Quick answer: Clash Royale has 18 Hero cards as of October 2026 — upgraded forms of standard cards that each carry one single-use ability and unlock for 200 Hero Coins. They are Hero Knight (3 elixir), Hero Giant (5), Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. (4), Hero Musketeer (4), Hero Wizard (5), Hero Ice Golem (2), Hero Goblins (2), Hero Mega Minion (3), Hero Barbarian Barrel (2), Hero Magic Archer (4), Hero Balloon (5), Hero Dark Prince (4), Hero Bowler (5), Hero Tombstone (3), Hero Valkyrie (4), Hero Berserker (2), Hero Ice Wizard (3) and Hero Electro Wizard (4). Each adds +5 to your Collection Level under the May 26, 2026 Q2 update. Best deck archetype, key matchups, and full role breakdown for every Hero are documented in this encyclopedia.
Hero cards are the highest-impact unit type in Clash Royale. Each Hero takes a standard card (Knight, Mini P.E.K.K.A., Musketeer, Giant, etc.) and adds an activatable or passive ability unique to that Hero form. This encyclopedia documents all 18 Heroes live as of October 2026 — role, elixir cost, key matchups, best deck archetype, and a link to the full dedicated guide. For the deeper mechanics of any single Hero, follow the link at the end of its section.
For the Q2 update context (each Hero unlock = +5 Collection Levels post-patch), see the Q2 Update Hub and Collection Levels Guide.
What Are Hero Cards in Clash Royale?
Impact: massive. Hero cards are upgraded versions of standard cards that carry a Hero-specific ability, available from the moment you unlock the Hero — there is no level gate. Mechanically:
- Unlock path: every Hero costs 200 Hero Coins to unlock. Each season's new Hero is also a choice reward on that season's Upgraded Pass Royale (Hero Ice Wizard in September 2026, Hero Electro Wizard in October 2026).
- Deck slots: a Hero is placed in the Hero or Wild slot, shared with Champions (the Wild slot unlocks at Arena 10), so you can run at most two Heroes in a deck. You cannot run a Hero and its base card in the same deck.
- Single-use abilities: since the August 4, 2026 balance update every Hero ability is strictly single-use per deployment — no cooldowns, no recharges. Boss Bandit, a Champion, is the only ability card that kept its cooldown.
- Ability scaling: Each Hero ability has properties (damage, range, duration, charge time) that scale with the Hero's level.
- Collection Level value: Under the May 26, 2026 Q2 update, every Hero form you unlock grants +5 Collection Levels — the same weight as 5 individual card upgrades.
- Identifying Heroes: In-deck, Hero cards have a distinct gold/crown frame and are labeled "Hero [card name]".
For a broader breakdown of the Hero mechanic, see Hero Cards Guide.
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How Many Heroes Are There in Clash Royale?
Impact: significant. As of October 22, 2026, there are 18 Hero cards in the game, matching the 18 cards the official Clash Royale API flags with a Hero form:
Since Hero Tombstone (June 1, 2026), one new Hero has arrived roughly every season: Hero Valkyrie and Hero Berserker with Season 86 "K.H.A.O.S" (August 3 and 4, 2026), Hero Ice Wizard with Season 87 "Minion Academy" (September 7, 2026), and Hero Electro Wizard with Season 88 "Shocktober" (October 5, 2026). Each has its own section below; see the Hero Tombstone section and the Season 87 hub for the launch details.
Which Hero Should You Unlock First?
Impact: significant. The optimal unlock order depends on your primary deck archetype and current trophy range.
For cycle decks (Hog 2.6, Mortar Cycle, Xbow 2.9): Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. first. The single-target slayer ability shuts down opposing tanks faster than any defensive trade in the slot.
For Beatdown decks (Giant, Royal Giant, Mega Knight, Golem): Hero Giant first. Heroic Hurl throws the defender's biggest body out of the way, which is exactly what a full-court push needs.
For Bridge Spam (MK Bridge Spam, Ram Rider, Bandit): Hero Knight first. The tank-with-ability allows aggressive trades while preserving your King Tower bait.
For Spell Bait (Goblin Barrel, Princess, Dart Goblin): Hero Barbarian Barrel first. Replaces your standard Log/Barbarian Barrel slot with an upgraded reroll mechanic that punishes swarm misplays.
For Control / Counter-push: Hero Musketeer first. The glass-cannon profile pays off when you can shield her behind tank defenses and let her clean up.
