How do I have dark elixir with no storage
If you townhall is level 7 or higher, it can hold dark elixir in it. It can hold 2,500 at th7, 5,000 at th8, 10,000 at th9, and 20,000 at th10+. Therefore you can hold dark elixir even without a dark elixir storage if you have a high enough townhall, but only in a smaller quantity.
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