Overflowing Riches: What Happens When Your Season Bank Outgrows Your Storages in Clash of Clans?
So, you’ve been grinding away in Clash of Clans, diligently attacking bases, earning loot, and watching your Season Bank swell. But a nagging question pops into your head: What happens when that Season Bank becomes a veritable treasure trove, dwarfing the capacity of your regular storages? The short answer? Glorious Overflow! Let’s delve into the specifics of how this works, what it means for your village, and address some common concerns.
The Season Bank’s Generosity: Overflowing is a Feature, Not a Bug
Unlike everyday looting where you’re capped by your storage limits, the Season Bank operates under different rules. At the end of the season, when the accumulated loot is deposited into your village, the game allows your storages to exceed their normal capacity. Think of it as a temporary, magically enforced expansion of your storage capabilities. You’ll receive every last gold coin, elixir droplet, and dark elixir swirl that you’ve diligently stashed away in the Season Bank, regardless of your existing storage limits. This is a crucial element of the game’s design, ensuring that players who invest time and effort into the Season Challenge are fully rewarded, no matter their Town Hall level or upgrade status.
However, there is a crucial nuance to this overfill. While you can receive all the resources from the Season Bank, once your storages are overfilled, you cannot collect any more loot. The game reads that you are full and will not allow you to receive more until you have spent enough to go back under the storage capacity.
Why Overflow Matters: Strategic Implications
Understanding this overflow mechanic has significant strategic implications:
- Maximize Loot Acquisition: Don’t hold back on attacking just because your storages are nearly full. Continue raiding to fill your Season Bank to its maximum capacity. The rewards at the end of the season are well worth the effort.
- Plan Your Upgrades: Use the Season Bank overflow to strategically plan your upgrades. Identify the most expensive buildings or troop upgrades you want to undertake and ensure you have enough resources to initiate them the moment the Season Bank empties. This gives you a head start and allows you to maximize builder efficiency.
- Ignore Storage Limitations (Temporarily): During the season, don’t stress too much about perfectly balancing your resource levels. Focus on filling the Season Bank. The game handles the overflow gracefully.
- Be Aware of the Limitations: Despite the overflow, it’s important to recognize that the game still “sees” you as having full storages. You cannot collect resources from collectors, war loot, or other sources until your resource levels dip below the storage capacity.
- Don’t Forget the Builder Base!: Make use of the same overflow strategy when it comes to your Builder Base. With the Gold Pass, you can upgrade your Builder Bank’s capacity to a maximum of 10 Million Builder Gold, and 10 Million Builder Elixir.
FAQs: Clearing Up Season Bank Confusions
Here are some frequently asked questions about the Season Bank and how it interacts with your storages:
1. What happens if my storages are completely empty at the end of the season?
If your storages are empty, you’ll receive the full contents of the Season Bank, filling them up to the maximum capacity allowed by your Town Hall level.
2. Does the Season Bank overflow affect my ability to collect resources from collectors?
Yes. Even if your storages are overfilled by the Season Bank, the game still registers your storages as full. You cannot collect resources from collectors, mines, or drills until you use enough resources to drop below your normal storage limit.
3. Does the Season Bank overflow affect my ability to receive war loot or clan games rewards?
Yes, similarly to collectors, you will not be able to collect war loot or clan games rewards until your storage is below the normal capacity of your town hall.
4. Can I choose when the Season Bank empties?
No, the Season Bank automatically empties at the end of each season. You cannot manually trigger it.
5. What is the maximum capacity of the Season Bank?
Without the Gold Pass, the Season Bank holds up to 5 million Gold, 5 million Elixir, and 50,000 Dark Elixir. With the Gold Pass, it can be upgraded to hold 30 million Gold, 30 million Elixir, and 300,000 Dark Elixir.
6. Does the Season Bank multiplier apply to all loot earned in multiplayer battles?
Yes, with the Gold Pass perk active, you receive an increased amount of loot. For the Home Village Season Bank, the multiplier is typically 2x. Every unit of loot earned is matched by two units of loot added to the Season Bank. The Builder Base has its own multiplier, often higher than the Home Village.
7. What happens if I don’t claim my Season Challenge rewards before the Season Bank empties?
The Season Bank will deposit after you claim your rewards, so to minimize wasted loot, make sure you claim rewards before the season ends. If the rewards are still not claimed, the unclaimed rewards will disappear 3 days after the season ends.
8. Does the Gold Pass last forever?
No, the Gold Pass lasts for the duration of a single season (one calendar month). You need to purchase it again each month to continue receiving its benefits.
9. How long does a Clash of Clans season last?
A Clash of Clans season lasts for one full calendar month, beginning on the first day and ending on the last day of the month.
10. Can I still purchase the Gold Pass towards the end of the season?
Yes, you can purchase the Gold Pass up until one day before the end of the season. However, buying it earlier maximizes the benefits you receive.
11. Is it better to keep my loot in the Clan Castle or in my storages?
Generally, it’s safer to keep loot in the Clan Castle, specifically the Treasury. Only 3% of resources can be stolen from the Clan Castle Treasury, compared to at least 4% from regular storages.
12. Does rushing my Town Hall affect the Season Bank?
No, rushing your Town Hall does not directly affect the Season Bank. However, a higher Town Hall level allows you to upgrade your storages and therefore hold more loot from the Season Bank without overflowing.
13. Do resource boost perks affect how much loot I earn for the Season Bank?
Yes, resource boost perks increase the amount of loot you earn from attacks, which directly contributes to filling the Season Bank faster.
14. Can the loot in the Season Bank be stolen by other players?
No, the loot stored in the Season Bank is completely safe and cannot be stolen by other players.
15. What is the highest loot one can possibly get in Clash of Clans?
The highest possible loot depends on the base you attack, but it can often be over 2 million gold and elixir, plus a substantial amount of dark elixir, especially at higher Town Hall levels.
Knowledge is Power: Level Up Your Gameplay
Understanding the intricacies of the Season Bank, particularly its ability to overflow your storages, is crucial for effective resource management and strategic planning in Clash of Clans. Embrace the overflow, plan your upgrades accordingly, and continue to raid with confidence, knowing that your efforts will be handsomely rewarded at the end of each season. It’s all about leveraging the game’s mechanics to your advantage.
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