Rock Golem

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Rock GolemHardmode exclusive
Rock Golem.gif
Rock Golem2.gif
Attack states
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
Statistics
Type
Enemy
Environment
Cavern
AI TypeFighter AI
Damage85/170/255 (contact)
4080120 (Rock)
140280420 (Boulder)[1]
Max Life1000/2000/3000
Defense35
KB Resist90%/91%/92%
BannerRock Golem BannerRock Golem Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune toOn Fire!ConfusedPoisonedHellfire
Drops
Coins2 GC50 SC6 GC25 SC
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
This article is about the Hardmode Cavern enemy. For other uses, see Golem (disambiguation).

The Rock Golem is a powerful Hardmode enemy that spawns in the Cavern layer. It throws rocks at players that are within its line of sight but out of its contact range. When being attacked, it continues to attack, making stun-lock options unusable.

In For the worthy and Get fixed boi worlds, Rock Golems release a Boulder projectile on death.

Notes

  • The Rock Golem can only spawn on Stone Blocks. It will never spawn in the Ice biome, even if there are Stone Blocks present.[2]

Trivia

  • The Rock Golem and Gem trees are the only renewable sources of Stone Blocks in a world.
    • One may also get a renewable amount of Stone by Shimmer decrafting (e.g. buy Furnaces from the Merchant when he is in the Jungle and decraft them).
  • In Jewish folklore, a golem (/ˈɡoʊləm/, GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גולם) 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.
  • The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Rock Golem: "Dense-minded living stone formation. Awaits weary cavern dwellers to pound them into juicy rubble."

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Now throw rocks less frequently and the rocks move a little slower as well.
    • Spawn rate reduced, and base coin drop value reduced from 5 GC to 2 GC50 SC. Rock Golem Head drops twice as often (1/10 (10%) chance instead of 1/20 (5%)) to account for the rarity change.
  • Desktop 1.4.1: Fixed an issue where the Rock Golem's projectile damage scaled twice, resulting in it doing far more than it should have, especially in Expert/Master. Previously, projectile damage was 42 / 170 / 382.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method checkDead() in Terraria.NPC.cs.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.1.2 source code, method SpawnNPC_CheckToSpawnRockGolem() in Terraria.NPC.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
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