Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
The Archer Queen is the second hero in Clash of Clans: a long-range shooter with low hitpoints and more damage per second than the Barbarian King, able to hit both ground and air targets. She unlocks at Town Hall 8 when your Hero Hall reaches level 2, and she can be upgraded to level 110 at Town Hall 18. Her old Royal Cloak ability no longer exists; what she does in a fight now depends on the two pieces of Hero Equipment you give her.
How the Archer Queen works
She is a giant Archer with an X-Bow in her hands. She fires every 0.75 seconds at a range of 5 tiles (an Archer reaches 3.5), walks at speed 24 and looks for targets within 10 tiles. She has no favorite target, so on attack she shoots the nearest building unless defending units pull her attention.
Once per battle you can trigger her ability. It always heals her by a fixed amount, which goes up every five levels, and it fires whatever her active equipment does. If she never uses it, she still recovers that health after the battle ends.
A few things in older guides are now wrong:
- She lives in the Hero Hall. The separate hero altars were removed on November 25, 2024, and she defends from a Hero Banner you place on the map, if you give her one of your defensive hero slots.
- She unlocks at Town Hall 8, not Town Hall 9. That changed with the Town Hall 17 update.
- She never needs to regenerate. Hero regeneration was removed in March 2025, so she’s ready after every battle unless she’s being upgraded.
- She doesn’t use equipment on defense. Equipment only applies when you attack.
Archer Queen max level by Town Hall
Hero upgrades cost Dark Elixir and use a Builder. The Hero Hall level sets her cap. Stats are her base numbers at that cap, before equipment bonuses.
| Town Hall | Hero Hall level | Max Queen level | Damage per second | Hitpoints | Health recovery from ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 10 | 169 | 699 | 145 |
| 9 | 3 | 30 | 278 | 1,059 | 205 |
| 10 | 4 | 40 | 356 | 1,304 | 235 |
| 11 | 5 | 50 | 456 | 1,606 | 265 |
| 12 | 6 | 65 | 617 | 2,330 | 310 |
| 13 | 7 | 75 | 692 | 2,712 | 340 |
| 14 | 8 | 85 | 731 | 2,976 | 370 |
| 15 | 9 | 90 | 748 | 3,096 | 385 |
| 16 | 10 | 95 | 765 | 3,216 | 400 |
| 17 | 11 | 100 | 780 | 3,336 | 415 |
| 18 | 12 | 110 | 810 | 3,576 | 445 |
At level 1 she has 136 damage per second and 580 hitpoints. Upgrades run from 5,000 Dark Elixir and 2 hours for level 2 up to 490,000 Dark Elixir and 8 days for level 110, before Gold Pass discounts.
Archer Queen equipment
Hero Equipment replaced hero abilities on December 12, 2023, when Royal Cloak was split into the Archer Puppet and the Invisibility Vial. She equips two pieces per attack, and each piece also adds passive stats. Equipment is unlocked and upgraded at the Blacksmith (Town Hall 8) with Shiny, Glowy and Starry Ore; Common pieces go to level 18 and Epic pieces to level 27.
| Equipment | Rarity | How you get it | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Puppet | Common | Comes with the Queen | Ability summons invisible Archers at your researched Archer level; adds damage and health recovery |
| Invisibility Vial | Common | Comes with the Queen | Ability turns her invisible to defenses for a few seconds with a large damage boost per shot; adds hitpoints |
| Giant Arrow | Common | Blacksmith level 2 (Town Hall 9) | Ability fires one huge arrow that pierces everything across the whole village, with double damage to Air Defenses; adds damage and hitpoints |
| Healer Puppet | Common | Blacksmith level 5 (Town Hall 12) | Ability summons Healers whose number and level follow the equipment level; adds hitpoints and slow self-healing |
| Frozen Arrow | Epic | Dragon Festival event (Feb 2024), then the Trader for 1,500 Gems | Passive: her shots slow the defenses, heroes and troops she hits; adds damage |
| Magic Mirror | Epic | Anime Clash event (Aug 2024), then the Trader | Ability summons clones of the Queen and turns her briefly invisible; adds hitpoints and health recovery |
| Action Figure | Epic | Friend or Foe event (Apr 2025), then the Trader | Ability summons a Giant Giant to tank for her, with 1 second of invisibility; adds damage, hitpoints and self-healing |
| Monolith Arrow | Epic | Anime Fury event (Jun 2026), then the Trader | Her shots deal bonus damage equal to a share of the target’s max hitpoints, shrinking as you deploy more housing space; also cuts damage she takes and adds hitpoints |
Since June 2026 the Hero Journey track in the Hero Hall (Town Hall 7 and up) also awards Epic Equipment as your total hero levels grow, so missing an event no longer means paying Gems.
