Iron Golem

HP 304
Gil 3,000 gil
Experience 6,717
Size Large
Damage 93
Hit Rate 1×121%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 100
Evade 12%
Magic Defense 72%
Morale 200
Monster Family Magic Beast
Attack Probability 88%
Special Attack Probability 13%
Special Attack Sequence Toxin
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Earth
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Temple of Chaos Past
Iron Golems are an interesting foe that a lot of people would never know about if not for the bestiary. The rarest encounter on the final floor of the final dungeon, when you actually do find Iron Golems you can't help but be disappointed. Sure, their Defense is a truly ridiculous 100, and they hit pretty hard. They even have a group KO attack (which is Death elemental despite being called Toxin). But there's nothing special about them except that they're hard to find, really. Just hit them a few times and they go down, 100 Defense or no. (Of course, if crit rates actually worked properly, these guys might be a problem.)
Compare Iron Golem to other Monsters
Special Attacks: Used by Iron Golem – 1 shown
Similar special attacks may share the same name, but have different effects and animation (see individual pages to determine which monsters use which version of a given attack)
Name
Damaging special attacks that are not resisted deal between one and two this this amount of damage, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances)
Power
A modifier to the likelihood of the special attack being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense
Accuracy		 Target
The status ailment inflicted if the special attack is not resisted, if any
Status
The elemental nature of the special attack; weakness to the element makes the special attack approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the special attack will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage)
Element
Toxin - +84 All Foes KO Death
Random Encounters: With Iron Golem – 1 shown
Map
The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game
Monsters
The probability of any given encounter being this one when you have a random battle on its map
Frequency
A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance
Surprise
Is it possible to run from this encounter?
Run?
The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Avg. Exp.
The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gil
Temple of Chaos Past B4 Iron Golem ×1–2 1.6% +0% No 10,076 4,500 gil
Purple Worm Lich

Related

Clay Golem

HP 176
Gil 800 gil
Experience 1,257
Size Large
Damage 64
Attack Status Poison (Poison)
Hit Rate 1×105%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 7
Evade 14%
Magic Defense 47%
Morale 200
Monster Family Magic Beast, Spellcaster
Attack Probability 75%
Magic Probability 25%
Magic Sequence Haste
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Citadel of Trials
Waterfall Cavern
Flying Fortress
Temple of Chaos Past
If you don't play D&D, the Clay Golem's abilities may seem bizarre. They like to cast Haste, and their attacks are Poisonous. They don't have much defense, but resist most types of magic. They're easy enough to take out with physical attacks, and while a Hasted Clay Golem can be dangerous due to their generous Attack scores, they have to spend a round casting Haste first. Use that time to kill them.

Stone Golem

HP 200
Gil 1,000 gil
Experience 2,385
Size Large
Damage 70
Hit Rate 1×108%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 16
Evade 12%
Magic Defense 55%
Morale 200
Monster Family Magic Beast, Spellcaster
Attack Probability 63%
Magic Probability 38%
Magic Sequence Slow1
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Earth
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Flying Fortress
Temple of Chaos Past
Stone Golems are easily taken out in a single attack—provided they don't get off a successful Slow1 beforehand. They appear in groups so this is a problem, especially since they aren't vulnerable to magic. They hit hard, too. If you're worried about Slow1, make sure at least one of your melee characters is wearing a Ribbon. Chances are you'll be able to take them down before they become a problem, but bad luck can lead to a long fight.

IronGOL

Sprite
HP 304
Gold 3,000 G
Experience 6,717
Absorb 100 Evade 12% Magic Def. 72%
Damage 93–186 Hit 121%
Critical Hit Chance 1% Attack Probability 88%
Special Attack Probability 13% Attacks TOXIC
Family Magic Beast
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Earth
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Temple of Fiends Past
IronGOLS are the rarest Monster in the game. Their Absorb is a truly ridiculous 100 and they hit pretty hard. They even have a multi-target KO attack (which is Death elemental despite being called TOXIC). Critical hits are really the only way to hurt them, but those should not be hard to come by at this point.