Dark Elixir Storage - Building Units in Clash of Clans
"The power of Dark Elixir could not be contained in a regularly shaped Elixir vat. As it's three times as powerful, we had to invent a cubical form of storage!"
| Level | Storage capacity | Hitpoints | Build cost | Build time | Experience gained | Town hall level required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 250,000 | 8h | 169 | 7 |
| 2 | 17,500 | 2,200 | 500,000 | 16h | 240 | 7 |
| 3 | 40,000 | 2,400 | 1,000,000 | 1d | 293 | 8 |
| 4 | 75,000 | 2,600 | 1,500,000 | 1d 12h | 360 | 8 |
| 5 | 140,000 | 2,900 | 2,000,000 | 1d 16h | 379 | 9 |
| 6 | 180,000 | 3,200 | 2,400,000 | 2d | 415 | 9 |
| 7 | 220,000 | 3,500 | 3,800,000 | 3d | 509 | 12 |
| 8 | 280,000 | 3,800 | 5,400,000 | 3d 12h | 549 | 13 |
| 9 | 330,000 | 4,100 | 6,600,000 | 4d | 587 | 14 |
| 10 | 360,000 | 4,300 | 8,000,000 | 4d 12h | 623 | 15 |
| 11 | 390,000 | 4,500 | 10,000,000 | 5d | 657 | 16 |
| 12 | 420,000 | 4,700 | 16,000,000 | 9d | 881 | 17 |
| 13 | 450,000 | 4,800 | 25,000,000 | 13d | 1,059 | 18 |
Tapping this icon displays information about the Dark Elixir Storage, such as Level, Storage Capacity and Hitpoints.
Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Dark Elixir Storage to the next level, if you have enough resources and a freeBuilder(orB.O.B). When the Dark Elixir Storage is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Dark Elixir Storage to the next level, at the cost of oneHammer of Buildingif you have one. When the Dark Elixir Storage is at maximum level, or if theTown Hallrequirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of the displayed number ofGems.
Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of oneBook of Building. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Building.
Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of oneBook of Everything. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Everything but do not have a Book of Building.
Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, gives the player the option to assign aBuilder's Apprenticeto that Building. This icon only is only shown if you have unlocked Builder's Apprentice for 500Gems.
Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, boosts all your Builders for 1 hour by a factor of ten, at the cost of oneBuilder Potion. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Builder Potion.
Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.
Tapping this icon completely fills the Dark Elixir Storage, at the cost of oneRune of Dark Elixir. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Rune of Dark Elixir, and if the Dark Elixir Storage is not completely full or overfilled.
Tapping this icon will give a player an option to convert Dark Elixir to any different type of Resources. This icon only is only shown if you have unlockedAlchemistfor 100 Gems.
- This Dark Elixir Storage is a resource building that expands the player's Dark Elixir capacity. It is unlocked at Town Hall level 7, along with the Dark Elixir Drill .
- The Dark Elixir Storage is a transparent, rectangular-shaped building. It is stated that this storage had to resemble a cube due to the Dark Elixir's power.
- 6% or 5% (depending on your Town Hall level) of the total Dark Elixir in the storage (up to 9,000, or none if you are in the Legend League) can be stolen by attackers, although loot penalties may change this amount (see Raids ).
- Upgrading your Dark Elixir Storage to a higher level than you require for storage purposes can potentially save Dark Elixir in a raid. As an attacker receives an amount of Dark Elixir proportional to the percentage of damage each hit causes, the higher health of the upgraded building results in less Dark Elixir per hit. It also takes longer to destroy, giving you more time for your defenses to destroy the attacker before they can steal all the available Dark Elixir.
- Dark Elixir Storages remain fully functional while being upgraded, like all other storages.
- If a player manages to obtain Dark Elixir without the ability to store it, they will be lost. However they still give credit toward the Heroic Heist Achievement .
- Due to the low cap on Dark Elixir, it is sometimes difficult to tell if the Dark Elixir Storage is full. For example, a Town Hall 9 player with a level 6 Dark Elixir Storage with just under 36,000 Dark Elixir in the Dark Elixir Storage and just under 7,200 Dark Elixir in the Town Hall (almost enough to reach the 2,500 cap) is less than 20% full and therefore appears empty. Alternatively, tapping on the Dark Elixir Storage before attacking in a Multiplayer Battle will allow you to see how much Dark Elixir is available from that storage.
- Alternatively, tapping on the Dark Elixir Storage before attacking in a Multiplayer Battle will allow you to see how much Dark Elixir is available from that storage.
- Dark Elixir is the most difficult resource to obtain, with the possible exception of Gems . Consequently, many players protect the Dark Elixir Storage as best they can.
- As of the 2015 July update, all kinds of storages now no longer take damage from spells. This was introduced as a response to the infamous tactic of using the Lightning Spells to steal Dark Elixir by damaging the storage by placing them on this building. Earthquake Spells were not affected since it was introduced in the same update.