Popular pairings: Frozen Arrow with the Invisibility Vial for a sturdier Queen that hits hard when cloaked; the Magic Mirror in place of the Vial when you want clones to soak shots, often with the Action Figure so the Giant Giant tanks for the whole group; the Healer Puppet with any arrow, since both abilities can be fired right away without clashing; and the Giant Arrow with the Vial or Mirror in spell-heavy ZapQuake attacks.
How to use the Archer Queen
- Keep a tank in front. A Barbarian King, Golem or P.E.K.K.A takes the hits while her 5-tile range keeps her out of trouble.
- Queen Walk and Queen Charge. With Healers behind her, she can clear a whole side to funnel (Walk) or drive into the core and take out key defenses (Charge). Druids are an alternative healer: they heal heroes at full rate and bounce between units, but turn into bears after 30 seconds. Bring a few Balloons to soak Seeking Air Mines meant for your Healers.
- Time the Invisibility Vial against a single-target Inferno Tower. Going invisible resets its damage, and with the Archer Puppet the beam often moves onto a summoned Archer. It won’t stop shots already in the air, splash damage or Bombs she walks over.
- Watch out for the enemy King. At a similar level he wins a one-on-one, so send Healers, Wizards or a Headhunter with her when she meets him.
- In a hero dive she pairs with the King in front and the Grand Warden supporting, with the Royal Champion taking out defenses.
Best pets for the Archer Queen
Pets come from the Pet House (Town Hall 14+), and each hero takes one.
- Frosty (Town Hall 15) is the most common pick. He and his Frostmites slow defenses, which suits Queen Walks and smash attacks.
- The Unicorn (Town Hall 14) heals her over time and is the standard choice when you want her to last.
- The Phoenix (Town Hall 15) revives her once with a short invincibility window; if she goes down with the Invisibility Vial active, she gets most of its duration back.
- Diggy (Town Hall 15) stuns one defense or unit at a time, buying her a few seconds against a key target.
Defending with and against the Queen
On defense she outdamages the King and shoots at air troops, but she has a fraction of his health. Keep important defenses more than 5 tiles from open ground so an attacking Queen can’t snipe them, and set her banner a few tiles inside your walls so she isn’t drawn out. An enemy Queen loses to another Queen with support, to a similar-level King, or to Headhunters; Poison, Skeleton and Freeze Spells all help, and the Warden’s Eternal Tome keeps troops alive while they finish her.
All Home Village heroes
| Hero | Unlocks at | Hero Hall level | Max level at Town Hall 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarian King | Town Hall 4 | 1 | 110 |
| Archer Queen | Town Hall 8 | 2 | 110 |
| Minion Prince | Town Hall 9 | 3 | 95 |
| Grand Warden | Town Hall 11 | 5 | 85 |
| Royal Champion | Town Hall 13 | 7 | 55 |
| Dragon Duke | Town Hall 15 | 9 | 25 |
Recent changes
- December 12, 2023: Hero Equipment replaced Royal Cloak; Giant Arrow and Healer Puppet added; levels 91 to 95 added.
- February 2024: Frozen Arrow released.
- November 25, 2024: Hero Hall replaced the Archer Queen Altar; unlock moved from Town Hall 9 to 8; levels 96 to 100 added.
- March 2025 (Clash Anytime): hero regeneration removed.
- October 6, 2025: levels 81 to 85 moved from Town Hall 15 to 14.
- November 17, 2025: levels 101 to 105 added.
- February 23, 2026: upgrade costs and times cut for levels 71 to 95.
- June 15, 2026: levels 106 to 110, the Monolith Arrow and the Hero Journey added.
Archer Queen FAQ
What Town Hall do you get the Archer Queen?
Town Hall 8, when the Hero Hall reaches level 2. Before November 2024 she needed Town Hall 9.
What is the Archer Queen’s max level?
Level 110, at Town Hall 18 with a level 12 Hero Hall.
What happened to Royal Cloak?
It became two pieces of equipment in December 2023: the Archer Puppet (the invisible Archers) and the Invisibility Vial (the cloak and damage boost).
What is the best pet for the Archer Queen?
Frosty is the most common, with the Unicorn for sustain and the Phoenix as a backup life.
Sources: in-game hero, Hero Hall and Blacksmith data; Supercell release notes: Town Hall 16 update (Hero Equipment), Town Hall 17 update (Hero Hall, Queen at TH8), Clash Anytime update, Anime Fury update (Monolith Arrow, Hero Journey, levels 106-110).
