How do you kill an Iron golem?

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Hey all just came to see if anyone can help with my Iron Golem probleme there pretty tuff. Im trying different things but without the rust spell they are a bitch to kill. Can someone help please.

 

If your talking about the one in the DeArneise hold, Unless your well experiences, use Haste and RUN.

 

I read that Melf´s magic meteors shold work fine on ALL clases of golems, but I´ve never used such coward tricks myself

 

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. Definitive Golem Killing Guide (sorta)

I got stuck in a room with 8 golems, of varying type, and they consistently kicked my ass up and down. For hour upon hour upon hour. 20-30 times trying to get through. Two sides, each having an iron golem with 2 stone and a clay behind him. The second the iron golem went down, they others were upon us. Minsc (lvl 12) would hardly ever get a hit on the iron, as he'd take a hit and his
AC would shoot from -8 to +18! Don't know if that's a bug or not, but either way, he'd go real quick after that, no spell or potion would keep him alive long enough to retreat. And he'd be dead dead. No restoration availabe. Gone. A game without Minsc, is like a day without hamsters. Only worse. So, not being quite as dense as him, I finally figured these types of golems out. I'd read that spells just don't work on golems, but I tried 'em all. Well, level 1-6 any ways. I'd also read that lightning or that polymorphing into a jelly would work, but not for me. A few spells DID work, but only one stood out. Melf's Meteors put a serious long range hurtin' on 'em, without reducing their magic resistance. (ok, so I didn't try the jelly thing. I normally don't use my mages as front-liners.)
I tried fire, ice, piercing, +1, +2 arrows, etc.
A bunch of bolts, lightning, biting, +2, etc.

So here goes. Stats are for pumped up mages and fighters, either magically (draw on holy might, etc.) or uhh.. magically (gauntlets, etc). Strength anywhere from 21 to 18.

• Iron Golem
  Melf's Meteors 4-12 points per hit, 3-4 hits per round, 44-70 points per spell. Fast and deadly.
  normally +3, with +3 fire damage. Got no fire damage, but up to 5 shots per round. you get one meteor per level. (Aerie finally paid her own way)
  After using 3 Lower Resistence spells (-21% per spell), Magic Missile worked, as did Enfeeble. Magic Missile 4-20 points per spell
  None others. None.
  
  +3 weapons minimum, long swords (blade of roses), hammer (giant killer), flail (of ages), spears.
  Guess spears kind pick away at 'em.
  +2 sling using +1 Sunstone 10-12 pts/hit,(best bullet in the game, 1d4+2, +2fire, +1thaco)
  no arrows, no bolts
  He throws a ton of poison clouds, so have a bunch of clear air spells and protection from poisons on hand.
  
• Stone Golem
  Melf's did 3-6 points per hit, ~45 points per spell, m.missile 4-14 pts/spell
  +2 blunt weapons (mace, flail, hammer, club, morning star), spears.
  +2 sling using +3 bullets 14-16pts/hit, +1 Sunstone 15+2-17+2 pts/hit,(best bullet in the game, 1d4+2, +2fire, +1thaco)
  no arrows, no bolts
  
• Clay Golem
  Melf's only did 2pts per hit, ~20 per spell, but after the others, he's just a breeze.
  +2 blunt weapons only, my monk (lvl.12) got a 46 point fist hit.
  no arrows, no bolts, sunstone on a +2 sling did 1 pt

I'm sure Sling of Everhard would work too.
I've heard that Azuredge and the Short Bow of Geisen do 1-3 pts per hit, but I didn't have 'em at this point.
A high level mage using Protect from Magical Weapons could do it too, just with a lot of spells (they don't last long), and some patience.


As for the Adamantium, your on your own, but this ought to give you some direction.

As for strategy, limit the number of baddies that can get at you at any one time. Cycle fighters in and
out, healing them, and sending 'em back to the front. Other than that, your normal defensive spells.
Haste, Chant, Armors, Clean Air, Protect from poisons, etc.

Ring(s) of the Ram will work always (15-30 points on average).
Ring of Earth Elemental Control works sometimes too. Rarely, but sometimes. If it does, grab the biggest lump of whatever and pound away on the others.


[This message has been edited by toast (edited December 20, 2000).]

[This message has been edited by toast (edited December 22, 2000).]

 

Yes, the sling +5 does normal damage on Iron.

[This message has been edited by Zorac (edited February 06, 2001).]

 

Ragusa, have you been in too deep in Syl's walkthrough . You sound just like him (and he like Fatmaka). Has there been any UserName-Switching???
If using a good 'n' honest spell like Melf's Mets was a cheat, so would using a better than +3 melee weapon.
<Silroth draws upon the mighty powers of his ring and imprisons Ragusa in the void between the dimensions!!! >

 

Well Silroth, I just like good oldfashioned craftmanship like sneak´n´backstabb. Anything else is some kind of a compromise, but cheating would go a bit far. When you grow older you´ll learn to understand son

BTW: Ragusa (R) is absolutely unique and enjoying a very good magic resistance, hehe

 

Silroth, Syl has made walkthouugh? Didn´t know that. I´d never used coward tricks like that either
<Ragusa´s chest proudly grows to the size of a mountain>

 

What?! You've been a member since November 2000 and you didn't know that?

Pshaw!

How rude!

Syl...

 

It´s unexcusable I know, Syl! Forgive me!!! Remorseful I have to praise your walkthrough as not only the best and most beautyful walkthrough I´ve ever sseen, more: It´s the King of all walkthroughs

 

No insult intended, neither to Tal nor Syl and Sil. I can imagine the amount work needed to create a walkthrough. My weird sense of humour... I was just preparing to ask Sil if he uses coward stuff like healing potions too

 

Regeneration

Syl...

 

To molify a golem, just feed it a saucer of milk. According to Jan that is.

 

In the De'Arniese HoldKeep Quest, When I got To The Iron golem and the other golems in the one big room, I just went full head on, and finally beat him after a while