- When initially constructed, the Dark Elixir Storage consists of a transparent, slightly rounded cubical storage vessel situated on a four-legged wooden platform. There appears to be a small square opening at the top of the storage.
- At level 2, the storage adds a brass frame to the top of the vessel and a metal spigot at the base. The corners have a spike on each leg.
- At level 3, the cubic vessel grows substantially in size, and both the wooden platform and brass frame are replaced by versions made of steel.
- At level 4, the storage gains dark gold legs and a bigger and slightly different tap.
- At level 5, the storage receives spiked steel armor plating on each of the four corners of the base.
- At level 6, these armor plates become slightly wider with a pair of small golden spikes on each, and the steel frame atop the vessel turns golden as well. The base's platform is now made out of steel, with the some of the wood turning into gold linings.
- At level 7, the storage's armor plates lose their spikes and become smooth blackish-gray metal. The spigot is now made of the same dark metal and has golden accents. There are also gold pieces atop the armor plates. The steel frame also gains silver platings in each corner.
- At level 8, the storage's armor plates are darker with purple accents and slightly bigger. They gain two bluish spikes on each plate.
- At level 9, the storage's spikes disappear, and golden lining replaces them. The top has faint green lines on them and the spigot turns brighter. The storage slightly becomes taller.
- At level 10, the footings are reinforced with thicker purple frames with gold plating on top. The spigot turns into a slight tint of light blue. The frame at the top of the storage is now wider with the color being similar to that of the spigot, and the same thing applies to the gold lining of the platform.
- At level 11, the footings are now made out of black metal at the bottom with two studs each, red wood at the middle, and the topmost are made out of reinforced golden plates, with three spikes each. At the top, the frame becomes gold with red reinforced wood on the inner part, and the golden platings of the frame are now made out of metal. The end of the spigot is now slightly thinner, but gains a red ring near the valve. The platform gains a red base at the bottom.
- At level 12, the footings of the storage change, as the entire bottom part become dark grey with two layers, reinforced by three metal guards, and gain blue Eagle wings at the top for each footing. The platform below the cubic vessel becomes grey. The spigot is now lighter in color, its red ring turns dark grey, and is placed higher, with one side of the vessel gaining two layers where the spigot is placed, with an outer layer of dark iron, and blue for the inner. At the top, the frame gains blue Eagle wings at each corner, which are placed on top of golden pieces, and the lining that surrounds underneath the frame turns grey.
- At level 13, TBA.
- Level 1: 400 -> 1,000
- Level 2: 600 -> 1,200
- Level 3: 800 -> 1,400
- Level 4: 1,000 -> 1,700
- Level 5: 1,200 -> 2,000
- Level 6: 1,500 -> 2,400
- Level 1: 400 -> 1,000
- Level 2: 600 -> 1,200
- Level 3: 800 -> 1,400
- Level 4: 1,000 -> 1,700
- Level 5: 1,200 -> 2,000
- Level 6: 1,500 -> 2,400
- Level 1: 400 -> 1,000
- Level 2: 600 -> 1,200
- Level 3: 800 -> 1,400
- Level 4: 1,000 -> 1,700
- Level 5: 1,200 -> 2,000
- Level 6: 1,500 -> 2,400
- Although the description refers to Dark Elixir as "three times as powerful," in the game it is in fact 100 times as powerful. This can be observed by the Gem cost of buying resources: for example, both 10,000,000 Elixir and 100,000 Dark Elixir can be bought with 3,000 Gems . The phrase of "three times as power ful" may also be explained as an exponentiation operation, with the fact that 1 Dark Elixir equals to, in Gems, the (3-1=2)nd power of 10, which equals to 100, Elixir. The conversion rate used by the Alchemist is every 150 Gold or Elixir equals 1 Dark Elixir
- The phrase of "three times as power ful" may also be explained as an exponentiation operation, with the fact that 1 Dark Elixir equals to, in Gems, the (3-1=2)nd power of 10, which equals to 100, Elixir.
- The conversion rate used by the Alchemist is every 150 Gold or Elixir equals 1 Dark Elixir
- It is possible to overflow the Dark Elixir Storage, but only by purchasing special resource packs found in the shop for real money or receiving extra Dark Elixir from the Season Bank . If this is done, any excess Dark Elixir will remain in the storage, and until the excess is removed (either by spending the Dark Elixir or being raided), any Dark Elixir earned from raids will be lost.
- The Dark Elixir Storage has the most hitpoints out of all storages.
- The Dark Elixir Storage is one of the four buildings that are associated with Dark Elixir , the other three being the Dark Barracks , Dark Spell Factory , and Dark Elixir Drill .
- The Dark Elixir Storage, Elixir Storage and Dark Elixir Drill are the only resource buildings in the Home Village that do not appear in a loading screen .
- The Dark Elixir Storage, along with the Clan Castle and Dark Elixir Drill are the only resource buildings not to have Builder Base counterparts.
- It is the only storage in the game where you can only build one of such storage. This makes Dark Elixir the only resource which is stored in one storage.
