How to Get Gems in Clash of Clans

Clash of Clans is a popular mobile game where you build your village and attack other players. One of the primary currencies in Clash of Clans is Gems, which you can use to speed up production and construct special buildings. Gems can be difficult to come by, as the developers want you to buy them from the cash store. With a little planning, however, you'll never need to spend a cent on Gems.

Part 1
Completing Achievements

1. Look at the list of achievements. Clash of Clans awards you achievements when you accomplish certain goals in the game. Completing these achievements earns you rewards, including gems. The more difficult achievements will earn you more gems.
- When you open the Achievements screen, you will see your current progress towards available achievements. Prioritize your playtime to try to earn these achievements as quickly as possible.
- Each achievement has three levels, with increased rewards for each level.

2. Fight other players. The most valuable achievements are earned through battle with other players. You can earn thousands of Gems by completing these achievements. Some of the more high-value achievements include:
- Sweet Victory! - This achievement is earned by winning trophies in multiplayer battles. Winning 1,250 trophies will earn you 450 Gems.
- Unbreakable - This achievement is earned by successfully defending against attackers. Defending against 1,000 attacks will earn you 100 Gems.
- Friend in Need - This achievement is earned by providing reinforcements to your allies.. Donating 25,000 reinforcements will earn you 250 Gems.
- League All-Star - This achievement is earned by advancing through the Clash of Clans league. Joining the Crystal League earns you 250 Gems, reaching the Master League earns you 1,000 Gems, and becoming the Champion earns you 2,000 Gems.
- Firefighter - This achievement is earned by destroying your opponent's Inferno Towers. Destroying 5,000 towers earns you 1,000 Gems.
- War Hero - This achievement is earned by winning stars for your clan in War Battles. Scoring 1,000 stars will earn you 1,000 Gems.
- Spoils of War - This achievement is earned by collecting gold from Clan War bonuses. Earning 100,000,000 gold will earn you 1,000 Gems.

3. Complete lesser achievements. There are a variety of achievements that aren't related to combat that can earn you some Gems as well. These don't pay out as handsomely as the combat achievements, but can be earned by upgrading your town. You can earn achievements by removing obstacles, upgrading the Town Hall, stealing Gold, unlocking units like the Archer and Dragon, and completing the Campaign.[1]
- You can usually earn up to 20 Gems for completing these achievements.

Part 2
Removing Obstacles

1. Find plants and rocks in your village. These are obstacles that need to be removed in order to build something at that spot. There will be about 40 objects around your village when you first start.
- Removing rocks costs Gold, and removing plants costs Elixir.

2. Start removing obstacles. When you remove an obstacle, you are awarded anywhere from 0-6 Gems. The amount you receive is predetermined, and follows this pattern:
- 6, 0, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 3, 4, 0, 0, 5, 0, 1, 0
- The pattern repeats after you go through it.
- Rocks do not come back, but plants do.

3. Leave space for plants to regrow. Plants will reappear once every eight hours, allowing you to keep removing them for more Gems. They will not appear, however, if all of the space in your village is taken. The plant must also have an extra tile of space between it and any other object, meaning the surrounding 8 tiles will need to be empty as well.

4. Earn the achievement. You will earn an achievement for clearing obstacles from your village. After clearing five obstacles, you will earn five Gems. When you remove 50 obstacles, you will earn ten Gems. When you remove 500 obstacles, you will earn 20 Gems.

Part 3
Spending Your Gems Wisely



1. Hold on to your initial Gems. When you start out on Clash of Clans, you're awarded 250 Gems(Out of the 500 gems in the beginning, 250 are spent in getting the second builders). Do not, under any circumstances, use these to speed up the build times of your village. Just wait out the timers, you'll need these Gems later
- The tutorial will suggest that you spend Gems to speed up production. Ignore these suggestions so that you can save the gems instead.

2. Don't buy resources. Clash of Clans allows you to buy other in-game resources with your Gems. Don't do this. While it can save you some time, you can earn all of these resources through playing the game.[2]

3. Put all of your Gems towards Builder's Huts. Builder's Huts are the most useful buildings you can purchase because they give you more builder units. This allows you to construct other buildings much quicker. Your primary focus for your Gems should be obtaining these Builder's Huts. Once you have all five Builder's Huts, you can start spending Gems on other things.