The Golem is a medium robot with a heavy, medium, and light hardpoint. According to Pixonic, it is temporarily removed from store with Boa and Schutze.
Strategy[]
While the Golem is similar to the Vityaz, it trades in some of the armor of its Russian counterpart at lower levels to upgrade one of its light weapon hardpoints to a medium hardpoint. This grants the Golem the highest potential firepower of all the low-tier medium robots. It also boasts reasonable starting health and speed.
The Golem is arguably one of the most versatile beginner robots in the game. With firepower comparable to a Leo, speed of a Vityaz, and slightly more durability than a Patton, it can potentially either outrun or outgun most non-premium (gold, etc.) robots.
In very early versions of the game, the Golem featured its heavy weapon hardpoint on an elevated shoulder position while the medium and light weapons were mounted on its left-hand side, enabling the robot to effectively shoot from cover and around the corner. Currently, the light and heavy weapon hardpoints are located on the left-hand side, while the medium hardpoint resides on the right-hand side. Despite this change, it can still corner-shoot effectively.
The Golem used to be arguably the best medium robot that costs silver, having more firepower and speed than the Gl. Patton and Vityaz when fully upgraded. However, its main competitor is the Boa, which exchanges a light hardpoint for significantly more durability. Sadly, these two robots are all unobtainable in the game now.
Possible Setups[]
Some effective setups for the Golem are:
Note: When "Opt." is next to a slot type, it refers to one of the multiple options that can be used in combination with the other weapon(s) slot type(s).
Close Range (350m or less)[]
Slot Types →
Heavy Slot ↓
Medium Slot ↓
Light Slot (Opt. 1) ↓
Light Slot (Opt. 2) ↓
#Slots →
x1
x1
x1
x1
Name (If Applicable) ↓
Setup 1 →
Leadhose (Opt.1)
Setup 2 →
TOP Golem (Opt. 1)
Setup 3 →
Plasma Death Button
Setup 4 →
Shotgun (Opt. 1)
Setup 5 →
Death Machine
Mid-Range (500-800m)[]
Slot Types →
Light Slot ↓
Medium Slot ↓
Heavy Slot ↓
#Slots →
x1
x1
x1
Name ↓
Setup 1 →
Russian Death Button
Setup 2 →
Gunship
Overview[]
One of each type of hardpoint gives players a wide range of options when fitting out a Golem, but there is a lack of effective long-range weapons for the medium hardpoint, which means the robot lends itself best to mid-range and knife-fighting configurations.
The Thunder is a popular choice for the heavy hardpoint because it can be effectively combined with any of the close-range medium and light weapons; such weapons include the Orkan and Pinata, Storm and Gust, or Taran and Magnum.
The Golem is one of 8 robots to have had an aesthetic redesign. The others are the Gepard, Destrier, Schutze, Rogatka, Boa, Fury, and the Leo.
The Golem is the only robot so far to have its hardpoint locations changed.
When in the squad battle menu, the background features the old Golem's design and hardpoint locations.
In Jewish legend, a golem is a clay figure brought to life by magic.
Golem's prototype was clearly carrying a "Shield of David" emblem, replaced later some Hebrew text. (completely removed after redesign), hinting even more at Jewish roots of this robot.
Text on Golem's first prototype MIGHT be saying "Shocked 524", but future proof is needed.
Different design examples and Shield of David logo and possible writing on its hull.
Before the recreated lore introduced with Pilots, this was the only robot to be the only one in its faction.
Golem is the first robot to have all three hardpoint types.
The Golem is still one of the cheapest bots to upgrade, even after the economy change.
This robot was added on February 12, 2015 and removed on November 27, 2018, however older players had this bot, can still use it despite being obsolete.
This robot was originally listed as a Heavy Robot, has since been changed.