Golem

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GolemHardmode exclusive
Golem.png
Map Icon Golem.png
Map Icon
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
Statistics
Type
Boss
Environment
Jungle Temple
AI TypeGolem Body AI
Max Life6000090000114749 (total)
250003750047812 (head)
150002250028687 (body)
100001500019125 (each fist)
Immune toPoisonedOn Fire!Confused
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
DebuffOn Fire!On Fire!
Debuff tooltipSlowly losing life
Chance50% (Fireball)
Duration5–7 seconds10–14 seconds15–21 seconds
Drops
Coins15 GC37 GC50 SC
Map Icon Golem.png “The stone-faced ritualistic idol of the lihzahrd tribe.” Map Icon Golem.png
This article is about the post-Plantera boss. For other uses, see Golem (disambiguation).

Golem is a Hardmode, post-Plantera boss fought in the Jungle Temple. It attacks the player by stomping on them, launching its fists, and firing barrages of projectiles. Defeating Golem is a prerequisite for the Lunar Events, the Martian Madness, and Tier 3 of the Old One's Army.

While Golem is alive, the music Golem will play. When Otherworldly music (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) is enabled, the track Boss 2 (Otherworldly) will play instead.

Summoning

Golem is summoned by using a Lihzahrd Power Cell at the Lihzahrd Altar (located in the final chamber of the Jungle Temple), at any time, and only after Plantera has been defeated. Upon pressing ⚷ Open / Activate on the Lihzahrd Altar, one Lihzahrd Power Cell is consumed from the player's inventory and Golem is summoned directly above the altar.

Behavior

Golem consists of four parts: the body, the head attached to the body, and one fist at the end of both of its arms. The body is invincible initially and the head must be defeated in order to damage the body; defeating the body concludes the boss fight. It is not required to defeat the two fists, similar to Skeletron's hands.

First form

Golem continually jumps into the air and endeavors to land on top of the player, with a short cooldown after each jump. When the line of sight between the player and Golem's body is blocked by solid blocks, it will leap onto the player, allowing it to pass through all solid blocks (similar to the behavior of a Biome Mimic).

Golem periodically launches its fists that extend from chains at the player. The fists can travel through solid blocks but have a limited range, and glow bright orange shortly before being launched. A fist is launched more frequently as its health is decreased. Defeating a fist causes Golem to jump around more often, which compounds when both fists are destroyed.

Golem's head shoots ricocheting fireballs from its mouth which have a 1/2 (50%) chance of inflicting the On Fire! debuff for 5–7 / 10–14 / 15–21 seconds. When the head falls below half health (12,500 / 18,750 / 23,906 HP), its eyes begin to fire yellow lasers called Eye Beams at the player that can travel through blocks. Golem's head faces towards the side that the player is on (for instance, facing left if the player is to the left of the head). Only one of Golem's eyes will fire an Eye Beam if the head is facing left or right, but if the player is horizontally aligned with the head, it will look straight ahead and fire two Eye Beams at once in this case, one from each eye.

When the head is below half health (as indicated by it shooting Eye Beams), the damage of the fireballs is increased from 36 / 72 / 108 to 48 / 96 / 144. Additionally, they are fired more frequently as Golem's head takes more damage:

Golem Head health Fireball cooldown
≥ 40% [a] 5 seconds
≥ 20% [b] 2.5 seconds
< 20% 1.67 seconds

Unlike the fireballs, the Eye Beams are not fired in regular intervals. Their cooldown is randomized instead, although it always lasts a certain minimum amount of time. This minimum cooldown is 1 second initially and decreases with the remaining health of Golem's head, down to 0.25 seconds at less than 20% HP. Furthermore, the cooldown is approximately halved while the line of sight between the player and the center of Golem's head is obstructed by solid blocks.

The cooldowns of the fireballs and Eye Beams are even lower in multiplayer, depending on the number of players on the server.

Second form

Once the health of Golem's stone head is depleted, it detaches from its body, becomes immune to damage, and begins hovering above the player while passing through blocks. Golem's body now becomes the main target. Similar to before, the head continues firing projectiles (though it now always fires two Eye Beams at once), the body continues jumping around (now faster, and speeding up as its health is decreased), and the fists continue attacking the player if they have not been destroyed (now more frequently). The body's health must be completely depleted, at which point the invincible head is also destroyed and the fight ends.

