Clay Golem
	Raises a Golem from the earth to fight for you.
Class	Necromancer
Skill Tree	Summoning Spells
Level	6
Prerequisites	None
Damage Type	Physical
Mana Cost	15
Other Stats	None
Synergies	Golem Mastery, Summon Resist, Blood Golem, Iron Golem, Fire Golem

• Active Effect: Raises a Golem from the earth to fight for you.
• Required Level: 6
• Prerequisites: None
• Gives synergy to:

Blood Golem: +20 Attack rating per level

Iron Golem: +20 Attack rating per level

Fire Golem: +20 Attack rating per level

• Receives synergy from:

Golem Mastery

Summon Resist

Blood Golem: +5% Life per level

Iron Golem: +35 Defense per level

Fire Golem: +6% Damage per level

UsageEdit

This is a skill used by Necromancers. At maxed levels, Golems not only costs less, but can have as much life as the Necromancer. Every point in Golem Mastery and this skill will strengthen the Golem.

Before spending more than one point into Clay Golem consider that you will probably want upgrade to Blood Golem (at 18), Iron Golem (24), or Fire Golem (30), all of which replace the Clay Golem. However, as a tank for the higher levels, the Clay Golem is superior in most situations, since with a high amount of skill points spent (or granted from items) the Clay Golem has the most health out of all the golem varieties.

The Golem's attack also slows down enemies for a certain percent, and the Clay Golem heals automatically, like a Hireling. The slow works on all opponents, including act bosses.

Because of its high hp and slowing ability as well as the few skill points required to make it effective, this golem is often used by summonmancers to aid as a tanking unit, it's slowing attack helps protect the necromancer while it's health makes it an ideal, and very cheap, tank. Since V1.13 however the blood golem is debatably stronger, since it heals the necromancer with its attacks.

HistoryEdit

While it is fairly simple for a Necromancer to animate dead tissue, it is another matter entirely to instill the spark of life into inanimate objects. The Clay Golem is the simplest form of this complex art, creating a servant directly from the earth to serve the Necromancer. The intense drain this places on the psyche of the caster only allows him to maintain a single Golem of any type at a time.

Skill ProgressionEdit

Defense: 20