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«The sorceress looked at him and smiled. But only her lips.

‘In that matter,’ she said, ‘leave the judging to us humans. Your role, Witcher, is not to judge. It’s to get a job done.’

‘Like a programmed, servile golem?’


‘That was your comparison, not mine.’ Yennefer replied coldly. ‘But, well, it’s apt.’

”

— pg(s). 42, «The Bounds of Reason», in the collection Sword of Destiny (US edition)

Associated quests[]

  • Wandering in the Dark

Bestiary entry[]

If [you] want us to break through this wall, we’re gonna need twenty sappers, seven mules and a hundredweight of saltpeter. Or one golem.
— Vilmir Brass, foreman at Mount Carbon
Golems are mindless matter brought to life by a spell. They obey their creator’s orders without question. Their boundless strength, ability to withstand pain, endless patience and the fact that they neet not one jot of food or drink makes them the best servants or guards anyone could ask for. Once provoked, they will not tire of battle until they have either crushed their opponent or themselves crumbled to dust.
Defeating a golem is extraordinarily difficult: for obvious reasons it does not bleed, if feels no fear or mercy and it is invulnerable to fire and poison. What’s more, a golem’s body is as hard as the rock it is sometimes heft out of, so even a silver blade will barely wound it. The monster’s only weakness is acid – a blade covered in acrid oil can thus increase one’s chances for victory.
Golems use no weapons, for they have no need – their fists, weighing over a hundred pounds each, can crush solid granite with one hit. A blow from a golem should thus be avoided at all costs – there is no shield that can stop it, nor sword that can parry it. That is no easy task, for these creatures are able to move with surprising speed. Luckily, their enormous mass means they are not very agile – once a golem begins a charge, it cannot stop quickly, a fact experienced witchers use to their advantage.

There are three types of golem in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings referred to in the journal as Earth elemental and Fire elemental. The third is a sentient Talking Golem in Dearhenna’s laboratory beneath Loc Muinne.

Videos[]

Earth elemental Fire elemental

Frustrating jobs happen in every profession. Golem contracts are just such a job for witchers, as they involve slashing through solid rock animated by magic. Luckily, what is brought to life by a lightning bolt can very well be destroyed by one. This is something we all truly wish the golem, from the very bottom of our hearts.

In the game, Geralt finds an old golem cemetery in the swamp with four or five of the beasts «frozen» in place. As it happens, he must re-animate and then kill one of them to complete the main quest in Chapter II.

Journal Bestiary Entry[]

«Once an absent-minded mage created a golem, animated it by casting Alzur’s Thunder, and ordered his new servant to fetch water, before burying himself in his scholarly books. The golem kept carrying water day and night, without pause, and ultimately flooded not only the mage’s house, but the whole city. As you can see, my young students of the Art, improper use of tools and a lack of elementary training may cause a tragedy.

— Anabelle Radfind, Lectures on Security and Hygiene in Magic»

Location[]

  • Golem burial ground

Sources[]

  • Animating the Inanimate
  • Kalkstein
  • Physiologus

Notes[]

  • This monster is encountered during The Sentry quest. Tips for beating it are found there.
  • The in-game journal entry could be a reference to the story The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Disney’s version with Mickey Mouse and Yensid (as part of Fantasia), is likely the best known retelling of the story.
  • You can either do your damned best to defeat the Golem by using Signs (Aard is useless, it does no harm to Golem, Igni is better, despite the fact that its fire against stone) and swords (steel is twice as effective as silver) and Potions, or you can try to dodge the Golem’s blows, touch each one of the three pylons so that they light up and a lightning strikes the beast. Third time the lightning strikes, the Golem shatters.
  • The Tower Mage’s Book refers to the research the mage Alzur had made towards the construction of a Golem, specifically the importance that the Thunder and Shield spells have in animating inanimate matter.
  • Kalkstein’s research (and resulting treatise) on alchemical methods of creating a Golem fell short of an actual successful theory; the treatise mentions the solution could possibly lie in performing «reverse transmutation», but the alchemist admitted that since no-one knew how to perform this, the problem of animating the inanimate remained unsolved.

