What are the rules for iron golems?
The rules for Iron Golems in Minecraft are straightforward: an Iron Golem will spawn if there are at least 10 Villagers and 21 Wooden Doors in a Village, and they can also be created manually by the player by placing 4 Blocks of Iron in a T-Shape and placing a Pumpkin or Jack O’Lantern on top. To ensure an Iron Golem spawns, there must be an available volume in which to spawn, with at least 3 transparent blocks above the spawning surface, and that surface must be solid and flat, but not a bottom slab.
Understanding Iron Golem Spawning and Behavior
To delve deeper into the world of Iron Golems, it’s essential to understand their spawning and behavior rules.
FAQs About Iron Golems
1. Will an Iron Golem protect me if I make it?
Iron Golems will protect you and the Villagers from hostile mobs, but be cautious if you didn’t create them, as they are initially neutral.
2. How do you keep Iron Golems from wandering off in Minecraft?
To keep an Iron Golem in a certain area, you can either fence off the area or use a lead to tie them to a fence.
3. Can you give Iron Golems flowers?
Offering an Iron Golem a Wither Rose will anger it, causing it to attack you, but giving a rose to an Iron Golem results in the Iron Golem carrying it and eventually giving it to a baby villager.
4. What happens if you give an Iron Golem a Wither Rose?
Giving an Iron Golem a Wither Rose will make it receive the effect and become angry, causing it to attack you.
5. What blocks can Iron Golems not walk on?
Iron Golems avoid water, lava, fire, and cacti, and while they can walk up a full block height without jumping and over a 1-block wide hole, their pathing can be manipulated with these blocks.
6. Do Iron Golems care about wandering traders?
Iron Golems do not get angry when a wandering trader near a village is attacked, despite the trader being a villager-like mob.
7. What do Iron Golems hate in Minecraft?
Iron Golems become aggressive against any nearby hostile or neutral mobs, except creepers or wolves, and will attack anything that attacks themselves or a villager, except a player if the Iron Golem is player-made.
8. Can you tame an Iron Golem?
Iron Golems cannot be tamed, but a player-made Iron Golem will not attack the player, even when attacked by the player, making them useful for defense.
9. What happens if you hit your own Iron Golem?
Accidentally hitting a player-made Iron Golem can lead to it becoming hostile towards the player, which can be problematic.
10. Why are my Villagers not scared of zombies?
For Villagers to be scared of zombies, they must see the zombie within 8 blocks, have two other Villagers in sight within 10 blocks, and their line of sight to the zombie must be interrupted periodically, such as by sleeping.
11. Does carpet stop Iron Golems from spawning?
Carpet does not stop Iron Golems from spawning, as they can spawn inside 1-deep water or blocks like half-slabs, fences, and carpets, if other spawning conditions are met.
12. Do Villagers need to sleep for an Iron Golem farm?
Villagers need to sleep for a brief period for an Iron Golem farm to function, as this allows them to periodically check for and react to threats, aiding in Iron Golem spawning.
13. Does killing an Iron Golem anger Villagers?
Killing an Iron Golem within a Village does not anger the Villagers.
14. Why do Iron Golems drop poppies?
Iron Golems can spawn poppies in their hands and offer them to Villagers, symbolizing their friendly relationship, and baby Villagers will accept these poppies.
15. What are Iron Golems weaknesses?
Iron Golems are particularly weak to lightning, and their legs can be temporarily stunned by focused attacks, making them vulnerable to further damage.