Vampstache

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"Every time the Barbarian King attacks, he heals himself"
==Summary== 
*The Vampstache is a piece of Common Hero Equipment for the Barbarian King. It is unlocked when the Blacksmith is upgraded to level 3, requiring Town Hall level 10.
*The Vampstache allows the Barbarian King to heal himself every time he lands an attack. In addition, the Vampstache grants the Barbarian King increased damage per second and attack speed.
**The sole exception to his self-healing is when the Barbarian King is being revived by the Phoenix, in which case he is unable to heal.
==Strategies==
===Offensive Strategies===
*To get the maximum potential of healing, the Barbarian King must be attacking a high-hitpoint building such as walls and resource storages.
*Upgrading the equipment makes the lifesteal stronger and increasing the King's attack speed, triggering the lifesteal more rapidly, increasing his tanking potential.
*Things that prevent the Barbarian King from taking damage can assist him in his efforts to heal. Examples include the Invisibility Spell and Spirit Fox, but also the Eternal Tome ability from the Grand Warden. The Giant Gauntlet's damage reduction can also help to some extent.
*This can also set a funnel well, since while it sets the funnel, and also the high HP buildings will help to keep the King at a relatively high HP, which can help in the later part of the attack when you are smashing the King into the base. Pairing it up with Spiky Ball for clearing some buildings with the ability and its massive hitpoint and damage increase, this is extra useful for Air Spam as it helps the King to stay alive when he absorb all the ground only defenses.
*It can also prove effective in King Walks, as the high HP buildings on the edge will make sure that he constantly gets healed, and the fact that many defenses cannot target the edge of the base, the King will mostly be at full health, thus keeping it alive.
*Upgrading it will also increase his attack speed, which can be helpful for getting extra damage on the core of the base; This also increases the healing overall, since the greater hit speed can help with HP recovery, which can be very useful in many situations.
*At high level Town Halls, since the healing will generally be much less than the high amounts of damage, the King will take some damage for sure, and it might even force an ability if the King is reduced to low health, so be careful when using this against high level Town Halls.
===Defensive Strategies===
*Have defenses focus on the Barbarian King to prevent him from healing too much. Having a cluster of area-damage defenses with low DPS should be avoided, as the Barbarian King can often outheal the damage done by them. Instead, utilize high-damage defenses such as a single-target or Monolith, or concentrate multiple single-target defenses, such as s, in an area. High-level defending heroes as well as potent defending Clan Castle troops like Headhunters can also assist in the defense.
**Against higher-level Vampstache users, the Barbarian King may also be able to outheal basic point defenses like a single , so one should not spread out their defenses too far apart. It is even possible for the King to outheal a Giga Inferno if no defenses are supporting it.
*Slowing down the Barbarian King's attack rate can prove effective, as he only heals when he attacks. This can be done directly by using defending Headhunters or Ice Golems, or with a Poison Spell Tower at higher levels. Placing s to funnel the Barbarian King is a possible strategy, since he may spend some time to walk to his next target; however, this will not work if the King attacks the Walls directly.
==Statistics==
User 	Ability Type	Rarity	Unlock Requirement
Barbarian King	Passive 	Common	Blacksmith level 3
Level	Heal per Hit	Hero Boosts 	Hero Boosts 	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Cost	Blacksmith Level Required
Level	Heal per Hit	Damage per Second Increase	Attack Speed Increase	Shiny Ore 	Glowy Ore 	Blacksmith Level Required
1 	60 	9 	+5% 	N/A 	N/A 	3
2 	60 	10 	+6% 	120 	- 	3
3 	90 	12 	+7% 	240 	20 	3
4 	90 	13 	+8% 	400 	- 	3
5 	90 	15 	+9% 	600 	- 	3
6 	120 	16 	+10% 	840 	100 	3
7 	120 	18 	+11% 	1,120 	- 	3
8 	120 	19 	+12% 	1,440 	- 	3
9 	160 	22 	+13% 	1,800 	200 	3
10 	160 	27 	+14% 	1,900 	- 	3
11 	160 	32 	+15% 	2,000 	- 	3
12 	200 	37 	+16% 	2,100 	400 	3
13 	200 	42 	+17% 	2,200 	- 	5
14 	200 	48 	+18% 	2,300 	- 	5
15 	250 	53 	+19% 	2,400 	600 	5
16 	250 	58 	+20% 	2,500 	- 	7
17 	250 	63 	+21% 	2,600 	- 	7
18 	300 	68 	+22% 	2,700 	600 	7
==Trivia==
*Vampstache is a portmanteau of "Vampire" and "Mustache".
*It is the only passive piece of Hero Equipment for the Barbarian King.
*When initially unlocked and when equipped, the Barbarian King attacks every 1.14 seconds, and when maxed out, his attack speed is 0.983 seconds.
*A level 1 King equipped with level 18 Vampstache can take out an unsupported Town Hall 16 Giga Inferno by itself.
Category:Hero Equipment
Category:Army
Category:Home Village