Again, the frequency of fireballs fired from the head increases as Golem's body takes more damage:

Golem Body health Fireball cooldown
≥ 80% [c] 5 seconds
≥ 60% [d] 2.5 seconds
≥ 20% [e] 1.67 seconds
≥ 10% [f] 1.25 seconds
< 10% 1 second

Reducing Golem's body's health decreases the cooldown of the Eye Beams as well, and increases their damage and velocity:

Golem Body health Eye Beam damage Eye Beam velocity
≥ 50% [g] 48 / 96 / 144 56 mph
≥ 40% [h] 50 / 100 / 150 58 mph
≥ 30% [i] 52 / 104 / 156 59 mph
≥ 20% [j] 54 / 108 / 162 60 mph
≥ 10% [k] 56 / 112 / 168 61 mph
< 10% 58 / 116 / 174 63 mph

A blocked line of sight increases the Eye Beam's damage by 50% and their velocity by 150%.

Enraged behavior

Golem becomes "enraged" if it has to follow the player outside of the Underground Jungle, either through being led or summoned outside of it. This causes Golem to jump around faster and, if its head is below half health, it will fire its Eye Beams faster. However, it does not boost the boss's damage or defense. Golem will return to its normal behavior if returned to the Underground Jungle.

Unlike Plantera, Golem's enraged behavior is not noticeable until reaching the end of its first form, when it begins jumping around and firing Eye Beams at a faster rate. Furthermore, the difference between his enraged and normal behavior will not be noticeable to most players without deliberately switching between the two.

Parts

First form

Golem Head
Golem Head.png
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
Statistics
Type
Boss Part
Environment
Jungle Temple
AI TypeGolem Head AI
Damage64/102/153 (contact)
3672108 (Fireball, when health ≥50%)
4896144 (Fireball, when health <50%)
56112168 (Eye Beam)
Max Life25000/37500/47812
Defense20
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
  • Fireball
    Fireball
  • Eye Beam
    Eye Beam
Sounds
Hurt
Eye Beam
Fireball
Golem Fist
Left FistRight Fist
Left Golem Fist.pngRight Golem Fist.png
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
Statistics
Type
Boss Part
Environment
Jungle Temple
AI TypeGolem Fist AI
Damage59/94/141
Max Life10000/15000/19125
Defense28
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
Launch

Second form

GolemGolem Body
Golem Core.png
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
Statistics
Type
Boss Part
Environment
Jungle Temple
AI TypeGolem Body AI
Damage72/115/172
Max Life15000/22500/28687
Defense26
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned
Drops
Coins15 GC37 GC50 SC
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
Stomp
Golem HeadFree Golem Head
Free Golem Head.gif
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
Statistics
Type
Boss PartInvincible
Environment
Jungle Temple
AI TypeFree Golem Head AI
Damage80/128/192 (contact)
4080120 (Fireball)
48–5896–116144–174 (Eye Beam, see Second form for details)
Max Life16000/24000/30600
Defense32
KB Resist100%
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
  • Fireball
    Fireball
  • Eye Beam
    Eye Beam
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
Eye Beam
Fireball

Aftermath

Desktop version Console version Mobile version
Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Once Golem is defeated:

Notes

  • Like most bosses, Golem will despawn if the player travels too far away, including traveling back through the Lihzahrd Temple.
  • Golem's map icon maps its head, not its core, so when the head flies off, the map icon follows it.
  • Golem's fist attack will only fire at the player when they are between the two fists or to the same side as the fist. A fist will not cross Golem to strike a player, even if the other fist has been destroyed. However, if the player is above or below Golem using wings, grappling hooks, platforms, etc., both fists will fire at the player.
  • If the head chases a player too far away, the body despawns and the head will explode. In this case, no drops will be obtained and the game does not register Golem's defeat, forcing a second fight to progress the game.
  • Unlike most bosses, Golem is affected by the low gravity in the Space biome. As a result, its jump attack will rise much higher (often off the top of the screen) and take longer to land.

Achievements

Achievement Lihzahrdian Idol.png
Lihzahrdian Idol • “Defeat Golem, the stone-faced ritualistic idol of the lihzahrd tribe.”
Defeat Golem for the first time. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category: Slayer Slayer
Achievement Slayer of Worlds.png
Slayer of Worlds • “Defeat every boss in Terraria.”
Defeat every boss in the game. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category: Challenger Challenger

Tips

For more elaborate strategies on defeating Golem, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Golem strategies.
  • In some cases, the terrain surrounding the Lihzahrd Altar will cause Golem to get stuck when it spawns. It can attack with its fists and projectiles but will be unable to jump around. Players can also recreate this condition by placing blocks near the altar.
  • The three Lihzahrd Bricks under the Lihzahrd Altar cannot be actuated, hence it is impossible to relocate the altar prior to defeating Golem for the first time.

