Golem (CivBE)

Golem
Melee Unit in Beyond Earth
Required	5  Supremacy 5  Purity 2 Firaxite 2 Floatstone Bioengineering
Moves	2
Base Unit Strength	56

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Game info

• Ultimate melee unit. Unlocked at Bioengineering.

The Golem is a Purity - Supremacy ultimate hybrid unit that has superb combat strength and defense for its relatively low production cost. When upgraded, it has the second highest melee combat strength in the game, surpassed only by the Xeno Titan. While it excels in close quarters combat, it has one falling weakness - it only has 2Movement 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.

Unit Upgrades

Tier 1

Early game Golems are not as spectacular as one might think in terms of military prowess—they cost a plethora of Production and resources and, while their Strength is high, it is only 16 more than an Autosled and is available much later due to its technology requirements. It is also less mobile. Golems are usually better to pull out during early game rushes to prevent enemies from attacking cities—a 56 Strength unit is usually unkillable, especially in tandem with a Drone Cage.

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

Subject	Tier 1 (Golem)
Tech Prerequisites	Bioengineering
Affinity Prerequisites	5  Purity 5  Supremacy
Resource Cost	2 Firaxite, 2 Floatstone
Production Cost	410 Production
Combat Strength	56 Strength
Movement	2

Tier 2

Tier 2 Golems are much more powerful than their Tier 1 cousins due to incredible Strength bonuses and perk choices. Their Strength is now 106, which is higher than most other units in the game, allowing it to be very versatile on a relatively flat battlefield as it is not situational when it comes to Strength bonuses. Its generic bonus encourages stationary defense, although Golems are often useful on the offense as a blocker for ranged units. Its Purity perk, splash damage, can be very effective against infantry-based armies, especially CNDRs and CARVRs as the splash damage pierces their Strength.

Subject	Tier 2 (True Golem)	Tier 2 (Master Golem)	Tier 2 (Prime Golem)
Tech Prerequisites	Bioengineering	Bioengineering	Bioengineering
Affinity Prerequisites	14  Purity 6  Supremacy	10  Purity 10  Supremacy	6  Purity 14  Supremacy
Resource Cost	2  Firaxite, 2  Floatstone	2  Firaxite, 2  Floatstone	2  Firaxite, 2  Floatstone
Production Cost	540  Production	540  Production	540  Production
Combat Strength	106  Strength	106  Strength	106  Strength
Movement	2	2	2
Perk Choice A	+10% Strength per unused	+10% Strength per unused	+10% Strength per unused
Perk Choice B	+15HP splash damage to enemies adjacent to target	+50% Strength when attacking cities	+30% Strength when defending

Civilopedia entry

As the ultimate Supremacy-Purity unit, the Golem is the result of highly advanced robotic technologies and sophisticated human-machine integration. The Golem is a close-combat defensive machine, created for the purpose of shielding and guarding weaker forces in assaults and sieges.

As the battlefields of the colonized planet became more advanced and more dangerous, the need for reliable, mobile defense for delicate but essential troops became vital to success. An asset was called for that could be built with the strength of a tank or a fortress, but be able to move and respond with the agility of human. The Golem, as it came to be called, was a remote-operated, fully-mobile shield robot. Its dense, carbon-based polymer, although not lightweight, is incredibly durable. This, in combination with its size and bipedal design, makes the Golem a life-saving defensive unit for the human soldiers that stand in its shadow.

Gallery

Golem