Clash of Clans Resources is the currencies used to purchase and upgrade assets. The game has six different resources; Gold, Elixir, Dark Elixir, Gems, Builder Gold, and Builder Elixir. These resources have buildings that are used for storing and generating them, except for Gems which has no storage building.
Home Village Resources
Gold
Gold is a resource that is dug up by the Gold Mines. Once collected it is stored in your Gold Storages. The amount of gold you have is displayed on the top right side of the screen. Gold is used to build and upgrade Defensive Buildings, traps, Elixir Collectors, Elixir Storages, and Walls. It is also used to place national flag decorations.
Elixir
Elixir is a resource that is collected by Elixir Collectors. Once collected it is stored in your Elixir Storages. The amount of elixir you have is displayed at the top right side of the screen under gold. Elixir is used for purchasing and upgrading troops, Army Buildings, Dark Elixir Storage, Dark Elixir Drills, Gold Mines, and Gold Storages. It is also used to place many Decorations.
Dark Elixir
Dark Elixir is a resource that is collected by Dark Elixir Drills. Once collected it is stored in your Dark Elixir Storage. The amount of dark elixir you have is displayed at the top right side of the screen under elixir. Dark elixir is used for purchasing and upgrading hero class troops aside from the grand warden, as well as training and upgrading Dark Elixir Troops.
Builder Base Resources
Builder Gold
Builder Gold is a resource that is dug up by the Gold Mines on the Builder Base. Once collected it is stored in your Gold Storages. Its usage is similar to regular Gold but is used on the Builder Base instead of the Home Village.
Builder Elixir
Builder Elixir is a resource that is collected by the Elixir Collectors on the Builder Base. Once collected it is stored in your Elixir Storages. Its usage is similar to regular Elixir but is used on the Builder Base instead of the Home Village.
Gems
Gems are Used by both Home Village and Builder Base
Gem is a resource that is dug up by the Gem Mines. They are primarily gained through in-app purchases (IAP). There are other ways to obtain gems, although these methods are rather slow in comparison to purchasing them in the Shop.
Small numbers of gems can be obtained by clearing rocks and trees from your village, but this is random and the rate of respawn of trees and bushes is quite low. Completing achievements also awards gems. In addition, the top players in the top three clans receive gems from the weekly tournament. Lastly, Supercell occasionally holds competitions on their Facebook page for which they award gems to the winners.
Gems can be used to purchase all other resources and Builder’s Huts. They can also be used to speed up upgrades, gold/elixir collection, and to finish troop training.
Generally, it’s a good idea to save your gems for your Builder’s Huts, as having more builders drastically increases the speed at which you can upgrade your village.
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