For the per-trophy-range recommendation, the Hero Picker Quiz tool provides a personalized recommendation based on your playstyle.
Hero Knight
Impact: significant. Elixir: 3. Hero Knight is a 3-elixir tank with the "Triumphant Taunt" ability, which costs 2 elixir to activate. Triumphant Taunt gives him a shield and, for 5 seconds, taunts nearby enemy troops, buildings and Crown Towers into attacking him instead of your tower — there is no stun and no area damage. The April 6, 2026 update cut the taunt trigger window from 0.7s to 0.1s, and the July 6, 2026 update cut his shield hitpoints from 768 to 512 (-33%). Functions as both a defensive anchor (tanks 3+ elixir of opposing damage) and a counter-push pivot, because the taunt drags support troops off their path.
Best matchups: Mega Knight pushes (the taunt pulls MK onto the shield), Prince and Dark Prince charges (taunting mid-approach eats the charge on the shield), Bandit dash-ins.
Bad matchups: Inferno Dragon and Inferno Tower (constant DPS ramp ignores his shield), Sparky (her charged blast breaks the 512-HP shield in one hit), Goblin Drill swarms (he can't reach the spawn point in time).
Deck archetype: Bridge Spam, Cycle (Hog Cycle with Hero Knight tank), Control.
For the full Triumphant Taunt ability map and taunt-radius mechanics, the Hero Cards Guide covers Hero Knight in the Knight section.
Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A.
Impact: significant. Elixir: 4. Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. retains Mini P.E.K.K.A.'s single-target burst-damage profile and adds the "Breakfast Boost" ability — he eats pancakes to level himself up, and the longer you wait before cashing it in, the more pancakes he cooks and the bigger the boost: 1 extra level with no full pancake meter, up to 5 extra levels with all three, plus a heal for 30% of his hitpoints. It costs 1 elixir. The ability is a self-buff, not a dash — he gains no extra reach.
Best matchups: Tank-heavy decks (Giant, Royal Giant, Mega Knight, Goblin Giant), Champion cards, Sparky on the back line — a fully cooked Breakfast Boost turns each of those trades into a one-sided one.
Bad matchups: Swarm decks (Bats, Skeletons, Goblin Gang chew through him — and since the August 4, 2026 single-use ability change, Breakfast Boost fires once per deployment), air-heavy decks (he can't target air).
Deck archetype: Cycle, Control, Counter-push.
Hero Musketeer
Impact: significant. Elixir: 4. Hero Musketeer takes the standard Musketeer's 6-tile ranged DPS and adds the "Trusty Turret" ability (3 elixir) — she places a short-range auto-turret 3 tiles in front of her that deals area damage when it lands, shoots air and ground troops, and pulls building-targeting win conditions for its 10-second lifetime. Glass-cannon profile — extremely punishing if she connects, but dies to most direct counters.
Best matchups: Lava Hound, Balloon, Mega Knight (when defended behind a tank), Three Musketeers split-lane pressure.
Bad matchups: Rocket / Lightning spell cycles (she's a 2-spell kill), Mini P.E.K.K.A. or Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. (she dies to single-target close-range pressure), Prince charge.
Deck archetype: Beatdown support, LavaLoon, Control.
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Hero Giant
Impact: massive. Elixir: 5. Hero Giant is the definitive Beatdown anchor Hero. Inherits Giant's tank profile (high HP, building-only targeting) and adds the "Heroic Hurl" ability (2 elixir) — he grabs the highest-hitpoint enemy troop within 2 tiles and throws it into the opposite lane, stunning it and dealing damage when it lands, which takes the defender's biggest body out of the defence.
Best matchups: Mini P.E.K.K.A., P.E.K.K.A. and Mega Knight defences (Heroic Hurl throws the single biggest body off him), low-DPS defenses, Inferno Tower support troops.
Bad matchups: Skeleton and Goblin swarm trades (there is no big body to hurl and the swarm body-blocks his pathing), Inferno Tower (the ramp burns him regardless of the hurl), Spell cycle decks (Lightning + Rocket erases support troops behind him).
Deck archetype: Beatdown (any flavor), Goblin Giant variants, Three Musketeers pivot.
Hero Wizard
Impact: significant. Elixir: 5. Hero Wizard keeps the Wizard's ranged splash profile and adds the "Fiery Flight" ability (2 elixir to activate): he takes to the air, moves 50% faster, and every fireball he throws while flying leaves a fire tornado that pulls enemies into his splash (with reduced damage to Crown Towers). The September 8, 2026 update cut the flight from 5s to 3.5s, so he now gets off two tornadoes. Still best-in-class for collapsing a swarm into one damage packet.
