The Clash Royale card Elixir Golem stands out as a card with distinctive characteristics. With its elixir-heavy nature and unique mechanics, it opens up thrilling possibilities for both offensive and defensive strategies. Today, we delve into understanding how this card operates and explore the most effective ways to utilize its potential to the fullest. Let’s dive right in!
Understanding the Elixir Golem in Clash Royale
The Elixir Golem can be said as a 3-elixir tank, which exhibits a unique mechanic of splitting into two Elixir Golemites upon destruction, further dividing into two Elixir Blobs when defeated. Intriguingly, upon the destruction of these four Blobs, they grant the opponent 1 elixir each, culminating in a total expenditure of 7 elixirs.
However, the critical point lies in the Elixir Golem’s stats in the game, justifying the overall elixir investment. Contrary to the initial notion, employing the Elixir Golem is not a straight-away negative elixir trade, as its formidable statistics offer considerable value for the total cost. Let’s examine these stats more closely in the next section.
When to use the Elixir Golem in Clash Royale
So, considering this mechanic, you can already understand that this is not a card you can use like every other tank. You probably don’t want to start it from the back, and you don’t really want to use it in a single elixir. In both of these cases, you might end up making very bad elixir trades. That’s because every time you attack the opponent will have a really big counter-push. They can defend with a few troops, use them in a counter-attack, and then use the extra 4 elixirs to support them or even put a tank in front.
So, when is the optimal moment to deploy the Elixir Golem? The answer is largely situational and often depends on the specific archetype you’re employing. Knowing how much elixir your opponent has, also helps in finding the right moment. When using this card is really important to recognise if the opponent has over-committed or not. Remember that you’re using a 7-elixir card that can be deployed for just 3-elixirs.
The best archetypes for Elixir Golem in Clash Royale
A card like this won’t work in every single archetype of the game, even if it was over-buffed. To use him effectively, we have to recognize in which decks he would shine the most. Let’s take a look at the one is most likely going to include him the most.
1. Balloon Cycle
These decks usually work very well in a tank in front of the Balloon. Ice Golem is usually used to serve this purpose, but recently we also found a lot of Valkyries as well. The reason why Giant + Balloon or Golem + Balloon aren’t so prevalent is because of their really high elixir cost. With the Elixir Golem, you can have a full Golem tanking for the Balloon with a very cheap elixir investment.
2. Graveyard Control
The Graveyard is also a win condition which relies on having a card tanking for it. This makes the Elixir Golem a really good option as well. Again, if you learn when to use him, you’ll never make bad trades. If the opponent is able to get a huge counter-push and end up taking your tower, then you’ll have a really hard time trying to get the second tower with the Graveyard.
3. Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers can be another great option paired with the Elixir Golem, as the latter is really good in split-lane pushes, especially in the end game. Putting this very cheap tank in front can make you win games so easily.
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