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[[File:Golem-portfolio.jpg|thumb|299x299px|The Golem while fortified (left) and its upgrade pose (right)]]
 
[[File:Golem-portfolio.jpg|thumb|299x299px|The Golem while fortified (left) and its upgrade pose (right)]]
 
The Golem is a {{SupremacyBE}}-{{PurityBE}}
 
The Golem is a {{SupremacyBE}}-{{PurityBE}}
<nowiki> </nowiki>ultimate hybrid unit that has superb combat strength and defense for its cost. When upgraded, it has the second highest melee combat strength in the game, only before the Xeno Titan. While it excels in close quarters combat, it has one falling weakness - it only has 2{{MovementBE}}Movement and has no conventional way of increasing this. Thus the Golem, while powerful, is slow and struggles to keep up with the rest of your army which is typically more mobile, especially as Purity. When fortified, the Golem blocks incoming ranged attacks from the front, allowing you to plant a lethal obstacle in the way of approaching armies.
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<nowiki> </nowiki>ultimate hybrid unit that has superb combat strength and defense for its cost. When upgraded, it has the second highest melee combat strength in the game, only before the Xeno Titan. While it excels in close quarters combat, it has one falling weakness - it only has 2{{MovementBE}}Movement and has no conventional way of increasing this. Thus the Golem, while powerful, is slow and struggles to keep up with the rest of your army which is typically more mobile, especially as Purity. When fortified, the Golem blocks incoming ranged attacks from the front, allowing you to plant a lethal wall of angry drones in the way of approaching armies.
   
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==

Revision as of 19:22, 21 October 2015

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Golem-portfolio

The Golem while fortified (left) and its upgrade pose (right)

The Golem is a Supremacy Supremacy-Purity Purity ultimate hybrid unit that has superb combat strength and defense for its cost. When upgraded, it has the second highest melee combat strength in the game, only before the Xeno Titan. While it excels in close quarters combat, it has one falling weakness - it only has 2Moves (CivBE)Movement and has no conventional way of increasing this. Thus the Golem, while powerful, is slow and struggles to keep up with the rest of your army which is typically more mobile, especially as Purity. When fortified, the Golem blocks incoming ranged attacks from the front, allowing you to plant a lethal wall of angry drones in the way of approaching armies.

Specifications

Subject Tier 1 Tier 2
Tech Prerequisites Bioengineering --
Affinity Prerequisites 5 Purity Purity, 5 Supremacy Supremacy (See below)
Resource Cost 2 Firaxite Firaxite, 2 Floatstone Floatstone 2 Firaxite Firaxite, 2 Floatstone Floatstone
Production Cost 410 Production Production 540 Production Production
Combat Strength 56 Strength Strength 106 Strength Strength
Movement 2Moves (CivBE) 2Moves (CivBE)

Upgrades

When Golem is eligible for an upgrade, it receives a bonus +50 Strength Strength, making it have a total Combat Strength of 106 Strength Strength. Other than the Upgraded Xeno Titan which has 114 Strength Strength, it is able to outfight most units in one-on-one melee combat, not to mention its upgrades which further bolster this.

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