Clash Royale Buffed Golem Guide - Best Deck combos and Counters

In the world of Clash Royale where the meta is always on a rollercoaster with its ever changing nature, some cards always find their way back into the meta. One of those cards is the Golem, the troop that excels in soaking a huge amount of damage as the frontliner and guarding your army with his huge hulk like body. He might have been struggling to fit in the meta for some time but with the August balance update, the golem is getting some much-needed bulk that will prove to be his way back to dominate the meta of Clash Royale. 

Whether you are a seasoned player or someone who is not familiar with the Golem, this guide will help you in your learning journey as well as introduce you to some of the best decks and counters in order to dominate the arena with the mighty tank.

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1. ⁠Clash Royale Reworked Furnace Guide
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3. Clash Royale Guide to Evolution and Wild Shards

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Balance Update for Golem

From the Furnace getting his own feets to goblin hut getting less spawn time, the August Balance Update has brought a bunch of new and significant changes to stats and meta. Among all of those changes, the most significant change has been seen for Golem. 

The Update increased the damage output for the Golemites from 48 to 84 at level 11 (tournament standard), which is a significant +75% boost. They will now become harder to ignore whereas previously, once the golem died the golemites were not considered as a threat. As anticipated by many players, unfortunately there has not been any change to the Golem’s hitpoints or explosion damage.

Stats

After the updates, these are current stats for the Golem and Golemites at max level.

Tournament standard stats (At level 11)

Best Decks for Golem

These are the best decks you should try if you want to conquer the arena using the Hulk, Golem. All of these decks are provided with detailed analysis and confirmed high win rate.

1. Lumberjack Evolution, Electro Dragon Evolution, Golem, Healer, Skeleton Dragons, Tornado Spell, Barbarian Barrel, Elixir Collector – Avg Elixir: 4.5

2. Lumberjack Evolution, Goblin Cage Evolution, Golem, Baby Dragon, Lightning Spell, Mega Minion, Tornado, Barbarian Barrel – Avg Elixir: 4.3

3. Electro Dragon Evolution, Inferno Dragon Evolution, Golem, Lumberjack, Guards, Tornado spell, Barbarian Barrel, Elixir Collector – Avg Elixir: 4.4

4. Lumberjack Evolution, Zap Evolution, Golem, Phoenix, Elite Barbarian, Night Witch, Bomber, Arrows – Avg Elixir: 4.1

5. Inferno Dragon Evolution, Zap Evolution, Golem, Miner, Skeleton King, Night Witch, Goblin Curse, Elixir Collector – Avg Elixir: 4.1

6.Inferno Dragon Evolution, Zap Evolution, Golem, Cannon Cart, Golden Knight, Dark Prince, Ice Wizard, Tornado – Avg Elixir: 4.1

7.Bomber Evolution, Zap Evolution, Golem, mini P.E.K.K.A, NIght Witch, Skeleton Army, Fireball Spell, Mega Minion – Avg Elixir: 3.8

Best Ways to Counter a Golem

A golem deck can be tricky and overwhelming but no deck is invincible, you just need to exploit their weakness and here are the ways using which you can easily counter a golem deck in Clash Royale.

• Use high DPS troops like P.E.K.K.A or Skeleton Army to wear down the Golem fast and use them to tank the Golem while the defensive building will chip it down from far.
• Redirect the Golem towards the middle using buildings and cards like Cannon or Tesla, this will help you to keep the damage to the defensive towers to minimum.
• One good defense is using Damage over time defenses like Inferno Tower and Inferno Dragon. Why are they good? Because the infernos when locked upon the Golem will deplete its HP in a few seconds. They are the best choice against a tank with less Damage output.
• Golem deck struggles against fast cycle decks therefore, try to put constant pressure with your low cost cards. 
• When facing an Elixir Golem, target the Elixir Collector first. Golem consumes a lot of Elixir that’s why destroying the Elixir source will cut off their fast deployment, resulting in less spam.

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Conclusion

The Golem has set its comeback in Clash Royale into the arena and players who enjoyed using this low skill, highly spammable and devastating troop with their favourite combos will likely dominate the meta. Try out the best decks using Golem to rake up your trophies. Whether you are using the troop or facing it in the arena, smart elixir management along with timely pressure will be the factor to decide the victor. So, be updated to the meta and also learn to adapt and counter it.