Video[]

Developer CD Projekt’s characterization of the golem taken from the monsterbook, which was enclosed with the Collectors Edition of the computer game The Witcher for Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia:
The golem is often portrayed as a clumsy, faceless figure made of clay or as a perfect effigy of a man. Neither of these ideas was suitable to the world of The Witcher. Ultimately, our golem became a piece of roughly hewn rock animated by a magical obsidian heart placed inside the beast’s chest by its maker. The mage who created it was no sculptor; he cared little for aesthetics and focused on functionality. This creature was meant to work and defend its master’s property. And the golem performs these tasks (especially the latter) perfectly, with ruthless efficiency.
The hero encounters the golem in the swamp forest, near the Golem Burial Ground. The creatures stands still, frozen in mid-step, having expended all the power which animated it. Geralt’s task is to bring the creature to life, which he does by summoning a storm with the help of friendly druids. We obviously drew the concept of a thunderbolt giving life to inanimate matter from the story of Doctor Frankenstein’s monster. Having Geralt yell «It’s alive!» was too tempting to pass up. The golem is thus inspired both by the legend of a rabbi from Prague who created an artificial human being and by Mary Shelley’s novel. This combination fits our world of grim and gritty fantasy.

Gallery[]

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The sorceress looked at him and smiled. But only her lips.
«In that matter,» she said, «leave the judging to us humans. Your role, Witcher, is not to judge. It’s to get a job done.»
«Like a programmed, servile golem?»
«That was your comparison, not mine.» Yennefer replied coldly. «But, well, it’s apt.»

— Yennefer and Geralt, pg. 42 Sword of Destiny (U.S. edition)

Contents

  • 1 The Witcher
    • 1.1 Journal Bestiary Entry
    • 1.2 Location
    • 1.3 Source
    • 1.4 Notes
  • 2 Monsterbook
  • 3 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  • 4 The Witcher Battle Arena
  • 5 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
    • 5.1 Bestiary Entry
    • 5.2 Combat Tactics
    • 5.3 Associated quests
  • 6 Videos
  • 7 Gallery
  • 8 References
  • 9 External Links

Golem

Occurrence

A golem is a creature made of stone or wood, brought to life by a mage and animated with the use of magic

Immunity

Its tough body is immune to sword blows and most effects

Susceptibility

A golem can be stopped by its maker; usually the giant is set in motion by a lightning bolt, so a major electric shock might incapacitate or even annihilate it

Tactics

A golem uses its superhuman strength to knock down, stun and crush opponents

Alchemy

Golem’s obsidian heart

Frustrating jobs happen in every profession. Golem contracts are just such a job for witchers, as they involve slashing through solid rock animated by magic. Luckily, what is brought to life by a lightning bolt can very well be destroyed by one. This is something we all truly wish the golem, from the very bottom of our hearts.

In the game, Geralt finds an old golem cemetery in the swamp with four or five of the beasts «frozen» in place. As it happens, he must re-animate and then kill one of them to complete the main quest in Chapter II.

Journal Bestiary Entry

«Once an absent-minded mage created a golem, animated it by casting Alzur’s Thunder, and ordered his new servant to fetch water, before burying himself in his scholarly books. The golem kept carrying water day and night, without pause, and ultimately flooded not only the mage’s house, but the whole city. As you can see, my young students of the Art, improper use of tools and a lack of elementary training may cause a tragedy.
Anabelle Radfind, Lectures on Security and Hygiene in Magic»

