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Clash of Clans
All Clash of Clans Magic Items and When to Use Them
Clash of Clans Magic Items skip timers, pay upgrade costs, and fill storages in one tap. There are 25 of them right now, split into Books, Hammers, Potions, Runes, and a few extras such as Wall Rings.
Sitting on a full inventory you never touch? With Town Hall 19 landing in mid-November 2026, those items can save weeks of upgrades in Clash of Clans. Below, you'll find every item, what it does, how many you can hold, and which ones are worth saving.
Clash of Clans Magic Items Summary
There are 25 Magic Items in five groups: 5 Books, 4 Hammers, 8 Potions, 5 Runes, and 3 extras.
Books finish an upgrade already in progress. Hammers pay for a new upgrade and finish it instantly.
Books, Hammers, and Runes cap at 1 each; Potions at 5, Wall Rings at 25.
Unused items sell for Gems: 100 per Hammer, 50 per Book or Rune, 10 per Potion.
The Training Potion was removed in March 2025 along with training times.
Attackers can't steal Magic Items, so saving them for a big upgrade carries no risk.
Books and Hammers
Item group | Effect | Max held | Gem sell value |
|---|---|---|---|
Books (5) | Finish a running upgrade | 1 each | 50 |
Hammers (4) | Pay for and finish a new upgrade | 1 each | 100 |
Runes (5) | Fill one resource storage | 1 each | 50 |
Potions (8) | Speed up or strengthen for a set time | 5 each | 10 |
Save both for your longest, most expensive upgrades.
Books
Books finish an upgrade that is already running. The Book of Building covers buildings, the Book of Fighting covers troops and Siege Machines, the Book of Spells covers spells, and the Book of Heroes covers heroes and pets. The Book of Everything works on any upgrade.
Hammers
A Hammer of Building pays the full cost of a building upgrade and completes it instantly, as long as the upgrade hasn't started yet. The Hammers of Fighting, Spells and Heroes do the same for their categories. The Hammer of Building and Hammer of Heroes both need a free builder.
Hammers come mainly from the Trader for League Medals, and once you buy one, the same type stays off the shelf for 7 days.
Potions and Runes
Potions
All eight Potions run on a timer. The Builder Potion makes builders work 10x faster for 1 hour, and the Research Potion speeds Laboratory work by 24x for 1 hour. The Pet Potion does the same for the Pet House, and the Resource Potion speeds up resource collectors for a full day.
For war, the Power Potion raises troops, spells, and Siege Machines to the highest level your Laboratory allows for 1 hour. The Hero Potion does the same for heroes and pets, up to the highest level your Town Hall allows. The Super Potion activates a Super Troop for 3 days without paying 25,000 Dark Elixir, and the Clock Tower Potion runs the Builder Base Clock Tower for 30 minutes.
Runes
Runes fill a storage. There's a Rune of Gold, a Rune of Elixir, and a Rune of Dark Elixir for the Home Village, plus two Builder Base Runes for Builder Gold and Builder Elixir. A Rune can't be used on full storages, so spend resources first and use it when storages are close to empty.
Wall Rings, Shovels and Star Jars
Wall Ring
Wall Rings replace resources on wall upgrades. One ring covers 1 million Gold or Elixir on a Home Village wall, and the highest wall levels need several rings per piece. You can hold 25, more than any other item.
Shovel of Obstacles
The Shovel of Obstacles makes one obstacle permanently movable, such as a seasonal tree. Moved obstacles can't go into a war base.
Builder Star Jar
The Builder Star Jar gives you the Builder Base Star Bonus right away without resetting its timer.
Where to Find and Use Magic Items
Open the Chief’s Inventory to see and sell your items. Since March 2026, some Gold Pass items can be used straight from the reward track, but targeted items such as Books, Hammers, and Wall Rings still go to your inventory first, and Supercell says this works as designed.
Clan Games, Season Challenges, and the Trader are the main in-game sources, and our Super Potion guide covers that item in depth. For faster progress, GameBoost sells Clash of Clans gems you can spend at the Trader.
FAQs About Clash of Clans Magic Items
Final Words
Timing decides how much an item is worth. A Book of Building on a one-day upgrade wastes most of its value, and a Rune on half-full storages throws resources away.
New Town Halls open the longest and most expensive upgrades in the game, and Supercell's Clash of Titans season post puts Town Hall 19 in mid-November 2026. That first week is when Hammers and Books pay off the most.
Keep a full set of Books and Hammers ready before the update lands. Use Potions and Runes freely now, and save the rest for Town Hall 19.
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