Best matchups: Skeleton Army, Goblin Gang and Barbarians (the pull stacks them into a single splash), Graveyard defences, Minion Horde.
Bad matchups: Rocket and Lightning cycles (5 elixir of glass cannon is a clean spell trade), Mini P.E.K.K.A. and Prince dives, single-target tanks he cannot out-DPS.
Deck archetype: Beatdown support, Control, Graveyard counter-play.
Hero Ice Golem
Impact: small. Elixir: 2. Hero Ice Golem is the cheapest tank in the Hero pool at 2 elixir, carrying the "Snowstorm" ability (2 elixir to activate): a 4-tile blizzard that blasts three times, damaging and slowing enemies with each blast. The April 6, 2026 update removed his pushback, and the August 4, 2026 rework turned the third blast's freeze into a slow while raising damage per blast from 38 to 69 — enough for the three blasts to take out Goblins.
Best matchups: Hog Rider and Battle Ram (kiting plus the slowing blasts buys the tower extra hits), Sparky (the slow drags out her charge), Musketeer pulls.
Bad matchups: Spell-heavy control decks (his damage never threatens anything), Inferno Tower pushes, air decks.
Deck archetype: Cycle, Bridge Spam, Beatdown pre-push.
Hero Goblins
Impact: small. Elixir: 2. Hero Goblins is a 2-elixir swarm with the "Banner Brigade" ability (1 elixir to activate): when the last Hero Goblin falls it drops a banner that stays for 5 seconds, and activating the ability in that window calls in Brigade Goblins a tile behind the banner. The August 4, 2026 update cut the Brigade from 3 Goblins to 2 and its deploy time from 1.3s back to 1s.
Best matchups: Single-target tanks (Giant, Golem, Royal Giant), Sparky, undefended bridge pushes where the Brigade Goblins called in at the banner reach the tower.
Bad matchups: Any splash card (Wizard, Valkyrie, Bomber, The Log), Arrows-heavy decks, Baby Dragon.
Deck archetype: Cycle, Spell Bait, Bridge Spam.
Hero Balloon
Impact: massive. Elixir: 5. Hero Balloon is a 5-elixir air win condition carrying the "Coffin Cadets" ability (2 elixir to activate): it launches a Skeletrooper that soars to the nearest ground enemy within 6 tiles, deals landing damage and keeps fighting (with reduced damage to Crown Towers). Landing damage was cut from 307 to 263 on June 1, 2026 and to 230 on September 8, 2026; the July 6, 2026 update cut its attack damage from 256 to 204.
Best matchups: Buildings-light decks, ground-only defences, Beatdown mirrors where the tank is stuck in the other lane.
Bad matchups: Tesla and Inferno Tower defences, Musketeer and Hero Musketeer, air-swarm decks (Minion Horde, Bats).
Deck archetype: LavaLoon, Balloon Cycle, Beatdown.
Hero Barbarian Barrel
Impact: significant. Elixir: 2. Hero Barbarian Barrel adds the "Rowdy Reroll" ability (1 elixir) to the standard Barbarian Barrel spell: activating it sends the barrel down the lane a second time for another impact. The May 4, 2026 update cut the reroll range from 4 tiles to 3, and since September 1, 2026 the ability's elixir is refunded if the Barbarian is defeated before it triggers.
Best matchups: Swarm-heavy defenses (Skeleton Army, Goblin Gang), Princess and Dart Goblin chip — the second roll hits whatever the first one missed.
Bad matchups: Decks without swarm reliance (the reroll loses value), all-tank pushes (the Barbarian spawn dies instantly).
Deck archetype: Cycle, Bridge Spam, Spell Bait.
For the reroll mechanics in depth, see Hero Barbarian Barrel Guide.
Hero Mega Minion
Impact: small. Elixir: 3. Hero Mega Minion takes Mega Minion's 3-elixir air slayer profile and adds the "Wounding Warp" ability (2 elixir): he marks the lowest-hitpoint enemy, warps onto it for a heavy hit, and warps back to his original position once the target is down or after 3.5 seconds. Since August 4, 2026 it is single-use per deployment. Warp damage was cut from 412 to 373 on May 4, 2026, raised to 399 on August 4, and the September 8, 2026 rework added the warp back, raised warp damage to 422 and removed his Crown Tower damage reduction (75% → 0%), making him a troop assassin rather than a tower threat.
