Should I spend gems on a 4th builder?

My friend has got a TH8 camp and advises to me not to spend my 1k gems on a 4th builder because I will need the gems for Dark Elixir later on.

I'm currently on TH6 and my builders are constantly busy. I often get "stuck" with tons of gold and elixir without the ability to use them (except for the laboratory).

So, should I use my gems to recruit a 4th builder or save it for later parts in the game?

Avi.

Get the 4th builder for sure! It will be worth it, no point in spending gems on buying resources. Most useful use of gems if boosting barracks or if needed, gem the builder time. Again get the 4th bulilder definitely, if you can't keep all 4 builders busy all the time, then no need for 5th.

You will get more benefits from saving your gems to get your builders asap, than wasting them in finishing buildings/research...

Don't listen to your friend DE can be found. That 4th builder will be a big help.

Spent in on the builder

And if you get more gems spend them on the 5th builder

Dark Elixir can be farmed.

Use the gems to get the 4th builder, buy more gems, use those gems to get the 5th builder.

Chiming in... YES!! definitely spend the gems on the builder. As others have said, resources can be farmed.

Hammer

Yes, I actually bought gems for the 4th builder, and it was the best decision I have made yet. Do the builder

That should be enough I guess, I'll go for the 4th one.

And since I brought that up, is it really that bad to farm for DE?
He told me it takes lots of time to achieve the Heroes.

Heroes and the ability they unlock are great, I speak mainly for the Barbarian King, since I'm still maxing TH8. I maxed TH7 from farming and left the walls after all defenses where done.

By the time I finished defenses I had to many elixir, and nowhere to spend it, so I went for all dragon raides and made the necessary gold to finish walls and enough dark elixir to max the king (lvl 5) and upgrade minions and hogs to lvl 2. So when I finally hit TH8 I had two days of hogrider pending in the lab.

I followed this guide: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...020#post903020

Hope this helps.