D2 Necromancer Question

Lord Lothar · 11-05-2002, 07:23 PM

I have a question about the Iron Golem and Fire Golem. The Fire Golem is higher up on the skill tree and absorbs fire but his damage is greatly reduced in higher difficulties. In Nightmare most monsters are fire resistant and a bunch are immune. Is there any point in getting a fire golem when you can get an iron golem which does physical damage, has built in thorns, and can get bonus stats from items?

Angelousss · 11-06-2002, 01:53 AM

i've never played as a necromancer but i always thought the iron golem looked the best, also you can have more points in it quicker cause it's lower level

Nanobyte · 11-06-2002, 02:30 AM

Neither are good. The iron golem seems good, but why would a player want to waste a good item (or money) on an item just to make a 5-minute golem? Fire golems are decent, but they are of no use unless you're combating fire-wielding monsters. The blood golem is the necromancer's choice, it does wave your health around, but it lasts the longest (and takes the least amount of mana)

Angelousss · 11-06-2002, 12:55 PM

first, it doesn't necesarrily have to be a item he can use, and magic items are a plenty in d2, and gold is even more plentiful

Nanobyte · 11-06-2002, 03:56 PM

Any item worth making an iron golem out of is not worth wasting.

Dundee Slaytern · 11-07-2002, 12:25 PM

Put some Perfect Diamonds in an appropriate Paladin Shield and behold... an elemental-immuned Iron Golem. Bosses fear my Iron Golem on players8 difficulty. The ingredients are a dime a dozen too.

Blood Golems suffer VERY badly against elemental attackers, especially on Hell difficulty.

11-05-2002, 07:23 PM	#1
Lord Lothar Quintesson Join Date: August 7, 2002 Location: Oakville (next to the T.O.), Ontario, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 1,097	I have a question about the Iron Golem and Fire Golem. The Fire Golem is higher up on the skill tree and absorbs fire but his damage is greatly reduced in higher difficulties. In Nightmare most monsters are fire resistant and a bunch are immune. Is there any point in getting a fire golem when you can get an iron golem which does physical damage, has built in thorns, and can get bonus stats from items? __________________ \"King Kong ain\'t got NOTHING on me!\"

11-06-2002, 01:53 AM	#2
Angelousss Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: August 23, 2002 Location: come play with my wings Age: 40 Posts: 821	i've never played as a necromancer but i always thought the iron golem looked the best, also you can have more points in it quicker cause it's lower level __________________ Just because your paranoid<br />Don\'t mean they\'re not after you<br />Kurt Cobain

11-06-2002, 12:55 PM	#4
Angelousss Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: August 23, 2002 Location: come play with my wings Age: 40 Posts: 821	first, it doesn't necesarrily have to be a item he can use, and magic items are a plenty in d2, and gold is even more plentiful __________________ Just because your paranoid<br />Don\'t mean they\'re not after you<br />Kurt Cobain

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11-06-2002, 02:30 AM	#3
Nanobyte Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: NC Age: 38 Posts: 2,890	Neither are good. The iron golem seems good, but why would a player want to waste a good item (or money) on an item just to make a 5-minute golem? Fire golems are decent, but they are of no use unless you're combating fire-wielding monsters. The blood golem is the necromancer's choice, it does wave your health around, but it lasts the longest (and takes the least amount of mana)

11-06-2002, 03:56 PM	#5
Nanobyte Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: NC Age: 38 Posts: 2,890	Any item worth making an iron golem out of is not worth wasting.

11-07-2002, 12:25 PM	#6
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 41 Posts: 11,063	Put some Perfect Diamonds in an appropriate Paladin Shield and behold... an elemental-immuned Iron Golem. Bosses fear my Iron Golem on players8 difficulty. The ingredients are a dime a dozen too. Blood Golems suffer VERY badly against elemental attackers, especially on Hell difficulty.

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