# Troop ideas: Alternate mana generators
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troop-ideas-alternate-mana-generators/43461
**Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback
**Created:** [August 2, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troop-ideas-alternate-mana-generators/43461 "2018-08-02T08:15:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@penguinblender](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/penguinblender)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troop-ideas-alternate-mana-generators/43461/1 "2018-08-02T08:15:27Z")
I had this idea for a set of mana generating troops:
**Spell:** Create x (probably 1-3) colour gems. Then remove all other colour gems and skulls.
eg: Create 2 brown gems and remove all other colours and skulls.
All the same gem type would end up falling to the bottom, giving good mana/ extra turn potential.
If it’s too OP, simply remove the gem creation part of the spell.
It could be a good alternative to trolls, probably giving less mana, but being able to calculate extra turns like gem converters can.
My initial idea was a mythic or legendary troop that did this with skulls. Some kind of barbarian/ warrior type thing.
**Spell:** Create x skulls and remove all mana gems.
**3rd trait:** At the start of your turn create x skulls.
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### Author:  [@East](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/East)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troop-ideas-alternate-mana-generators/43461/2 "2018-08-02T13:22:01Z")
Sounds pretty dope
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### Author:  [@Zuboki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zuboki)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troop-ideas-alternate-mana-generators/43461/3 "2018-08-02T14:24:15Z")
> [@penguinblender](#):
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> giving good mana/ extra turn potential.
good potential? That’s a guaranteed extra turn and full board reset. Especially if you combine it with a storm.