Location

  • Golem burial ground

Source

  • Animating the Inanimate
  • Kalkstein
  • Physiologus

Notes

  • This monster is encountered during The Sentry quest. Tips for beating it are found there.
  • The in-game journal entry could be a reference to the story The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Disney’s version with Mickey Mouse and Yensid (as part of Fantasia), is likely the best known retelling of the story.
  • You can either do your best to defeat the Golem by using Signs (Aard is useless, it does no harm to Golem, Igni is better, despite the fact that its fire against stone) and swords and Potions, or you can try to dodge the Golem’s blows, touch each one of the three pylons so that they light up and a lightning strikes the beast. Third time the lightning strikes, the Golem shatters.
  • The Tower Mage’s Book refers to the research the mage Alzur had made towards the construction of a Golem, specifically the importance that the Thunder and Shield spells have in animating inanimate matter.
  • Kalkstein’s research (and resulting treatise) on alchemical methods of creating a Golem fell short of an actual successful theory; the treatise mentions the solution could possibly lie in performing «reverse transmutation», but the alchemist admitted that since no-one knew how to perform this, the problem of animating the inanimate remained unsolved.

The earth-toned golem, placed in the swamp, resembles an unfinished sculpture

Developer CD PROJEKT RED’s characterization of the golem taken from the monsterbook, which was enclosed with the Collectors Edition of the computer game The Witcher for Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia:

The golem is often portrayed as a clumsy, faceless figure made of clay or as a perfect effigy of a man. Neither of these ideas was suitable to the world of The Witcher. Ultimately, our golem became a piece of roughly hewn rock animated by a magical obsidian heart placed inside the beast’s chest by its maker. The mage who created it was no sculptor; he cared little for aesthetics and focused on functionality. This creature was meant to work and defend its master’s property. And the golem performs these tasks (especially the latter) perfectly, with ruthless efficiency.

The hero encounters the golem in the swamp forest, near the Golem Burial Ground. The creatures stands still, frozen in mid-step, having expended all the power which animated it. Geralt’s task is to bring the creature to life, which he does by summoning a storm with the help of friendly druids. We obviously drew the concept of a thunderbolt giving life to inanimate matter from the story of Doctor Frankenstein’s monster. Having Geralt yell «It’s alive!» was too tempting to pass up. The golem is thus inspired both by the legend of a rabbi from Prague who created an artificial human being and by Mary Shelley’s novel. This combination fits our world of grim and gritty fantasy.

There are two types of golem in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings referred to in the journal as Earth elemental and Fire elemental.

There is also a sentient Talking Golem in Dearhenna’s laboratory beneath Loc Muinne.

Golem was one of the playable heroes in the now defunct MOBA.

We don’t know much about this ancient creature. Where did he come from? What’s the purpose of his existence? The only thing known for certain is that he is a ruthless killing machine, who can mix physical and magical attacks. His passive skill, Stone Armor, allows him to get into the fray, and he gets more armor and magic resistance the longer he stays in battle.
Summon Gargoyles — Golem’s first skill, as the name suggests, summons a gargoyle which lands on the ground causing damage to all within its radius and slows them down. Then the creature starts to follow the closest enemy, only to explode when it reaches him (or after a few seconds), dealing even more damage.
Stone Pillar — this skill is perfect for controlling opponent’s moves. The Golem strikes the ground with all his might, causing a small tectonic rift, that travels in the pointed direction, pushing enemies to the sides. At the end of the rift a stone pillar erects from the ground, dealing extra damage and further moving enemies to the sides.
Contravention — Golem’s special skill needs to be used carefully. It’s very easy to perform (you just have to tap the button), but choosing the right moment is the greatest challenge. When used, The Golem explodes into pieces which start to rotate really fast, drawing all enemies in the vicinity to the centre. After a short moment, Golem explodes again just to reconstruct himself, damaging the enemies caught, and regaining 40% of his total life.[1]

Golems

Class

Elementa

Occurrence

Elven ruins and caves (throughout the world)

Susceptibility

Dimeritium bomb
Elementa oil

Loot

Golem’s heart
Elemental essence
Infused dust
Infused shard
Monster essence
Monster saliva
Runestones