Trivia

Gore 361.png
Golem's gore of a Lihzahrd Brick-themed sun with a frowning face.
  • In Jewish folklore, a golem (/ˈɡoʊləm/, GOH-ləm, Hebrew: ‎גּוֹלֶם) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing.
  • In Golem's first form, its head appears looser the more its health gets lowered, bouncing on its own whenever Golem jumps.
  • The gore sprite of the Lihzahrd Brick-themed sun symbol seen on its body has a sad, frowning face.
  • Assuming that the player is at 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) in terms of height, Golem would be about 24′ 11″ (7.59 m) tall. Its head alone would be about 12′ 8″ (3.86 m) tall.
  • Despite the sprite update in 1.4.0.1, Golem's achievement icon and gore sprites were not updated.
  • The BestiaryBestiary entry for Golem: "A remarkable display of ingenuity constructed by the Lihzahrd clan. Powered by solar energy cells, it is ready to guard the Temple."

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Golem Body's health increased from 9,000 to 15,000.
    • Golem Head's health increased from 16,000 to 25,000.
    • Golem Fists' health each increased from 7,000 to 10,000.
    • Now charges its punches with a visual effect for half a second before firing them.
    • Golem's Fists can no longer be deflected.
    • Now takes up more enemy slots, reducing or outright eliminating enemy spawns during his fight.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Sprite updated. Old sprite was Golem (old).png.
    • Golem attacks more aggressively the more players are present in Expert Mode, and is also slightly harder to cheese.
    • Golem will now enrage when out of the Underground Jungle.
    • Will now pass through blocks if necessary.
    • Defeating Golem causes the Party Girl to sell the Celebration.
    • The Picksaw will now drop in addition to his other loot, rather than being part of his main drop pool.
    • Added two Master Mode drops, Guardian Golem and Golem Relic.
  • Desktop 1.2.3:
    • Now unable to spawn until Plantera has been defeated.
    • All parts have increased health, damage, and defense:
      • Golem Body's health increased from 8,000 to 9,000.
      • Golem Body's contact damage increased from 70 to 72.
      • Golem Body's defense increased from 24 to 26.
      • Golem Head's health increased from 15,000 to 16,000.
      • Golem Head's contact damage increased from 60 to 64.
      • Golem Head's defense increased from 18 to 20.
      • Golem Fists' health each increased from 6,000 to 7,000.
      • Golem Fists' contact damage each increased from 55 to 59.
      • Free Golem Head's (internal) health increased from 10,000 to 11,000, though it is still invincible.
      • Free Golem Head's (internal) defense increased from 30 to 32, though it is still invincible.
    • Eye Beam damage decreased from 58 to 56 (from the attached Golem Head, in the first form) and 50 to 48 (from the Free Golem Head, in the second form).
    • Its attacks are able to penetrate walls.
    • Now drops 15 GC, 4–8 Beetle Husks, and the Golem Mask.
    • Now immune to Poisoned and On Fire!.
    • Golem can now successfully move through platforms.
    • Summoning Golem will now properly only use one Lihzahrd Power Cell.
    • Will now flee to despawn after all players have been killed.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method RegisterBoss_Golem() in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.ItemDropDatabase.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
  1. ↑ ≥ 10,000 / 15,000 / 19,124
  2. ↑ ≥ 5,000 / 7,500 / 9,562
  3. ↑ ≥ 12,000 / 18,000 / 22,949
  4. ↑ ≥ 9,000 / 13,500 / 17,212
  5. ↑ ≥ 3,000 / 4,500 / 5,737
  6. ↑ ≥ 1,500 / 2,250 / 2,868
  7. ↑ ≥ 7,500 / 11,250 / 14,343
  8. ↑ ≥ 6,000 / 9,000 / 11,474
  9. ↑ ≥ 4,500 / 6,750 / 8,606
  10. ↑ ≥ 3,000 / 4,500 / 5,737
  11. ↑ ≥ 1,500 / 2,250 / 2,868
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