Clans
Clans are an optional feature in Clash of Clans, but it is strongly recommended that every player joins a Clan. Collaboration is a very important and helpful aspect of this game.
What is a Clan?
Clans are groups of players that join together in order to compete with other Clans in two ways: the first is to pool their trophies and battle to collect the most trophies, and the second is to win Clan Wars for loot and Clan XP. Members of Clans have a private chat for socializing with each other, are able to challenge each other, and are able to donate troops and dark spells to each other. Within a Clan, there are four ranks, member, elder, co-leader, and leader. Including the leader, you can have up to 50 members of a Clan.
Joining a Clan
To be a member of a Clan you must first repair your Clan Castle. To do this will cost you 10,000 gold. Once your Clan Castle has been repaired you have the option of joining or creating a Clan. There are various ways to join a Clan. Below are some examples:
View a Clan that has the status 'Anyone Can Join' and taps the 'join' button.
Send a request to join a Clan that has the status 'invite only'.
Go on global chat and watch for people recruiting members to join their Clan.
Accepting an invitation sent by a clan elder/co-leader/leader.
Note: Some Clans have a minimum trophy requirement to join their Clan; you cannot join nor send a request to join if you do not meet the trophy requirement (you can, however, be invited and accept the invite). The trophy requirement is set by the Clan leader or co-leader and can vary from 0 to 4,200.
Clan Roles
Leader
Clan leaders are the ones who have the big responsibility of managing their Clan. In order to create a brand-new Clan, it costs an additional 40,000 gold, whereupon the player will immediately become the first member and leader of the new Clan. The leader has the administrative authority to invite players to join their Clan, accept or decline requests to join, start wars, and promote/demote members to and from eldership and/or co-leader. The leader can kick out co-leaders, elders, and members.
The main difference between the Clan leader and a co-leader is that only the leader has the authority to demote a member from co-leadership. It is strongly discouraged for leaders to freely give away leader status, as this will completely and irrevocably relinquish control to the new leader. There can only be one leader at a time.
Clan Messages
Clan leaders/co-leaders may now send messages to the whole Clan. You may type up to 256 characters. However, there is a 1-hour cool-down period for each leader or co-leader after sending a message, so consider carefully what you are going to send. The message will be sent to all clan members and viewed in their inbox. The message remains in the inbox after being viewed. After a certain number of new messages are sent or a certain time frame, it will be deleted.
Co-leader
Co-leader is the title for a clan member that has earned the utmost trust of the Clan leader. The co-leader has the administrative authority to invite and accept join requests from players, promote/demote/kick clan elders and members, start wars, and can also edit the Clan information (badge, description, type, required trophies). You can have as many co-leaders in a Clan at one time as the leader wishes.
Just like leaders, Clan co-leaders also have the ability to send messages to the whole clan.
NOTE: Both the leader and the co-leader(s) can start a war and choose who participates in it.
Elder
Elder is the title for the Clan members with a higher reputation and level of respect than regular Clan members. An elder has the administrative authority to invite and accept join requests from players, and kick out regular Clan members (but, unlike leaders and co-leaders, they have to wait 20 minutes after kicking a member to kick another one). They are unable to promote other members. There can be as many elders in a Clan at one time as the leader/co-leader(s) wish.
Member
A member is an ordinary part of the Clan and has no additional rights. This is the rank you start at when you join a Clan. Members cannot invite or promote and may be kicked by elders, co-leader, or the leader.
Note: You will start as a member of any Clan, even when re-joining a clan in which you once were an elder, co- leader, or leader. There can be multiple members.
Hopper (Unofficial)
A player who jumps from Clan to Clan. This person will usually join, ask for troops and then leave. This type of hopper is generally disliked by members of a close-knit, loyal Clan.
Clan Chat
Once you join a Clan, you also get access to its private chat. All recent messages, even those sent before you joined, are seen. You can also see who is being promoted/demoted/kicked, including invite requests and those who have left the Clan. If a leader or co-leader starts a Clan War, a message is sent out in the chat to let everyone know. You can report anyone in Clan Chat.
Making a new Clan
Assuming his or her Clan Castle is already rebuilt, a player must do the following to create a new Clan:
Choose the badge and name of the clan.
Make a description of your clan to let know others what you're all about (optional)!
Select the status of the clan/clan type. i.e.; Anyone can join, invite only or closed.
Set a number of trophies required to join the clan
Select the war frequency of the clan.
Choose out the Clan Location of your clan.
Pay the required 40,000 gold.
Editing Your Clan
The leader or co-leader(s) of the Clan may edit the badge, Clan type, minimum trophy requirement and description of the Clan. It is not possible to change the name of a Clan once it has been created.
Clan Bookmarks
You can bookmark up to 30 clans that help you to find a specific clan easier. The clans you bookmarked are also ranked from top to bottom by the amount of Clan Points.
Clan XP and Perks
Apart from the Clan members themselves, the Clan as a whole has an experience level which is displayed on top of the Clan shield. As the Clan levels up through earning enough Clan XP, the Clan earns perks