Editing Stone Golem and Iron Golem

{{Tower creatures}}{{Creature
 | AI_Value  = 250
 | Name      = Stone Golem
 | Attack    = 7
 | Defense   = 10
 | Speed     = 3
 | Growth    = 6
 | Damage    = 4–5
 | Health    = 30
 | Cost      = 150
 | Special   = • [[Spell damage reduction]] 50%<br>• [[Non-living]]
 | U_AI_Value= 412
 | U_name    = Iron Golem
 | U_attack  = '''9'''
 | U_speed   = '''5'''
 | U_health  = '''35'''
 | U_cost    = 200
 | U_special = • [[Spell damage reduction]] '''75%'''<br>• [[Non-living]]
 | No_shots  = 
 | No_ushots = 
}} 

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'''Stone Golems and Iron Golems''' are the level 3 creatures of [[Tower]]. They are recruited from the [[Golem Factory]]. Both Stone Golems and Iron Golems (along with [[Gold Golem]]s and [[Diamond Golem]]s) can be recruited from a Golem Factory on the [[adventure map]].

''"Stone and iron golems are built and animated through a process involving both precise craftsmanship and complex magic. Though slow, they are strong and durable combatants. Stone golems take half damage from spell attacks, while iron golems take only a quarter of such damage."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 113|RoE manual]]''</sup>
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== Heroes with a specialty ==
*{{H|Josephine|Alchemist}} has golems as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the attack and defense skills of any stone or iron golems for each level attained after 3rd level, and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.

=={{hota}}==
In [[Horn of the Abyss]], [[Tower]] heroes spawn with additional Stone Golems, and these stacks (as all level 3 creatures in the mod) have a 100% chance of appearing.

== Appearance ==
Some Stone Golems and Mages appears at the beginning of the [[Neutral Affairs]] scenario from the [[Liberation]] campaign in {{roe}}.

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{{user commentary|
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]]


== Discussion ==

With their low cost and natural magic resistance, Stone and Iron golems are effective castle defenders. They also can serve as early game protectors for your [[Master Gremlin]]s. But for the most part, they are one of the less helpful tower creatures, and if you're saving gold for any reason you can skip buying these creatures weekly, or even upgrading your workshop.


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