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GolemHardmode exclusive
GolemOld-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version
Map Icon Golem
Map Icon
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeGolem Body AI
Max Life 60000 / 3900090000114749 (total)
15000 / 90002250028687 (body)
25000 / 160003750047812 (head)
10000 / 70001500019125 (each fist)
Immune toPoisonedAcid VenomOn Fire!Confused
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
DebuffOn Fire!On Fire!
Debuff tooltipSlowly losing life
Chance50% (Fireball)
Duration5–710–1415–21 seconds
Drops
Coins153750
Golem Trophy"The stone-faced ritualistic idol of the lihzahrd tribe."Golem Trophy
This article is about the post-Plantera boss. For the enemy in Granite Caves, see Granite Golem. For the rare, resilient enemy from the Snow biome, see Ice Golem. For the Hardmode enemy in the Cavern layer, see Rock Golem.

Golem is a Hardmode, post-Plantera boss found in the Jungle Temple and is by far one of the easiest bosses in the game relative to game progression.

While Golem is alive, the music Golem will play. When Otherworldly music is enabled, the track Boss 2 (Otherworldly) will play instead.

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What is Golem? toggle section
Golem is a Hardmode, post-Plantera boss found in the Jungle Temple in Terraria.
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Golem is summoned by using the Lihzahrd Power Cell on the Lihzahrd Altar, located in the final Jungle Temple chamber, while at least one Lihzahrd Power Cell is in the player's inventory.
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What drops does Golem have? toggle section
Golem drops various items including the Picksaw, Beetle Husk, Stynger, Possessed Hatchet, Sun Stone, Eye of the Golem, Heat Ray, Staff of Earth, Golem Fist, Greater Healing Potion, Golem Mask, Golem Trophy, Shiny Stone, Guardian Golem, and Golem Relic.
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What is Golem's behavior? toggle section
Golem shoots ricocheting fireballs, attacks with its fists that extend from chains, jumps around, and fires eye lasers in its second form. Its fists and head can pass through blocks.
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What is Golem's health? toggle section
Golem has a total of 60,000 / 90,000 / 114,749 health, with its head having 25,000 / 37,500 / 47,812 health, its body having 15,000 / 22,500 / 28,687 health, and each fist having 10,000 / 15,000 / 19,125 health.
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Summoning[]

Golem is summoned by using the Lihzahrd Power Cell  Interact on the Lihzahrd Altar, located in the final Jungle Temple chamber, while at least one Lihzahrd Power Cell is in the player's inventory. A Lihzahrd Power Cell is contained within each of the Jungle Temple's Lihzahrd Chests, and can be dropped rarely by Lihzahrds or Flying Snakes (2*1/50 (2%) chance). Golem spawns directly above the Altar. Plantera must have already been defeated at least once in the current world in order for Golem to spawn successfully. Otherwise, nothing will happen and the power cell will not be consumed.

Behavior[]

While Golem's main body can not normally pass through blocks, its fists, lasers, and head (when detached in the second phase) can. On the PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, and tModLoader version tModLoader version, if the body's path to the player is blocked, it will leap on the player, allowing it to pass through all barriers (similar to the behavior of a biome mimic).

First form[]

Golem shoots ricocheting fireballs, attacks with its unstoppable fists that extend from chains, and jumps around. These increase in frequency as each part takes more damage. Golem's fists can travel through blocks, but have limited range. in addition, the Golem's fist glows when he is about to attack, it will attack 0.5 second after its fist glows. Golem jumps around more often when a fist is destroyed. This compounds when both fists are destroyed.

When the head falls below half health (12500 / 18750 / 23906), all previous attacks continue, but the eyes will begin to fire eye lasers that can travel through blocks. It fires more rapidly as it takes more damage. Golem's head turns, which indicates who it is targeting.

Second form[]

When Golem's stone head has taken full damage, it detaches itself and becomes invincible, capable of passing through blocks. Its body (15000/22500/28687 health) then becomes the target. If the fists have not been destroyed, they will continue to attack the player more rapidly while the body continues to jump around. The head follows same attack pattern as before and will increase in frequency when the body is damaged. The only way to defeat Golem at this point is to completely destroy his body, which will also destroy his head, ending the fight.

