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Tifone said:
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vfb said:
[...]They need to hit (not necessarily damage) the golem to get the Decay effect.
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Don't think so at all. In my last game SP I made a (bad but funny) use of a Monolith Armor giving it to my poison golem. All the sorrounding little units were just taking the damage - but I have serious doubts they were hitting him (surely not damaging).
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That's exactly what I mean. The attacker has to win the 'Attack roll versus Defense roll' to get whacked with the aura. It doesn't matter what the result of the 'Damage versus Protection' roll is. It's actually pretty easy to hit the golem because the defense is low, and that's a good thing for the golem for the purposes of triggering the aura.
The attacker gets an MR check versus the Decay effect.
Also, if the attacker has mirror images, they can get 'hit' instead by the banefire effect, meaning the attacker doesn't take the banefire damage. (I just happened to do my testing against units with mirror image).
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JimMorrison said:
Definitely makes me want to try out a Poison Golem. Gear him in a way to get the least possible defense - don't even bother with Charcoal or Eye shield. Obviously, this won't do so well against enemies with long lifespans - choose your targets wisely! 
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Well, you do want protection. You don't want defense. A 'shield hit' counts as a hit for triggering the auras. So you are actually better off wielding a Charcoal Shield than nothing, since it lowers your defense by 1. Also you'll take less damage because of the 'shield hits', and the auras stack.
The Decay effect really is not that powerful. But Poison Golems overall are pretty durable and nasty, so I think they are a cost-effective summon.
If your enemy is refusing to come out of his castle and play, then sitting a Poison Golem outside the gates is a nice incentive for him to do something other than just party on inside the walls. (Assuming he's affected by disease, or cares about the pop level of the province.)