Bestiary Entry

If want[sic] us to break through this wall, we’re gonna need twenty sappers, seven mules and a hundredweight of saltpeter. Or one golem.
– Vilmir Brass, foreman at Mount Carbon
Golems are mindless matter brought to life by a spell. They obey their creator’s orders without question. Their boundless strength, ability to withstand pain, endless patience and the fact that they neet not one jot of food or drink makes them the best servants or guards anyone could ask for. Once provoked, they will not tire of battle until they have either crushed their opponent or themselves crumbled to dust.
Defeating a golem is extraordinarily difficult: for obvious reasons it does not bleed, it feels no fear or mercy and it is invulnerable to fire and poison. What’s more, a golem’s body is as hard as the rock it is sometimes heft out of, so even a silver blade will barely wound it. The monster’s only weakness is acid – a blade covered in acrid oil can thus increase one’s chances for victory.
Golems use no weapons, for they have no need – their fists, weighing over a hundred pounds each, can crush solid granite with one hit. A blow from a golem should thus be avoided at all costs – there is no shield that can stop it, nor sword that can parry it. That is no easy task, for these creatures are able to move with surprising speed. Luckily, their enormous mass means they are not very agile – once a golem begins a charge, it cannot stop quickly, a fact experienced witchers use to their advantage.

Combat Tactics

Do not attempt to parry the punches delivered by a golem. The sheer weight and power behind them renders such thinking suicidal at best. A charging golem cannot be easily stopped, but a clever witcher can use this to their advantage. Roll out of the golem’s path, then strike.

Yrden is useful when going toe-to-toe with a golem, but remember that the golem is merely slowed, not helpless. They can still fight despite Yrden’s effects, and can still interrupt a witcher’s swordplay with a single crushing blow.

Like other elementals, a golem can pound the ground with such ferocity, anyone standing near it is knocked prone. Also similarly, when golems feel vulnerable, they may crouch and protect themselves with their arms, becoming invulnerable to frontal blows. However, that also exposes their back, allowing a witcher to freely strike at it with great effect.

Surprisingly enough, a fully developed Whirl attack combined with the effect of Thunderbolt potion and Elementa oil can in fact devastate a golem, as the creature’s size prevents it from evading Geralt’s attack, and its vulnerability to the knock-back effect mean that once caught inside the whirling storm of silver blade, it cannot back out or retaliate as long as Geralt has the stamina to spare.

Associated quests

  • The Tower Outta Nowheres
  • Wandering in the Dark
  • Magic Lamp
  • Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear

Videos

The Witcher 3 Golem Boss Fight (Hard Mode)

Golem (The Witcher 2) Full HD

Fire Elemental (The Witcher 2) Full HD

Fight with Golem, «The Sentry» Quest (The Witcher) HD

What are Elementa? The Witcher 3 Lore — Elementa

Gallery

Earth elemental in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Fire elemental in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Gwent standalone art

References

  1. ↑ The Golem – hero presentation

External Links

  •  See the GWENT standalone game version card: Golem

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How to defeat a golem in The Witcher 3: all methods of killing

Contents

  1. Description
  2. How to kill
  3. Combat tactics
  4. How to quickly defeat
  5. Video: Killing the golem at lvl. Difficulty “Death”

In The Witcher 3, golems are inanimate matter, animated by a spell, which unquestioningly obeys the orders of the creator. Their boundless strength, ability to withstand pain, endless patience, and the fact that they don’t need food or drink make them the best servants and guards one could ask for. Once provoked, they won’t end the battle until they crush the enemy or crumble to dust themselves. nine0003

Habitat: Elven ruins and caves around the world.

Related quests:

  • Magic lamp.
  • Witcher equipment of the Kota school.
  • Feel.
  • Tower from nowhere.

