Primeval Golem
Hero Skill
Deals 1300% ATK DMG to all enemy targets along a straight line in front. For the next 4s, when this Hero is attacked, deals 310% ATK DMG to all nearby enemy targets (ignores DMG reduction effects and DMG limits of targets). (Cooldown: 7s.) (This Hero is immune to Disarm and reduces DMG received by 60%. When Hero has less than 70% of his HP, he recovers HP equal to 20% of his Max HP every 2s.)
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Primeval Golem build analysis
Primeval Golem is an epic multiclass hero. Compared with the other 7 epic multiclass heroes in the database, Primeval Golem sits in the middle of its class on raw stats. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (Accuracy, 43.3%) and the least settled is pet (Bloody Vengeance (M), only 3.4%), so the pet slot is where you have the most freedom to adapt.
How settled is each slot?
The pick rate of the most popular option shows how much top players agree. Primeval Golem's top talent, Dragon's Cover, is picked 20.7% of the time, which is 3.8 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Dragon's Cover (20.7%) | Sacred Light (10.3%) | contested |
| Insignia | Sacred Light Insignia (23.7%) | Wicked Armor Insignia (17.5%) | contested |
| Square Insignia | Chaos Armor Insignia (23.1%) | Blood Barrier Insignia (10.1%) | contested |
| Equipment | Holy Conviction (19.9%) | Malaise (4.7%) | contested |
| Trait | Accuracy (43.3%) | ATK (19.9%) | clear favourite |
| Pet | Bloody Vengeance (M) (3.4%) | Euphoric Ritual (M) (2.4%) | no consensus |
Near-universal is 50% or more, clear favourite 30–50%, contested 15–30%, no consensus under 15%. When a slot is contested, the runner-up is usually a reasonable substitute if you don't own the top pick.
Stats compared with other epic multiclass heroes
| Stat | Primeval Golem | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 295 | 423 | 7 / 8 | 100 / 208 |
| Base HP | 12,000 | 11,750 | 3 / 8 | 59 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 16 | 19 | 7 / 8 | 92 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 320 | 303 | 2 / 8 | 16 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,700 ms | 1,450 | 8 / 8 | 202 / 208 |
| Move speed | 300 | 315 | 8 / 8 | 95 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 100th of 208 and base HP ranks 59th of 208. Its skill has a 7s cooldown.
Where Primeval Golem is a top user
These are options where Primeval Golem is one of the five heroes most likely to run them. If you're deciding which hero should get a scarce item, these are strong candidates for Primeval Golem.
- Chaos Armor Insignia (Square Insignia): #3 of 46 heroes that use it, picked on 23.1% of Primeval Golem builds
Heroes with similar builds
5 other heroes share Primeval Golem's core pairing of Dragon's Cover + Sacred Light Insignia: Young Spark, Vermilica, Demon Stalker, Stormwing, Despotic Maestro. If you're rebuilding one of them, the same talent and insignia usually carry over.
Looking at every slot, not just talent and insignia, these heroes' builds overlap most with Primeval Golem's:
- Vermilica (epic, defensive): overlap score 230, same top talent (Dragon's Cover)
- Stormwing (epic, crowd control): overlap score 213, same top talent (Dragon's Cover)
- Lady Weldcore (epic, offensive): overlap score 213
- Gravedigger (epic, offensive): overlap score 212
Overlap score adds up the shared pick rate across all six slots. 0 means nothing in common, and 600 would mean identical builds.
Data source: base stats, skill text and pick rates come from IGG's official Castle Clash hero data, which reports what top players equip. The rankings, consensus ratings and similarity scores above are calculated by CastleClash Builds. See the methodology for details.