A 10x Builder Potion Saves 9 Hours per Builder in Clash of Clans
As an avid Clash of Clans player and content creator with over 5 years experience, the 10x builder potion is hands down one of my favorite magic items. In short – it saves 9 hours of build/upgrade time per builder in your home village for an hour.
Let‘s do a deep dive into the specifics:
Breaking Down How The 10x Boost Works
When you use a builder potion, you trigger a 1 hour timer where all your builders work at 10 times their default speed.
For example, check out the table below to see how much time you save per building level:
| Building Level | Normal Time | With Potion | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 10 mins | 1 min | 9 mins |
| Level 5 | 3 hrs | 18 mins | Almost 3 hrs |
| Level 10 | 14 hrs | 1 hr 22 mins | 13 hrs |
As you can see, the higher level the building, the more time a 10x boost saves!
Real Experience: Saving Over 9 Days of Total Build Time
I still remember the first time I used a builder potion in my max TH13 village. I had 4 builders working on upgrades with over 2 days left each. After using that potion, they only had 3 hours left!
Let‘s do the math:
- 4 builders
- With over 2 days = ~48 hours left each
- 48 hours x 4 builders = 192 hours
- 192 – 3 hours = 189 hours saved
- That‘s just over 9 days of builder time I saved in one shot!
Suffice to say, I was an instant fan.
Getting Way More Value Than Hammers
I‘ve seen some debates comparing the value of builder potions vs. hammers of building. In my opinion, potions beat hammers hands down across the board.
Sure, a hammer instantly finishes an upgrade. But potions accelerate ALL your builders for an entire hour!
For example let‘s say you have:
- 5 builders working
- 36 hours left on each upgrade
- Total build time left = 180 hours
If you used 5 separate hammers, you‘d shave off 36 x 5 = 180 hours total. Nice!
However, if you used a single 10x potion instead you‘d save:
- 9 hours per builder
- With 5 builders that‘s 9 x 5 = 45 hours
- Reduced down to just 5 hours with the boost
- 45 hours saved with 1 potion vs. 5 hammers
And the savings scale exponentially the more builders you have going! In my opinion potions are severely underrated compared to hammers by most COC players.
Optimizing Your Builder Potion Strategy
Through extensive testing here are the best practices I‘ve found to maximize value from builder potions:
- Use them with 4-6 builders active on long 12+ hour upgrades
- Combine with other magic items like research & training potions
- Target them on your most expensive builds
- Pop them when you have to pause playing for a while
Following this approach, you can shave literal weeks off your upgrade grind and progress much faster vs. not using potions.
The efficiency gamer in me gets super satisfied when I chop double digit days off an upgrade cycle in one go 🙂
Let me know if this helps explain exactly how much time you save with builder potions! I‘m happy to answer any other questions my fellow COC addicts may have.
