# What troop(s) is the best gem exploder? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (General)\ **Created:** [February 23, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957 "2016-02-23T13:19:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tacet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tacet/32/35_2.png) [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/21 "2016-02-23T22:08:54Z")
> [@Jainus](#): > > Right, where the issue was that Silent One was broken, not the exploders! The exploders on 100% output would 1 turn fill The Silent One, particularly Carnex since there is no color overlap. They were both the problem. This is also back when exploding skulls was good damage output and The Silent One had the tied highest attack damage in the game. The Silent One was also nerfed before exploders, so we still don’t know what a game would be like with 70% exploder nerf without The Silent One nerf. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/22 "2016-02-23T23:21:25Z")
Actually he is not an exploder, hes a brown gem destroyer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tard\_Carnival](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tard_carnival/32/609_2.png) [@Tard\_Carnival](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tard_Carnival)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/23 "2016-02-24T00:41:06Z")
> [@Eika](#): > > Actually he is not an exploder, hes a brown gem destroyer. 🙂 No. He’s a single gem exploder boosted by the browns his explosion hits. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/24 "2016-02-24T12:19:05Z")
I thought exploders got the mana they explode, and destroyers doesnt get the mana they destroy. Someone help me out? ---
**Author:** ![yonizaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/yonizaf/32/1435_2.png) [@yonizaf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/yonizaf)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/25 "2016-02-24T12:36:15Z")
There are 3 gem removing effects. Destroy: removes single gems, rows, columns, etc. and get the mana for all gems you remove. Remove: removes single gems, rows, columns, etc. while not getting any mana. Explode: remove one or more 3x3 boxes (with explosion effect), and get 70% of the mana. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/26 "2016-02-24T12:39:17Z")
Thank you a lot for this, yonizaf. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957/27 "2016-02-25T06:22:52Z")
Just to add that destroying and exploding skulls deals 1 damage per skull hit, whereas ‘removing’ them deals no damage… [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-troop-s-is-the-best-gem-exploder/3957.md?page=1)