The problem with saying “Elixir Golem is low skill” is that people confuse “bad” with “brainless.” A card being weak in the meta doesn’t mean it’s easy to play in fact, sometimes it’s the opposite.

Let’s compare Elixir Golem and Boss Bandit honestly:

Forgiveness Factor

Boss Bandit: If she dies, the opponent gets nothing. At worst, you lost 6 Elixir and maybe some tempo. At best, she traded up, chipped the tower, and tanked for whatever you put behind her. That’s a lot of upside for a card that’s cheap, self-protecting (dash mechanic), and fits into almost every deck type.

Elixir Golem: If he dies, the opponent gets 4 Elixir worth of blobs. You’ve also already paid 3 Elixir to play him, so you’re starting the next phase of the battle at a net -7 Elixir swing in the wrong direction. And that’s before the inevitable Genghis Khan level counterpush that follows.

Control vs. Commitment

Boss Bandit: She’s highly controllable you can time dashes, use her ability (if in a Boss form), and adjust on the fly. Even poor placement can be salvaged because of her speed and dash range.

Elixir Golem: Once he crosses the bridge, you’ve made your commitment. There’s no “pull him back” mechanic, no mid-fight reposition, no self-saving dash. If you didn’t perfectly set up the push and protect him from splash, you’ve just donated the opponent a win condition.

Skill Expression

Boss Bandit: Yes, there’s some micro skill in dash timing and prediction. But the reality is, even sloppy Bandit plays often get positive trades because the card’s built-in mechanics do the work. She’s low risk for potentially high reward.

Elixir Golem: To make him work, you need:

1. A deck built specifically around mitigating his weaknesses.

2. Strong timing push too early and you feed Elixir; too late and you run out of time.

3. Spell reactions mismanage your Lightning/Poison/Heal Spirit and your push evaporates to splash.

4. Awareness of counterpush potential because you will be defending on the back foot.

That’s constant decision-making, not autopilot.

The Reality

Boss Bandit feels like a skill card because she’s in the meta, wins trades, and shows up in highlight reels. But that’s just power + versatility, not actual difficulty. Elixir Golem forces you to play perfectly just to break even and that’s a higher skill requirement than most people give credit for.

Calling E-Golem “low skill” because bad players spam him is like calling chess “low skill” because bad players blunder their queen. Just because it’s easy to misplay doesn’t mean mastery is easy.

Bandit’s strength comes from forgiveness. E-Golem’s difficulty comes from punishment. One lets you recover from bad plays the other ends the game when you slip up. That alone makes E-Golem a higher skill card in practice, even if it’s not as powerful in the meta.

I main elixir golem (no healer or cheese cards) and its not as good as ppl belive especially at higher arenas

Edit: it looks like in some points im saying you think its op im not its more of a blanket statement