Give you increased stats, unlocks the "Level 3 Castle" Achievement which is linked to the Mage, rather like how the Level 2 Castle achievement is linked to the Alchemist
Why sell equipment for mith if mith is not for sale? why give rewards to top players that will never be given to anyone else? why make clans unqualified to participate and compete because they do not rank? how can you become qualified if you can not grow to competition ranks? How can a player burn mith 240 days in a row more than 20 units a day if you do not sell mith? why create a system of war that does not work and has all kinds of glitches?
Ebs arent for sale, but you can still get equipment All players can get all equipment. Isnt it obvious? You wouldnt want to be a football team of two going up against a full sized team would you? Its just not practical or fun for either side. How can you grow? I hate to say this, but have you ever tried doing ebs? Maybe recruiting people? I dunno. Making a successful clan is hard work. Nobodys asking you to use 20 mith a day for 240 days. Ive been in several ET's and havent experienced any glitches or bugs outside of the first few test rounds. Lag is unavoidable,
Any epic battle that drops equipment (you must have the equipment to get bronze bars) that is FoD and higher.
Attack EBs as often as possible and sell allies. Best build for fast growing and EB hitting is an attack build imo.
I can't give you a link, but go to forum-> strategy-> ally trading guide by MissBehave if I remember right. There are two guides on the first page, read both and you will understand.