Talk:Golem

Summoning Requirements?
So I'm at the Lihzahrd Altar, with several (five) Lihzahrd Power Cells. But Golem does not appear. [ie I kill Wall of Flesh in (v1.2) World 1 (Hardmode begins). Kill Plantera in World 1, get Temple Key. Go to newly created (v1.2) World 2, which is still in pre-Hardmode, in order to not have to deal with Hardmode-only mobs. Enter Lihzahrd Dungeon, arrive at Lihzahrd Altar. Golem does not appear when Lihzahrd Power Cells are placed on the Altar.]

Is it absolutely (confirmed) necessary: A) to have the world be in Hardmode (Wall of Flesh beaten) AND B) to beat Plantera in the SAME world in order to trigger a flag fight the Golem?
 * I don't know what the issue is on your end. I have taken a Lihzahrd Altar and power cells to a pre-hardmode world with no defeated Plantera and gotten the Golem to spawn just fine. I think the altar and the power cells are literally the only requirements. Are you trying to use the cells on the altar? What you're actually supposed to do is right click on the altar. Majora 787 (talk) 05:19, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, turns out you were right on the money. I didn't even think to try right-clicking the altar. Thanks for the response!

new Easiest boss
1 quick note, but i think since the whole deal about the golem being really easy to defeat, perhaps there should be a moving of "this is considered the easiest hardmorde boss" from the destroyer to this page. just a suggestion, if you disagree, please give me a reason, because I cant find any within myself.

(BTW im new to this whole wiki thing, so im probably doing this wrong)


 * I understand why you think he's easy, but I think it depends on where he spawns. I could see him being difficult, but I've yet to play a game where he spawns in the open.
 * PS you can sign your post by typing four tildes (~) at the end of your talk page edit.
 * CorporalAris (talk) 06:00, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Golem is too easy, I think he should be harder. Plantera was many times harder than Golem, which doesn’t make sense at all. Casetable52783 (talk) 21:25, 27 March 2019 (UTC) Casetable52783 (talk) 21:25, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

I am not the best at dodging, but I found golem's eyes lasers very dangerous. As of 1.4, the weakest hardmode boss is probably just the Queen Slime. 73.4.114.147 15:20, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Try | eternity mode golem. This version of golem is actually difficult.

Shotbow vs. Megashark
Maybe it's just me, but the Chlorophyte Shotbow seems to destroy the Golem faster than the Megashark, both with the same modifiers and using venom ammunition. Can anyone confirm this?
 * Try the DPS Meter or time it. Also, you can use four tildes to sign your comment (~). Mind296 (talk) 18:15, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

I use Vampire Knives and Legendary Terra Blade with Turtle Armor and Fire Gauntlet, Frostspark Boots, Hoverboard, Ankh Shield, and something Charm, I forgot its name, with Warding, Armored, or Hasty. Casetable52783 (talk) 21:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC) Casetable52783 (talk) 21:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Trivia
"The insignia on Golem's chest is also found on several other Jungle Temple themed items, such as the Heat Ray." I don't see the star insignia on the Heat Ray, can someone clarify this please? Thanks! Mind296 (talk) 18:15, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

"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." As there are several references to The Legend of Zelda, I believe this could be another. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass was released 10/1/2007. In this game, there is a boss called Eox https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Eox, who is very similar to Golem. It is a large robot covered in stone bricks, in a temple, who's head detaches and fires projectiles once it has taken enough damage. Golem was added in Terraria 1.2, released in September of 2013 1.2#cite note-1. Is this a possible reference?

Gender Descriptor
This article frequently refers to Golem as "he", is this correct or should we use "it" like most other bosses? Mind296 (talk) 18:15, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I think we should just call it "It". Like it has no gender or anything, just "It". DroidSteel (talk) 16:15, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Summoning
For any of you that are having problems with summoning Golem, you have to be in a Hardmode, Post-Plantera world. Otherwise, it is a bug.

False Info
You Cannot summon golem before beating plantera on Ejdeibert (talk) 21:17, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
 * If you are sure about that, just remove the fact :-). As I do not have the console version, I can not test it. Flisch42 (talk) 22:54, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, if you import a lihzahrd altar and power cell to a pre-Plantera world, it won't summon golem. Anonymous132547698 (talk) 17:51, 16 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Have you tried placing Golem's lihzard alter in the temple? DroidSteel (talk) 14:07, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, using hoiks to get into the temple, it does not work. The only way to activate it is by defeating WOF then the mechanical bosses then finally plantera. P.S I am a player. 68.34.66.159 16:56, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

The traps
I play on mobile and when I try to destroy one of the lizardian traps they will not break. RaptorWolf89 (talk) 21:32, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Me too u I even used the shroomite digging claw, and it would not break
 * Mobile players need the Picksaw or explosives. See Temple.– Ferretwings (talk ) 22:19, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The picksaw is needed for breaking traps on mobile and console editions. --User:(thenerd) 08:45, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * just adding the picksaw is the ONLY tool that can break Lihzahrd blocks.

Blocked entrance
So I went into my post hard mode world and beat planters and got into the jungle temple but the Alta is blocked of from the rest of the jungle temple and there's no way I can get in why????
 * You might have missed a path to the altar, if not, it is likely a slight bug or glitch in world generation. If it is the latter, it is best to report it on the Terraria Community Forums. --Tymon80 (talk) 14:56, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Use rod of discord if u have it, or keep using teleportation potion and hope to get lucky.
 * The same thing happened to me, the best way is using teleporters bought from the steampunker and wire them up. It doesn’t work on pre-plantera worlds, same with Rod of Discord and teleportation potion.

Steampunker wings on console
After browsing the wiki following the 1.4 update on pc I noticed that it said in the steampunker wings info that they would be available for sale after defeating the golem and it didn't differentiate between pc on console. I know that wikis such as this one can turn into a bit of a mess following an update and I just bought the wings from the steampunker about a week ago after defeating all of the mechanical bosses but I just want a second person to back me up on this one just to be safe because bugs aren't a rare thing in my experiences Victim100 (talk) 17:59, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * We're verifying this as we speak. We're hoping to get an answer as soon as possible. (I'm not verifying this as i don't own PS4 or XOne to check it myself) -- Murrayzero (talk) 18:09, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

The altar and Actuators
You actually can't use actuators to remove the alter and place it somewhere else, i did remove that line off the page. Cr4zyw4rrior (talk) 22:16, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Did you do it on ? 68.34.66.159 16:58, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

aftermath: cultists & skeletron
i just wanted to confirm that if you kill golem but not skeletron the cultists at the dungeon will not appear and the old man will stay there and the dungeon will stay locked i just wanted to confirm this because it wasn't verified. Cr4zyw4rrior (talk) 20:23, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Amount of Stynger Bolts dropped wrong?
I just received 150 Stynger Bolts from Golem. The page says it should drop 60-99. Is this outdated 'cus of 1.4? TheJzoli (talk) 16:21, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

Enraged behavior/stats?
Does anyone know the enraged stats or different behavior? I didn't saw anything here. Did I miss something? Abre1510 (talk) 06:28, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Sprite
The shoulders are asymmetrical, right? Perhaps this should be put in the trivia?

Golem
Is this boss still a joke(I had a bit of difficulty with the expert eater of worlds in 1.4)?