Best matchups: Air decks (LavaLoon, Loon Cycle), Goblin Drill pushes (the warp catches the drill before submerge), Hero Bowler chip (the warp dodges his rocks).
Bad matchups: Inferno Tower (the warp doesn't reset its DPS ramp), Mini P.E.K.K.A. (the 422 warp damage doesn't kill him), Tornado pull lanes.
Deck archetype: Cycle, Counter-push, anti-LavaLoon control.
See the May 2026 balance changes for the May 4 warp damage cut.
Hero Dark Prince
Impact: significant. Elixir: 4. Hero Dark Prince is the 2026 Q2 Pass Royale Hero. Inherits Dark Prince's shield + charge mechanic and adds the "Destructive Dismount" ability — (3 elixir) he dismounts, dealing damage as he lands, and then fights on foot with splash damage but no charge while his Rhino keeps charging into buildings. One activation splits him into two threats. The June 1, 2026 rework cut the dismount deploy time from 2s to 1s, gave the Rhino a 2.5-tile run before its first charge and removed its Crown Tower spawn damage (307 → 0).
Best matchups: Swarm-heavy decks (the dismount damage clears the pocket while the Rhino runs on), Skeleton Army or Goblin Gang body-blocks (the Rhino ignores them and charges the building).
Bad matchups: Single-target burst (Mini P.E.K.K.A., Sparky, Hero Musketeer's Trusty Turret), Inferno Tower (it burns the dismounted Dark Prince down once his shield pops).
Deck archetype: Bridge Spam, Control, Counter-push.
For full Destructive Dismount and shield HP mechanics, see Hero Dark Prince Guide.
Hero Bowler
Impact: significant. Elixir: 5. Hero Bowler is the Bowler's Mixtape album event Hero, free to unlock for active album participants in May 2026. Retains Bowler's rolling-rock projectile mechanic and adds the "Stone Swish" ability (2 elixir) — he plants his feet and, after a 2.5-second wind-up, switches to mortar-style throws with an 11.5-tile range. The June 1, 2026 patch cut the ability duration from 9.0s to 7.3s, which is three boulders, not four.
Best matchups: Bridge spam waves (each extended-range boulder knocks the whole line back), Three Musketeers split (a boulder rolls through all three).
Bad matchups: Air decks (he cannot target air at all), single-target high-DPS (Mini P.E.K.K.A. dives him while he is planted and cannot reposition).
Deck archetype: Control, Counter-push, Beatdown support.
See Hero Bowler Guide for the full ability map and album-event unlock path.
Hero Magic Archer
Impact: significant. Elixir: 4. Hero Magic Archer takes Magic Archer's piercing arrow mechanic and adds the "Triple Threat" ability — (2 elixir) he leaves a decoy and teleports backward, then fires three long-range arrows on his next attack. Like every Hero ability since August 4, 2026, it is single-use per deployment. The April 6, 2026 update raised the ability cost from 1 to 2 elixir, and the July 6, 2026 update cut the teleport from 5 to 3.5 tiles, the Triple Shot range from 15.5 to 13.5 tiles and the decoy's hitpoints from 627 to 271.
Best matchups: Tank-protected support troops (Wizard behind Giant, Musketeer behind Lava Hound), Princess or Dart Goblin chip (the triple shot pierces the whole line).
Bad matchups: Fireball / Poison spell cycles (he dies to either spell in 2 casts), Mini P.E.K.K.A. or Hunter rush (his glass-cannon HP can't absorb pressure).
Deck archetype: Control, Counter-push, Beatdown support.
See Hero Magic Archer Guide for Triple Threat decoy and triple-shot mechanics.
What Is Hero Tombstone?
Impact: significant. Elixir: 3 (ability costs 5 elixir to activate). Hero Tombstone is the June 2026 update Hero and the first building-based Hero card. Mechanically:
- You play the Tombstone building first for 3 elixir.
- When the Regal Revival ability (5 elixir) activates, the Tombstone sacrifices itself and spawns Tomb Queen onto the arena — 8 elixir for the whole play.
- Tomb Queen is a troop that targets buildings. The July 6, 2026 update cut Regal Revival from 6 elixir to 5, raised her hitpoints by 20% and removed her continuous Skeleton spawn; the August 4, 2026 update raised her damage from 320 to 422 and her sight range from 5.5 to 7 tiles.
