18-Dart Clip refers to three different clips. The first is a clip that comes with the Stampede ECS, which is a plain opaque orange clip like the previous 6-Dart Clip. The second is the Firefly Tech clip that comes with the Rayven CS-18, which is opaque gray and contains LEDs and batteries to charge Glow Darts. The third has one opaque orange side and one translucent orange side that lets you see how many darts are in it.
Original 18-Dart Clip[]
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The first 18-Dart Clip to be released was the clip that comes with the Stampede ECS, which comes with three of them. Unlike the 18-Dart Drum, it cannot exceed the 18 Streamline Dart capacity, while the drum can hold up to 20 darts. It is not sold separately.
Firefly Tech 18-Dart Clip[]
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After the Stampede ECS was released, the 18-Dart Clip was released again in a different version, packaged with a different blaster. This version, called the Firefly Tech Clip, was packaged with the Rayven CS-18 and holds 18 Streamline Glow Darts. This version is dark gray with diagonal orange stripes on the front and a green Firefly Tech logo on the battery cover. It has LED lights around the top opening that charge the Glow Darts. The LEDs are powered with 3 AA batteries, and has a slide switch to turn them on and off on the bottom of the battery compartment. It is not sold separately.
N-Strike Elite 18-Dart Clip[]
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The newest variant of the 18-Dart Clip is the one belonging to the N-Strike Elite series. It was included in the preview packages Nerf sent to prominent people in the community. Its left side is made of opaque orange plastic and its right side is translucent orange, which lets the user see how many darts are inside. This could be disadvantageous for right-handed players, because their opponents may be able to see how many darts they have left more easily than they can. It is sold in a package with 18 Elite Darts for $9.99. Eight 18-Dart Clips (of any kind) will be necessary to enable the Hail-Fire to hold its advertised capacity of 144 darts and with Flips-Clips,288.