Alchemist Guide - Clash of Clans
Unlock Alchemist at TH11+ in Clash of Clans to convert resources like Gold, Elixir or DE daily and prevent overflow. You can upgrade buildings and defenses of your choice by converting resources.
Alchemist joins Helper Hut at Town Hall 11 bringing easy way to convert resources for first time in Clash of Clans. It helps to avoid resource overflow so you can convert and use other resources.
Instead of spending gems on Books of Heroes or Glowy Ores alchemist can provide better value. Players in higher leagues like legends benefit more from gem spending due to better daily loot bonuses.
Leveling alchemist up increases statistics making her valuable addition for Town Hall (Level 11-17) upgrades. You can find Alchemist in COC inside Helper Hut once you reach Town Hall Level 11 as shown in image below.
Unlocking Alchemist in Clash of Clans costs 100 Gems which allows players to convert one of resources like elixir, gold or dark elixir per day.
At Town hall level 11 you can upgrade alchemist to max of level 1.
Many players wonder if Alchemist is worth it or not. Since she can only converts resources once per day. upgrading alchemist early can help in managing Elixir, Gold and Dark Elixir efficiently.
Town Hall 12 Players can upgrade alchemist to level 2 as shown in screenshot upgrade costs (250 Gems) and Resource conversion bonus values.
Now if you want to upgrade alchemist to level 3 then you need to reach town hall level 13 and costs 500 gems to get additional stats and more conversion values as shown in image.
Unlike Apprentice Builder which requires months. Alchemist provides immediate value by balancing resources for upgrades.
Now if you plan to upgrade further then you need to reach town hall level 14 to upgrade alchemist to level 4 will cost you 1000 gems.
Furthermore if you plan to upgrade further then you need to reach town hall level 15 to upgrade alchemist to level 5 will cost you same like 1000 gems.
At town hall level 16 you can upgrade alchemist to level 6 will cost you 1500 gems.
Finally Alchemist gets maxed out (Level 7) at Town Hall 17 and it will cost 1500 gems to get best stats in game.
Minion Prince also gets an update finally he can wear pants gear. The real question is how useful he will be in actual attacks.
Meanwhile new Multi Gear Defense and Troop Launcher change defensive strategies.
Players looking for TH17 War Base attack strategies should check out Itzu video on countering high level defenses: TH17 Attack Strategies by Itzu.
For players aiming to find best army ClashCodes.com has best guides for army compositions and Capital Hall upgrades.
The Apprentice Builder's cost effectiveness remains big debate. While additional building time can help increasing gem cost makes it long term investment that takes months to pay off.
For TH17 players looking for war base strategies Galadon Gaming covers top attack strategies: TH17 Attack Tactics by Galadon.
Judo Sloth also added video on newest defenses in Clash of Clans including Troop Launcher: New Multi-Gear Defense in Clash of Clans.
Players can improve their game experience by focusing on spending gem effectively and avoid resource overflow or wastage.
Alchemist provides daily resource conversion while guides from ClashCodes will improve strategies for upgrading Town Halls and Capital Halls efficiently.
