Ice Golem

Level 40 HP 4,000 MP 300

Attack 100 (600) Magic atk 70 (660)

Defense 80 (84%) Magic def 100 (80%)

Defense% 10% Dexterity 75 Luck 0

EXP 1,000 AP 70 Gil 1,500

Abilities Golem Punch (⚞291), Cold Snap (436), Wide Grazer (⚞299), Megaton Punch (⚞545), Advance, Retreat, Defense Start, Defense Down

Battle Square HP 8,000

Attack 125 (905) Magic atk 87 (765)

Elements Absorb: Ice

Status Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Berserk, Manipulate

Steal Hi-Potion (41.2%)

Drop Hi-Potion (14.1%)

Encountered In Gold Saucer, Great Glacier

Compare Ice Golem to other Monsters

Monster Abilities: Used by Ice Golem – 8 shown

Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters Name	MP	The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color Base Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color Typical Damage	Attack%	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties
Golem Punch	-	P	⚞291	95%	Physical	All enemies	Hit	-	-
Megaton Punch	-	187.5%×P	⚞545	110%	Physical	All enemies	Hit	-	-
Advance	-	-	-	Always Hits	Physical	Self	-	-	-
Retreat	-	-	-	Always Hits	Physical	Self	-	-	-
Cold Snap	-	P	436	95%	Physical	One enemy	Ice	-	-
Defense Start	-	-	-	Always Hits	Physical	Self	-	-	-
Defense Down	-	-	-	Always Hits	Physical	Self	-	-	-
Wide Grazer	15	93.8%×M	⚞299	120%	Magic	All enemies	Lightning	-	-

Screens: Where Ice Golem is Encountered – 9 shown

Area	Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby	-	-	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Great Glacier (Dead Tree Intersection)	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	-	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Great Glacier (Lone Tree)	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	-	-	-	Arrival point from snowboarding right-left route
Great Glacier	Great Glacier (Central Lake Shoreline)	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	1	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Great Glacier (Central Lake Island)	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	-	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Cave	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	1	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Great Glacier (Eastern Mountaintop)	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	-	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Icicle Area (Snow Field)	Lessaloploth (88) 2 Ice Golems (84) 3 Jumpings (84)	-	-	-	-
Great Glacier	Cave	3 Bandersnatches (60) Ice Golem (56) 2 Bandersnatches (52) Snow (48) 2 Ice Golems (40)	1	-	-	-

Battle Square Battles: With Ice Golem – 1 shown

The special battle must be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements Name	Type	When this battle is available; only one regular battle is available at any given time Available	The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 1 during a regular battle Encounter Group 1	The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 2 during a regular battle Encounter Group 2	Which characters can participate in this battle, subject to both timing and special rules Characters	The potential rewards for competing in the battle square; these don't include items that can be purchased with earned battle points Rewards	Area	Screen
Third Regular Battle	Regular Battle	After Cloud rejoins the party in Mideel	3 Razor Weeds 2 Jayjujaymes, Bizarre Bug 2 Foulanders 3 Foulanders	2 Dual Horns 2 Garudas 2 Jayjujaymes, Garuda 3 Garudas	Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Red XIII, Cid, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent	Tissue Battle Points	Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby

Battle Square Rounds: With Ice Golem – 1 shown

Battle	Round	Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 1 Group 1 Encounters	Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 2 Group 2 Encounters
Third Regular Battle	4	Vlakorados 2 Trickplays Boundfat, 3 Malldancers Acrophies	Trickplay, 2 Boundfats 2 Jumpings 2 Ice Golems Hippogriff

Encounters: With Ice Golem – 3 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square Pre-emptive?	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated Monsters
2 Ice Golems	40	2,000	140	3,000 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	2 Ice Golems
Ice Golem	40	1,000	70	1,500 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Ice Golem
2 Ice Golems	40	2,000	140	3,000 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Ice Golems

Items: Held by Ice Golem – 1 shown

Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game Name	Description	The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color Base Damage	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties	Price	Value	Use in Field?
Hi-Potion	Restores HP by 500	500	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 500 HP	300 gil	150 gil	Yes

Elements: Resisted by Ice Golem – 1 shown

Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus Name	Type
Ice	Magic

Status Effects: Resisted by Ice Golem – 5 shown

Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands Name	This status is negated by its opposed status Opposed	Type	Duration	Effect
Berserk	-	Negative	Temporary	Character attacks uncontrollably but deals 50% extra damage
Confusion	-	Negative	Temporary	Character will attack allies, effect ends when hit by any physical attack
Frog	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Manipulate	-	Negative	Temporary	Your party decides the afflicted monster's actions
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks

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