- Critically, Regal Revival can still trigger shortly after the Tombstone is destroyed — losing the building doesn't lose the Hero.
Deck archetype: Skeleton Spam, Bridge Spam (with Hero Tombstone as the secondary win condition), Hybrid Beatdown (Tomb Queen pairs with Giant or Royal Giant building-target pushes).
See the Q2 Update Hub for the full Regal Revival breakdown, and the Hero Tombstone Guide for decks.
Hero Valkyrie
Impact: significant. Elixir: 4. Hero Valkyrie keeps Valkyrie's melee splash and adds the "Wild Whirlwind" ability (3 elixir): she dashes up to 5.5 tiles to nearby enemies and spins for 3.5 seconds, hitting everything within 2.5 tiles (half damage to Crown Towers). She takes 15% less damage while spinning but is not invulnerable.
Best matchups: Ground swarms and clustered support troops (Skeleton Army, Goblin Gang, Barbarians) that the dash reaches before they spread.
Bad matchups: Air decks (she cannot hit air), and burst damage that kills her during the spin rather than after it.
Deck archetype: Control, Bridge Spam, Beatdown support. See Hero Valkyrie Guide.
Hero Berserker
Impact: significant. Elixir: 2. Hero Berserker is a 2-elixir Hero, alongside Hero Ice Golem and Hero Goblins, with the "Savage Survival" ability (3 elixir): for 3.5 seconds her hit speed jumps to 0.2s, she moves Ultra Fast and her hitpoints cannot drop below 1, though damage still lands and she deals 75% less damage to Crown Towers during the window. The August 26, 2026 update cut the window from 4s to 3.5s, and since September 1, 2026 the elixir is refunded if she is defeated before the ability triggers.
Best matchups: Support troops that cannot kill her inside the window (the ability guarantees she survives it), single-target defenders she can out-hit.
Bad matchups: Anything that keeps chipping through the window — damage still lands, so if it has taken her to 1 hitpoint, the first hit after Savage Survival ends kills her.
Deck archetype: Cycle, Bridge Spam. See Hero Berserker Guide.
Hero Ice Wizard
Impact: significant. Elixir: 3. Hero Ice Wizard keeps Ice Wizard's slowing splash and adds the "Frosty Fella" ability (2 elixir): a snowman spawns behind the nearest slowed troop and every enemy troop in the area is frozen in place until the freeze ends or its owner destroys the snowman. The September 16, 2026 update cut the freeze from 7s to 5s, and the October 6, 2026 update cut its freeze damage from 89 to 46, so it no longer kills Skeletons or Bats.
Best matchups: Big committed pushes that bunch up behind one tank — one activation freezes the whole group.
Bad matchups: Split-lane pressure (the freeze covers one area) and decks that can spare a cheap card to kill the snowman.
Deck archetype: Control, Beatdown defense. See the Season 87 hub.
Hero Electro Wizard
Impact: significant. Elixir: 4. Hero Electro Wizard is the newest Hero (Season 88 "Shocktober", October 5, 2026). His "Surging Strikes" ability (2 elixir) fires two beams of electricity that damage and stun two nearby enemies at once for a few seconds. The October 19, 2026 update removed his attack delay after the ability, which had made it fail.
Best matchups: Two-threat pushes — a win condition plus one support troop — where both get stunned at once.
Bad matchups: Large swarms (two beams cannot cover them) and spell cycles that kill a 4-elixir support troop cleanly.
Deck archetype: Control, Bridge Spam support. See the Season 88 hub.
Hero Draft and Hero Mode
Impact: significant. Heroes also appear as the central mechanic of Hero Draft mode, the recurring competitive ladder format introduced in 2025. In Hero Draft:
- Both players are presented with a randomized pool of Heroes
- Players alternate-pick from the pool (banning is implicit — once a Hero is picked, the opponent can't pick them)
- The picked Heroes form a forced deck around them
The Hero Draft tier list rotates each season based on the Hero pool offered and balance changes. For the current rotation, see:
- Hero Draft Tier List — Siege & Swish
- Hero Draft Tier List — Balloon Festival
- Hero Mode Nerf Roundup April 2026
What Are the Best Hero Cards in Clash Royale Right Now?
Impact: significant. This ranking is an editorial judgment from May 23, 2026 (post-May 4 balance changes); it does not rank the five Heroes released since, and later patches moved several of the ranked ones:
S-tier (must-play): Hero Giant (Beatdown), Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. (Cycle), Hero Dark Prince (Bridge Spam, on the strength of Destructive Dismount).
