Best Ways to Spend Raid Medals in Clash of Clans

The best way to spend Raid Medals in Clash of Clans is to buy all three weekly Research Potions from the Trader, followed by self-donating Clan Castle reinforcements for critical attacks. If your Laboratory is fully upgraded or you need Gems for permanent upgrades, spend surplus medals on low-cost potions and sell them from your Town Hall inventory.

1. Laboratory Speedups: Research Potions

Laboratory research creates the longest progression bottleneck across most Town Hall levels. Upgrading troops, spells, and siege machines takes substantially more calendar time than finishing defensive buildings and heroes.

• Weekly stock: The Trader sells up to three Research Potions each week.
• Time saved: Each potion boosts research speed by 24 times for one hour, effectively cutting 23 hours off the active upgrade.
• Total impact: Buying and consuming all three weekly potions shaves 69 hours—nearly three full days—off Laboratory upgrade times every week.

Buy your full allotment of Research Potions every week before allocating medals to other items, provided your Laboratory has active research running.

2. Clan Castle Reinforcements

Spending Raid Medals to fill your own Clan Castle removes the wait for clanmates to log in, train high-tier troops, or provide maximum-level Siege Machines.

Reserve self-donations for high-stakes attacks rather than routine farming:

• Clan War and Clan War Leagues (CWL): Guarantees specific combinations (such as Super Archers, Yetis, or Rocket Balloons) and vital Siege Machines (like the Battle Blimp or Flame Flinger) right before attack timers expire.
• Legend League and Trophy Pushes: Lets you execute planned daily attacks without waiting for donation requests to clear.
• War Base Defense: Secures defensive troops like Ice Golems or Lava Hounds directly into your war Clan Castle without drawing on clanmate resources.

Because medal costs apply to each reinforcement request, relying on self-donations for casual resource farming will rapidly deplete your weekly medal balance.

3. Gem Conversion via Cheap Potions

If your Laboratory research is complete, or you are saving Gems to unlock Builder Huts or Epic Hero Equipment, convert weekly Raid Medals into Gems by buying and immediately selling magic items.

To sell an item, open your Town Hall, select your magic item storage, and tap the item to sell it.

Purchasing the lowest-cost potions each Trader cycle allows you to convert surplus medals into 30 to 60 Gems per week.

4. Situational Priorities: Pet Potions and the Sixth Builder

Allocate medals to these items only when specific village milestones apply:

• Pet Potions (Town Hall 14+): Like Research Potions, a Pet Potion boosts the Pet House by 24 times for one hour. Once you reach Town Hall 14 and have spare medals after buying Research Potions, use Pet Potions to keep key companion pets leveling alongside your heroes.
• Builder Base Accelerators: Players working toward unlocking the sixth builder (B.O.B) can purchase Clock Tower Potions or Builder Star Jars to accelerate requirements like the Multi-Mortar and Battle Machine. Stop purchasing Builder Base items once the sixth builder moves to the Home Village.

Purchases to Avoid

Avoid purchasing raw Home Village resources and Wall Rings from the Trader:

• Gold and Elixir: Standard raiding armies and Sneaky Goblins can gather millions of Gold and Elixir in a few multiplayer attacks, making these a poor exchange for a time-gated weekly currency.
• Dark Elixir: While useful for heroes, the Dark Elixir quantities offered for Raid Medals are small relative to the high medal cost.
• Wall Rings: The medal-to-wall-cost ratio is inefficient compared to the progression days saved by Laboratory or Pet Potions.