IntermediateFarms
How to build an iron farm in Minecraft (26.x)
A compact Java iron farm: 3 villagers on beds, 1 zombie, a water-fed floor and a lava blade over a hopper. Exact layers, materials and expected output.
Tested on 26.3
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Iron Golem mob in Minecraft
The Iron Golem is the big guardian of villages. It attacks hostile mobs on sight, leaves peaceful players alone and only turns on you if you hurt villagers or the golem itself. You can build one with four blocks of iron and a carved pumpkin.
- Health
- 10050 hearts
- Behavior
- Neutral
- Main drop
Poppy- Found in
- Pillager Outpost+1 more
Iron Golem stats
- Health
- 100 50 hearts
- Behavior
- Neutral
- Main drop
- Poppy
- Spawns in
- —
- Size
- 1.4 × 2.7 blocks
- XP when killed
- None
- Speed
- 0.25
- Detection range
- 16 blocks
- Knockback resistance
- 100%
// Experience drops only when a player kills it. Speeds are the game’s internal values, not blocks per second.
How much damage Iron Golem deals
Damage to a player without armor, by world difficulty. 1 ♥ = 2 damage points.
Melee attack
Peaceful00 ♥
Easy4.75–11.752.38–5.88 ♥
Normal7.5–21.53.75–10.75 ♥
Hard11.25–32.255.63–16.13 ♥
// Armor, Protection and Resistance reduce these values. Base values read from the game code (26.3).
Where to find Iron Golem
Doesn’t spawn naturally in a biome: it comes from a structure, a spawner, a block or an event.
Structures
Iron Golem drops
Health compared
Health vs other neutral mobshealth points
Iron Golem100Iron Golem and its family
Mobs built on the same base in the game code, compared on their game values.
| Mob | Health | Attack | XP | Speed | Breathes underwater | Freeze immune |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Copper Golem | 12 | — | 0 | 0.2 | ✓ | · |
| Iron Golem | 100 | 15 | 0 | 0.25 | · | · |
 Snow Golem | 4 | — | 0 | 0.2 | · | ✓ |
Traits
Properties set in the game files.
No fall damageTakes no damage from falling.
What you can do with Iron Golem
Items to use on it and what happens.
RepairIron IngotUse Iron Ingots on it to heal it. The cracks disappear as it heals. Advancements with Iron Golem
Advancements whose criteria involve this mob, from the game files.
Guides with Iron Golem (1)
Command
Summon an Iron Golem/summon →
/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~How to build an Iron Golem
Place four blocks of iron in a T shape: one on the ground, three across on top of it. Then put a carved pumpkin or a jack o'lantern on the middle block of the top row. The pumpkin has to be placed last, and the two spaces next to the bottom block must be empty. If the shape is right, the blocks turn into a golem.
Village golems
Every normal village is built with an Iron Golem. Villagers can also summon new ones on their own when they feel threatened, for example when a zombie is nearby. This is what iron farms are built on: a group of villagers, a zombie they can see but not reach, and a kill zone where the golems end up.
Golems at Pillager Outposts sit in cages. Break the cage and the golem fights the illagers around it.
How it behaves
- It protects the village. It goes after zombies, illagers, spiders and most other hostile mobs, and throws them into the air with each hit.
- It leaves Creepers alone, so a golem will not trigger a blast next to your houses, but it will not stop one either.
- It holds grudges. Hit a villager or the golem, or let your reputation in the village drop too low, and every golem nearby attacks you. It hits harder than almost any mob, so do not pick that fight early in the game.
- It offers poppies to villagers from time to time.
Repairing a golem
As it loses health, an Iron Golem shows more and more cracks. Use an iron ingot on it to heal it and remove the cracks. It takes no fall damage, so moving one down a cliff is safe.
Drops
An Iron Golem drops iron ingots and sometimes a poppy. Killing village golems by hand is a poor trade: you lose your guardian and anger the villagers. An iron farm gives the same ingots without the risk.
✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026
Iron Golem — FAQ
Why is the Iron Golem attacking me?
You hit a villager or the golem, or your reputation in the village is too low. Golems stay hostile toward players they consider a threat.
Do Iron Golems attack Creepers?
No. Iron Golems never target Creepers, so they will not set one off near your base.
How do you heal an Iron Golem?
Use an iron ingot on it. Each ingot restores part of its health and removes some of the cracks.
Where does the Iron Golem spawn?
In villages. Some generate with one, and villagers summon more when enough of them gather or panic. You can also build one: four Blocks of Iron in a T with a Carved Pumpkin on top. Some Pillager Outposts keep one in a cage.
What does an Iron Golem drop?
Poppy and Iron Ingot.
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