X-Bow



"Elixir is pumped from the Ley Lines coursing underneath your village. Upgrade your Elixir Collectors to maximize elixir production."


 * The elixir collector collects elixir from an unlimited underground reserve and stores it until collected by the player and placed into an elixir storage. When the collector is full, production will be stopped until it is collected. Elixir is used to train units and upgrade/purchase Resource Buildings, Decorations and Army Buildings.
 * Attackers can steal up to 50% of the uncollected elixir in your collector.  having too many uncollected resources will make you a more attractive and easy target.
 * The production rate and capacity depends on the level of the elixir collector. You can get an idea of how much elixir the collector is storing by how full the tank appears.
 * The elixir collector takes up a 3x3 space.
 * A percentage of uncollected elixir left in the elixir collector can be stolen by attackers.



"The X-Bow shoots mystical bolts with terrifying power. Load it with Elixir and the X-Bow works automagically. You can set it to target ground units at long ranges, or all targets at reduced range."

Summary
The X-Bow is a rapid fire turret that is unique in two ways. First, it has to be loaded with elixir in order to function. Second, it can be configured to target only ground units with 14 squares range or both ground and air units at 11 squares range.

Supercell posted a teaser video on their Facebook page prior to the x-bow's release:

X-Bow Teaser Video

Trivia

 * It is the most expensive defence based on initial cost.
 * It is the only defence that can change between targeting ground or ground and air.
 * Introduced in The Halloween 2012 Update.

Defensive
A well-placed and loaded X-Bow will dominate attacks, but the bow is not good to use as a front-line defense. With the longest range of any defense, it is best placed behind all the other defenses, near the Town Hall.

Offensive
The X-Bow has no weakness unless it is set to ground-only mode, determinable by the way it is facing. If it is facing up, then it can attack air units as well. Treat the X-Bow like a longer-ranged Cannon or Archer Tower, but don't forget that many units are not a problem for this tower.

When attacking you can look to see if the X-Bow is loaded or not. Currently there is no way to tell how many bullets it has left but you can visually tell when it is empty. An X-bow that is empty is completely useless and will not fire.

You can also tell by looking at the angle whether or not it is configured to fire at ground troops or ground and air troops.