Clay Golem

The Clay Golem is a type of golem in Shadows of Amn. There is also a smaller variety, the Lesser Clay Golem. 
==Gameplay==
The clay golem is the same general size as the Stone Golem, Flesh Golem, and Brain Golem.
This particular category of golem is 100% resistant to magic; however, this can be overcome by casting Lower Resistance first or by using spells that ignore magic resistance (Melf's Minute Meteors, Imprisonment, Dragon's Breath etc.). 
Weapons-wise, they can only be harmed by magical weapons dealing Crushing damage (if no suitable weapons are available, this can also be accomplished with summons or transformations that have crushing attacks, such as the main character's Slayer Form). 
The only elemental effects that can harm this golem are Fire damage (although at only 50%) and Acid damage. 
See the Info Box for specific immunities.
The golem's melee attack dishes out 3d10 Crushing damage and it is modified by their superior strength. The fist attack counts as a +4 enchanted item for the purpose of what it can strike. They typically only strike once per round, but under the effects of their innate Golem Haste ability, their Attacks per round increase to 2.
Clay Golems normally empower themselves at the beginning of combat with a Golem Haste innate ability. This bestows them with a "normal" Haste effect. It should last for 72 seconds, but it can be dispelled. The haste effect is also applied to the golem's allies (if there are any) in a 15 ft. radius around the creature when the ability is initiated. The golem's movement rate will also double while hasted. 
They can be found in many locations in the saga.
==Gallery==
Screenshot (476).png|thumb|Clay Golem in the Planar Sphere detects party member and initializes innate Golem Haste ability before attacking.
 
==Mod content==
The Sword Coast Stratagems mod and the installation of the "AI Enhancement's" component improves many aspects of creatures encountered in the game. In regards to golems, the mod implements the following:
Improved Golems (BG2, BG2EE, BGT/EET)
This component doesn't really make golems smarter (they're supposed to be stupid) But it streamlines their scripts a bit, gives their weapons a sensible range, makes them immune to Lower Resistance, and tries to prevent situations where golems get stuck behind barricades. It also fixes an animation glitch in the Iron Golem animation - this hopefully makes iron golems a bit prettier when they attack and blow clouds. As of SCS version 22, it also gives clay golems a cursed-wound weapon, as in PnP Dungeons & Dragons.
SCS revises the typical Clay Golem fist melee weapon GOLCLA.ITM. When the golem hits a target, it applies an instant "Cursed Wound" effect (DW#CURSE.spl).
The golem hit inflicts its rolled damage, but that damage is now Cursed. 
Upon a hit, a lighting animation will play over the target, the combat log will show a text display "Cursed" and another one that says "Unable to Heal". This means that any damage incurred by this weapon cannot be healed by normal means (such as a Potion of Healing, or a Cure Light Wounds (spell). However, a Regeneration effect can heal this damage.
In order to get rid of the "curse", you need to apply a Remove Curse spell or similar. Otherwise, this cursed wound is permanent. It also has no saving throw to negate, ignores magic resistance, cannot be dispelled, and has power level 0 and so will bypass spell protections.
With this component the clay golem is immune to all the status effects in the unmodified version, plus the following spells and additional status effects: Web, Entangle, Plant Growth, Paralyze, Poison damage, Poison, Lower Resistance, Pierce Magic, and Pierce Shield.
The Golem Haste innate ability is initiated at the beginning of hostilities, and again, every three rounds thereafter.
This golem now has a melee attack range reach of 2, instead of the unmodified creature's range of 1. 
==Mod gallery==
CursedWound.png|"Cursed Wound" applied by golem hit on party member. SCS mod feature.
 
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