A-tier (very strong): Hero Knight (Bridge Spam/Cycle tank), Hero Musketeer (Beatdown support, LavaLoon), Hero Magic Archer (Control snipe).
B-tier (situational): Hero Barbarian Barrel (Cycle reroll, range cut from 4 tiles to 3 on May 4, 2026), Hero Bowler (Control, niche), Hero Ice Golem and Hero Goblins (cheap 2-elixir utility), Hero Mega Minion (reworked on September 8, 2026 into a troop assassin with 422 warp damage).
Tier placement shifts every patch. The Meta Tracker tool shows current usage % and win rate per Hero in real time.
How Do Heroes Interact With the Collection Levels System?
Impact: significant. Under the May 26, 2026 Q2 update, each Hero you unlock grants +5 Collection Levels — equivalent to 5 card upgrades.
Strategic implication: every 200 Hero Coins you spend on a new Hero is worth the same 5 Collection Levels, so when two Heroes fit your decks equally well, the Collection Level gain is a tie, not a tiebreaker — pick the one your main deck uses.
For the background on the May 2026 change, see Collection Levels Guide or use the Upgrade Advisor's Pre-Patch Mode.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Heroes are there in Clash Royale in October 2026?
There are 18 Hero cards as of October 22, 2026. Hero Knight, Hero Giant, Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. and Hero Musketeer launched on December 1, 2025; the newest four are Hero Valkyrie and Hero Berserker (August 3 and 4, 2026), Hero Ice Wizard (September 7, 2026) and Hero Electro Wizard (October 5, 2026).
What is the cheapest Hero in Clash Royale?
The cheapest Heroes cost 2 elixir: Hero Ice Golem, Hero Goblins, Hero Barbarian Barrel, and — since August 4, 2026 — Hero Berserker. Hero Knight, Hero Mega Minion, Hero Tombstone and Hero Ice Wizard sit one step up at 3 elixir.
How do you unlock Hero cards?
Every Hero costs 200 Hero Coins to unlock. Each season's new Hero is also a choice reward on the Upgraded Pass Royale, and some Heroes launched as free event rewards — Hero Bowler through the Bowler's Mixtape album in May 2026, Hero Tombstone through the Undead Bazaar in June 2026.
Can I use both the Hero and standard version of a card in one deck?
No. A Hero sits in the Hero or Wild slot — both shared with Champions — and you cannot pair it with its own base card, so it is one or the other per deck. A deck holds at most 2 Heroes across those two slots.
Which Hero is best for Hog Cycle?
Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A. is the standard Hero pick for Hog 2.6 and other cycle decks at 4 elixir. His single-target burst shuts down tank counter-pushes (Mega Knight, Giant), and a fully cooked Breakfast Boost turns one defensive trade into a lethal counter-push.
What does +5 Collection Levels per Hero mean?
Under the May 26, 2026 Q2 update, every Hero form you unlock grants +5 Collection Levels — the same weight as 5 individual card upgrades. The Collection Calculator tool shows your projected Collection Level based on unlocked Heroes plus card-level sum plus +5 per Evolution.
When does Hero Tombstone release?
Hero Tombstone released on June 1, 2026 in the June 2026 update as the 14th Hero. It costs 3 elixir, its Regal Revival ability costs 5 elixir to activate, and the Tombstone-with-Tomb-Queen summon is the first building-based Hero in the game.
Are Heroes affected by the Seasonal Arena II ban?
Yes. If a Hero card is in your top 8 Arena I cards, the auto-ban applies to the base card — including both Hero and standard versions. For example, if you win most of your Arena I games with Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A., all Mini P.E.K.K.A. forms (Hero and standard) are banned in Arena II. See Seasonal Trophy Road Guide for full ban-mechanics detail.
Where to Go Next
- Per-Hero deep dives: Hero Cards Guide · Hero Barbarian Barrel Guide · Hero Dark Prince Guide · Hero Magic Archer Guide · Hero Bowler Guide · Hero Tombstone Guide · Hero Valkyrie Guide · Hero Berserker Guide
- The single-use change: Single-Use Abilities Explained
- Tier lists: Hero Draft Siege & Swish · Hero Draft Balloon Festival · Hero Mode Nerf Roundup April 2026
- Q2 Update impact: Q2 Update Hub · Collection Levels Guide
- Tools: Hero Picker Quiz · Collection Calculator · Upgrade Advisor