middle of the base. If you send your king outside for funneling, you can also use ball + stache pretty effectively.
Stache+gauntlet is kind of an awkward in-between combo, and both of the other options would be more effective.
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u/mikahbet TH16 | BH10 2d ago
I play for fun so i just use giant gauntlet and spiky ball😅both max level. Not the greatest combo but my king always serves his purpose and almost never dies
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u/Lopsided_Medium_826 2d ago
When everrrrrr i press ability with rage and gaunlet my king gets trapped into tornado 10 sec wasted there :9415: Thats why i now switched to spikey and gaunlet :50980:
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u/da-noob-man TH14 | BH10 2d ago
in ur case I would just swap the vampstash with gauntlet to save ores
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u/Tailing2 TH16 | BH10 2d ago
The answer is it depends.. It depends on your attack strategy... Using your BK to flank the outside during a dragon attack? Then go vampstache with spiky ball. Using a smash attack with the king in the middle of a base? Then go for rage vial with the giant gauntlet. I run double hero charge and funnel my king to go towards the center of a base and I go with giant gauntlet with Spiky ball. So your answer is it depends
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u/Equivalent_End7899 2d ago
Whenever I use gauntlet and spikey ball it doesn’t seem very optimal because lots of the buildings are already broken with the ball and it takes the gauntlets purpose away
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u/Tailing2 TH16 | BH10 2d ago
The beauty of the gauntlet is that it can reach over walls to adjacent structures. So your spiky ball would (when levelled up) damage the building and the gauntlet would finish whatever is left around him. Although when I do root rider spam attacks, I go with rage vial + giant gauntlet. Giant gauntlet is too good not to use
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u/Professional_Map2334 2d ago
My ice arrow for queen is level 15, and my Archer pups are level 15. Can I switch out pups for arrow, or should I wait till ice arrow is at least 18 or so?
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u/Existing_Chest_349 2d ago
Another day, Another post asking what the best equipment is only for the GG/RV kids to come shove it down everyone's throat how good the combo is, despite not actually having anything else leveled up.
Use what works, dawg. There is no "best" equipment, each equipment does something different to establish different ways to use your heroes. For instance - if you're good at funneling your king into the heart of a base, then GG/RV is the best choice, but if you want your king to actually stay alive, toss him into a pocket where there's not many single target defenses, and he'll stay alive.
GG/SB is such an underrated combo, especially if they're both leveled up to about 18+. The GG enables cleave, damage reduction, and damage increase, while the SB clears the surrounding buildings.
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u/IoSHaloLegend 2d ago
Having ball further along than gauntlet is wild. You living under a rock?
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u/Equivalent_End7899 2d ago
I js purchased gems to get the gauntlet and im progressing it now, chillout
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u/F2PClashMaster 2d ago
it’s all situational, both on the base ur attacking and the strats you use. giant gauntlet + rage vial is by far the best if you can get ur king into a big compartment with a bunch of heavy defenses. if the base has a bunch of tiny compartments then spikey ball and giant gauntlet might be better since rage vial would just beat on walls the whole time whereas spikey ball could clear multiple compartments. spikey ball and vamp can be best if ur just sending ur king outside to funnel. just all depends
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u/Various_Ground2590 2d ago
I have an unpopular combo of gauntlet and stache. The stache almost always keeps my king alive so I like it, but most say gauntlet and rage gem
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u/Bulky-Top3782 TH14 | BH10 2d ago
if you use an army where you use your to king to stay on the outskirts to create a funnel like in electro dragon attack, then spikey ball and that healing thing is on point, use the gauntlest and rage vile if you use your king to go into some high value compartments or maybe send him into the core with the army
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u/TyrannicalMode 2d ago
Ballstache is a strong combination. Very high overall dps+health. Though I personally don't like spikey ball as king equipment. Using both epics also give strong dps, but everyone's favorite meta is gauntlet+rage. I recently switched from rage to vampstache, coz I don't send king in to the base to take down strong defences. I like that my king now survives to do backend clean ups and funneling. So it depends on your strategy a lil bit. Gauntlet+rage will give you the highest damage possible for 10 secs + speed, so you could run it if your plan is to quickly demolish a compartment.