Enraged behavior[]

On the PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, and tModLoader version tModLoader version, Golem becomes "enraged" if it has to follow the player outside of the Underground Jungle, either through being lead or awoken outside of it. This causes Golem to jump around faster and, if its head is below half health, it will fire his lasers faster. However, it does not have increased damage or defense. Golem will return to its normal behavior when 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 lasers at a faster rate. Furthermore, the difference between his enraged and normal behavior will not be noticeable to most without deliberately switching between the two.

Parts[]

First form[]

Golem Head
Golem Head
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeGolem Head AI
Damage64/102/153 (contact)
36–5872–116108–174 (Fireball, depending on health)
56112168 (Eye Beam)
Max Life 25000 / 160003750047812
Defense20
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned
Golem Fist
Left FistRight Fist
Left Golem FistRight Golem Fist
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeGolem Fist AI
Damage59/94/141
Max Life 10000 / 70001500019125
Defense28
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned

Second form[]

GolemGolem Body
Golem Core
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeGolem Body AI
Damage72/115/172
Max Life 15000 / 90002250028687
Defense26
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned
Drops
Coins153750
Golem HeadFree Golem Head
Free Golem Head
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeFree Golem Head AI
Damage80/128/192
Max Life16000/24000/30600
Defense32
KB Resist100%
Immune toShimmeringConfusedHellfireOn Fire!Poisoned

Health in Multiplayer[]

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    Aftermath[]

    PC versionConsole versionMobile versionOld Chinese versiontModLoader versiontModLoader 1
    PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy 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 in the middle 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 arms 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.
    • Heart Arrows are able to freeze Golem's body parts if they connect. This includes the invincible head.
    • 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.

    Tips[]

    For more elaborate strategies on defeating Golem, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Golem strategies.
    • In some cases, the terrain surrounding the 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.
    • It is possible to actuate Lihzahrd Bricks. By actuating the blocks below the Lihzahrd Altar, it can be picked up and placed in a different, possibly more suitable arena. This is only possible after Plantera has been defeated.
    • In Get Fixed Boi seed world, one may consider using Living Fire Blocks to light up the boss room since they will not be destroyed unlike torches.
      • An alternative would be to cover the whole room wall in White Paint and Illuminant Coating which won't be affected by the darkness.

    Achievement[]

    Achievement Lihzahrdian Idol
    Lihzahrdian Idol • Defeat Golem, the stone-faced ritualistic idol of the lihzahrd tribe.
    Defeat Golem for the first time.
    Category: Slayer Slayer

    Trivia[]

    • A golem is a being from Jewish folklore, a living being created from mud or clay and through rituals in order to defend townspeople from attacks. The theme persists in stories and video games today.
    • In Golem's first form, as his health gets lower, his head appears looser, bouncing on its own when Golem jumps.
    • Despite the sprite update in 1.4.0.1, the achievement icon was not updated.

    The BestiaryBestiary entry for the 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 health increased from 9000 to 15000
      • Golem Head health increased from 16000 to 25000
      • Golem Fists health increased from 7000 to 10000
      • 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.
      • 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 jungle or on the surface.
      • Will now pass through blocks if necessary.
      • Defeating Golem causes the Party Girl to sell the Celebration
      • 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 1.3.4: Defeating Golem unlocks tier 3 version of Old One's Army.
    • Desktop 1.2.3:
      • Now unable to spawn until Plantera has been defeated.
      • Has increased health, damage, and defense.
      • Its attacks are able to penetrate walls.
      • Now drops 15, 4-8 Beetle Husks, and Golem Mask.
      • Now immune to Poisoned and On Fire!.
      • Golem can now successfully move through platforms.
      • Summoning Golem will now properly only use one Power Cell.
      • Will now flee to despawn after all players have been killed.

    References[]

    1. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.0.5 source code, method RegisterBoss_Golem() in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.ItemDropDatabase.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
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