As for golems, the pyrotechnic axe does the job VERY nicely. It's probably one of best melee weapons in the game, particularly because it can be acquired quite early in the game. Get a feather-weight axe (buy it or have Magnus make one), get a schematic, buy several explosives and smithy manuals (it requires smithy 20 and explosives 8) and voilá! It deals 3-12 normal and 30-50 fire damage, pure ownage.
