Editing Stone Golem and Iron Golem (section)

== Official Renders ==
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Their only problem is their low speed. In early game, they can be okay, also serving as protectors for your [[Master Gremlin]]s, but later on it is recommended to leave them in the castle, as to not slow down your hero. However, they are good castle defenders, boasting  low cost and natural magic resistance, and can still be used for final battles, as any slow unit, since it doesn't matter that much whether you're slowed down or not at the end of the game.

Their 7-9 [[Attack]] and solid 10 [[Defense]] are top-tier. 30-35 [[Health]] is the highest of all level 3 troops. 4-5 [[Damage]] is slightly lacking, but they make up for it in their great resilience. Low [[Speed]] combined with their toughness makes Golems natural defenders for ranged stacks or town garrison, especialy if town is [[Fortifications|upgraded]] with [[Arrow tower|towers]] as they deal good ranged damage that Golems themselves lack.

Their damage spread is minimal, so [[Bless]] and [[Curse]] have next to no effect on them, unless the casting hero has at least Advanced [[Water Magic]] or [[Fire Magic]].

Golems' only lacking stat is [[Speed]], so [[Haste]] seems most obvious beneficial [[spell]] to cast on them.

Against melee stacks, [[Shield]], [[Stone Skin]] and [[Fire Shield]] should have higher priority than damage buffs, as Golems are more suited to keep opponents from hitting your own ranged stacks than to cross the battlefield because of their low [[Speed]].

Depending on situation, casting [[Counterstrike]] can be surprisingly good, because while Golems aren't hard hitters by any means, they are very resilient, so when fighting multiple enemy stacks in melee these additional [[retaliation]]s can take high toll on opposing army.

Against ranged stacks, [[Haste]] and [[Air Shield]] should be used, as their low Speed means they will be shot at more often before they can reach melee range.

They ignore 50%-75% of magic damage. This makes them passable candidates for [[Strategies#Dragogeddon|Dragogeddon]] tactics, as their great effective [[Health]] gives them a good chance to survive [[Armageddon]] and still be able to mop up the survivors, if any remain. AoE spells also can be cast more aggressively on Golems than on other, more vulnerable troops.

[[Tower]] [[Moat|Land Mines]] also counts as magic for their damage reduction, so they are great shock troops to send first into the wall breach if you siege enemy [[Tower]].

Because of their [[Non-living|unliving]] and [[Golem]] nature, they always have neutral [[Morale]], are completely immune to [[mind spells]] and many abilities that only have effect on living troops: [[Zombie]]'s Disease, [[Vampire Lord]]'s Life Drain, [[Lich]]'s death cloud attack (Golems must be main target of Lich's attack to take damage), [[Ghost Dragon]]'s Aging, [[Mighty Gorgon]]'s Death Stare, [[Wyvern Monarch]]'s and [[Haspid]]'s Poison, [[Azure Dragon]]'s Fear. [[Pit Lord]]s cannot summon [[Demon]]s from their remains.

However they also cannot be resurrected by [[Archangel]]s and spells [[Animate Dead]] and [[Resurrection]] do not work on them - any casualties that Golems take are unsalvageable.

Thanks to this immunity, Golems are great counter to any troop that can debilitate opponents, and are especially useful against [[Necropolis]] armies, as none of their tricks are effective on Golems.

When fighting [[Necropolis]] army, make sure Golems do not stand next to any other troop to avoid them being targeted by [[Lich]]es' death cloud, as it can only damage Golems directly and also will harm other living stacks nearby. Golems should be used to take [[Vampire Lord]]s' counterattack, as Vampire Lords are not healed by attacking unliving targets, and Golems are tough enough to survive retaliation. Then hard-hitting but living stacks of [[Genie]]s or [[Naga]]s can decimate the Vampire Lords. [[Stone Gargoyle and Obsidian Gargoyle|Gargoyles]] can be used in this way, but are relatively more fragile than Golems and thus less suited to take hits.
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{{creature 'see also'}}
* [[Comparison of Level 3 Creatures]]

[[Category: Creatures]]