Golem

The  is one of the four bosses added in 1.2. It is summoned by inserting a Lihzahrd Power Cell (which is dropped from Lihzahrds and found in Lihzahrd Chests) into a Lihzahrd Altar, though only after Plantera has been defeated in the world.

Location
The Lihzahrd Altar used to summon the Golem is located in the Jungle Temple, which can be unlocked using the Temple Key which drops from Plantera. However, if the player has a Picksaw from a previous fight with the Golem, they can move the altar to another location to fight the boss wherever they like.



Battle Info
Regardless of which phase the battle is in, the Golem will always shoot ricocheting fireballs which are unaffected by gravity and jump around the area in an attempt to crush the player.

Stage 1

 * The Golem's head and fists ( each) will take damage during this phase.
 * The fist closest to the player will launch at their current location at a speed which scales up as the fist loses HP. The fists will instantly retract when they take any kind of damage, but will go through any walls that a player is hiding behind.
 * Once the head is at half health, it will start shooting lasers at the player. It will fire one laser directly at the player at regular intervals. The time between lasers will shorten as the head takes more damage.

Stage 2

 * When the head's health is completely depleted, it will become invulnerable and detach from the main body. Any remaining fists will still function, and the body will become vulnerable to damage.
 * If the fists are still alive, they will launch at the player as in stage 1, but both will be able to target the player at once regardless of which side of the boss the player is standing on.
 * The detached head will float above the Golem firing yellow lasers and spitting fireballs at the player.

Strategies

 * 1) One of the easiest ways to beat the boss is to make a box that he can get trapped in and collect all the traps in the dungeon; set them up in the room somewhere where you can run back and forth and activate it with a button, avoiding the lasers whilst doing major damage with the various traps to swiftly dispatch the boss.
 * 2) Another easy way to kill the Golem is hang with a hook on one corner and shoot with Magnet Sphere and wear full Spectre Armor to resist damage caused by fireballs.
 * 3) Build a box around you and use something such as a Death Sickle or a Chlorophyte Partisan to damage him, although you will still take damage from his lasers.
 * 4) Another good way to kill the Golem is to fill the roof of the chamber with Spiky ball traps. Connect the Spiky ball traps with wire, and connect the wire to a 5 second timer. Once you have summoned the boss, turn on your 5 second timer and watch the Golem get destroyed. To make the fight faster, just use any ranged weapon of your choice.
 * 5) Another way to kill him relatively easily is to make a box so that there are only some spaces in it's fist's sides. For that, you need a Piranha Gun. The gun will hit him even when he transforms, so you only need to dodge. To make it easier, if you have Neptune's Shell or Moon Shell, you just need to flood the room (Just dig a water deposit, they are common in the jungle). In merfolk form, the Golem will be slowed down and you will be able to swim like you did have infinite flight. (Tested only with Beetle Armor, not sure with other types of armors.)
 * 6) You can also use Bunny Cannons and Explosive Bunnies to quickly kill the Golem as the Bunny Cannon can constantly be fired and it causes around 350 base damage.
 * 7) Another good way to murder the Golem is wear full Turtle Armor and use Vampire Knives as you will heal to full before he can damage you and the knives shoot about 5-6 knives on average and shoot really fast along with the turtle armor reflective damage and dmg boost will allow you to solo this boss anywhere.
 * 8) A way to do the above strategy and barely take any damage is to make a small area in the ceiling so the Golem's head can fit in and have a separate hole with platforms as the floor. First, use any kind of Grappling Hook and grapple to the first hole and hold down the attack button with Vampire Knives in your hand (Aim down). It is recommended but not required to stay on the bottom and attack Golem's fists first. When Golem goes to his second form, exit the first hole and go to the second hole so Golem's head will get stuck in the first hole and won't do any melee damage to you and his fireballs won't either. When in the second hole, just camp there and keep firing the Vampire Knives. The only damage you will take here is Golem's Eye Lasers but the healing effect of the Vampire Knives will regenerate your health faster than the Lasers can damage it. After trying this strategy out it may be noticeable that his second stage is easier to defeat than defeating Golem in his first stage. As said from the above strategy, this is very easy (disregarding getting the Vampire Knives) to defeat Golem and you can easily solo him anywhere.
 * 9) an easy way to win is to walk in the hall way and get him stuck jumping up and down, by doing this your only threat is the enemies spawning in the hall and his lasers.
 * 10) A simple way to easily defeat the Golem but also a little time-consuming. These are the items you will need: A Death sickle (best possible reforge is recommended), light disks (optional), greater healing pots, any type of building blocks (40-50), campfires, and any range wear. (best is either flamethrower or clock-work rifle with about 75 inchor shots, and any method of flying (wings, cloud in a bottle, sandstorm, but no gra pot). First, using building blocks, make a small platform above enough so when the golem spawns it will start jumping at you. Second once you have that done, place campfires on the floor and near the platform. Be sure to make another platform underneath the original just in case its too high. Now once you have spawned in the Golem, fly up onto said platform and use the death sickle to attack the Golem from there. As the golem will repeatedly jump and swing its fists at you the magic scythes that flail out will go through the blocks hurting the fists. As it is time-consuming, it is an effective method taking no damage to yourself whatsoever. to speed up the process, recommenced items would be anything that speeds ups DPS, crit rate, and overall DPS. Recommend armor would be full Hallowed armor as it aids in melee attacks. Now once you've got both fists destroyed, continue to swipe at the golem but head down into the lower platform to get a more clear shot. As the golem jumps attempting to hit you with the fireballs, you wont be dealt any DM but the Golem will by the magical scythes. Right when the head is destroyed make sure to get out of the platforms. The be way to go by this is to escape quickly onto the main floor. Now using either the ranged or death sickle, continuously run and fly over the body whilst attacking it. While attacking in this way, ignore the lasers coming from the head, but keep an eye on your HP. As you continue attacking like this, you should be able to kill the main body in about 5 seconds.
 * 11) Another easy way is a bit overkill but it will work you will need moon charm(warding) and any assortment of items preferably warding get frost armor and get a ranged or magic weapon, ( I normally go with true Excalibur long range and close range)

Bugs

 * Sometimes, if Golem gets stuck in a wall, it will have a crooked head and its eyes will be in the wrong position.
 * Occasionally, a temple will spawn without an Altar to summon the Golem. The only way to correct this problem is making another world.
 * If the Altar spawns on top of a non-Lihzahrd Brick block (such as a trap), destroying it will allow to pick it up and bring it somewhere else.
 * Sometimes when Golem is summoned, the head can get stuck inside the Lihzahrd bricks and you will not be able to defeat him; unless you have a Picksaw or weapons that can attack through walls with you.
 * If rows of platforms are built up in the summoning room, the Golem will always attempt to spawn above the highest row, which can make it only ever spawn stuck inside the roof if the platforms are too high.
 * Sometimes, if summoned in a Jungle Biome, The Destroyer, Queen Bee, or Ocram can spawn. (Note: this bug works on console only)
 * Very rarely it shall drop a plumbers hat upon death not replacing any other drop. (needs confirmation)
 * Also very rarely the temple can spawn with some bricks missing and you can get in and spawn Golem pre-hardmode if your version is before 1.2.3. (example = tablet or phone)