Description

“If we want to break through this wall, we need twenty sappers, seven mules and a hundredweight of saltpeter. Or one golem.»

Wilmir Brass, Brigadier at Mount Carbon

Defeating a golem in The Witcher 3 is extremely difficult, as it does not bleed, feels no fear or pity, and is invulnerable to fire and poison. What’s more, this monster’s body is as hard as the stone it’s made from, so even a silver blade barely hurts it.

Golems don’t use weapons because they don’t need them — their fists, weighing over a hundred pounds each, can crush granite with a single blow. The blow must be prevented at all costs, but there is neither a shield nor a sword that is able to parry such power. nine0003

Trophies:

  • Crushed monster flesh.
  • Golem heart.
  • Essence of a monster (monster).

How to kill

Evading such a big man is not an easy task, because these creatures can move with amazing speed. Luckily, their sheer bulk means they are not very agile. Like the elementals, he can smash the ground with such ferocity that anyone standing near him falls prone.

The only weak point of the monster is acid, so a blade coated with the right oil increases the chances of victory. nine0003

Combat tactics

To get past a golem in The Witcher 3, do not try to parry its attacks. The sheer weight and strength behind them makes such a decision suicidal.

Once the stone blockhead starts attacking, it is unable to stop quickly. Move away from the path of the blow, and then deliver yours.

The Yrden sign will also help to defeat the golem, but remember that the enemy under its influence is simply slowed down, not helpless. He can still fight and kill Geralt with one crushing blow. nine0003

How to win quickly

Powered attacks with the Whirlwind skill combined with dimerite bomb and oil against magical creatures can destroy the golem very quickly. Due to its size, it will not be able to dodge, and due to its vulnerability to bombs, once caught in a whirlwind storm, it will not be able to retreat or respond.

Video: Killing the golem at lvl. Difficulty “To the death”

How to defeat the golem in The Witcher 3

Appearance

Where can I find the golem? nine0003

Golem vulnerability in The Witcher 3

How to fight against a golem in The Witcher 3?

One day, a very smart, but short-sighted magician decided to create a real golem. But it turned out to be not so difficult to create such a creature, but it is really difficult to make an inanimate creature move. Then the sorcerer decided to use the power of Alzur’s thunder, and he managed to give life to the motionless golem. The owner gave the order to the new monster — to drag a large amount of water, and he completely plunged into the magical world of books. The golem, meanwhile, diligently continued to carry water, non-stop and tirelessly. And it came to the point that not only the whole house of the magician was filled and flooded with water, but the whole city. So, one short-sighted magician created a “useful”, but unfinished tool, which in the future brought a lot of trouble to the inhabitants of the city. This article will focus on the fact that0095 how to defeat a golem in The Witcher 3 , because for many players the answer to this question is paramount! By the way, before you decide to fight the golem, we recommend getting the bear school armor.

A golem is a rough-hewn piece of stone, wood, or clay that is animated by its creator’s magical power and created to carry out his orders and protect him. The sorcerer’s magic enters the monster through an obsidian heart located in the chest. Mages, when creating such a creature, have little interest in the aesthetic side of the golem, since they completely focus their attention on its functionality. The main task of a magical creature is to protect the sorcerer and his property. I must say that he copes with this task perfectly. nine0003

Where can I find the golem?

The described creature can be created from both stone and wood materials, using the magic power of any sorcerer. Found in No Man’s Land and Novigrad. And also in some dungeons and quests.

The golem’s vulnerability in The Witcher 3

The golem’s body is strong enough that the Witcher won’t be able to deal much damage to it with a silver or ordinary sword. It is also immune to most magical spells. nine0003

Golem Destruction: Only the creator of this creature can kill this creature. However, if the golem starts moving while being charged with lightning, then there is a chance to kill it in a similar way. A strong enough electric shock can either stop the monster or destroy it.

Combat tactics: due to its powerful and strong body, the golem is endowed with simply superhuman strength.

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