What do Iron Golems Follow?
Iron golems follow villagers and will defend them from hostile mobs, and if there is no village but there is a villager nearby, the iron golem will follow the villager. Iron golems can also be found imprisoned in cages in Pillager Outposts, and they are one of the mobs that can be Passive, Neutral, and Hostile.
FAQs About Iron Golems
General Questions
- What makes an iron golem follow you?: If you want to befriend one, the only way to do so is to build an iron golem yourself, as they’ll be loyal to you, and you can’t befriend iron golems spawned by villagers.
- Do Iron Golems follow paths?: All Iron Golems will instinctively follow and attack any enemy they see, and over time, Golems you create might also wander off to the nearest village that doesn’t already have a Golem.
- What do Iron Golems chase?: If not within a village, iron golems slowly wander around attacking hostile mobs, usually making their way to a nearby village.
Behavior and Habitat
- How do you keep Iron Golems from wandering off in Minecraft?: If you want your Iron Golem to stay in a certain area, you’ve got two options, you can either fence off an area for them to stay in, or use a lead to tie them to a fence.
- What blocks can iron golems not walk on?: Iron golems can walk up a full block height without jumping and walk over a 1 block wide hole without falling in, they avoid water, lava, fire, and cactus.
- Will my iron golem walk away?: If not within a village, iron golems slowly wander around attacking hostile mobs, usually making their way to a nearby village, if in that village, the iron golem doesn’t leave.
Taming and Leashing
- How do you tame an iron golem?: Iron golems cannot be tamed, the closest thing you could get to a tamed iron golem is when you built it, it will not attack the players even when attacked by the player.
- How do you keep an iron golem around?: If you want your Iron Golem to stay in a certain area, you’ve got two options, you can either fence off an area for them to stay in, or use a lead to tie them to a fence.
- Can you leash an iron golem?: As with all utility mobs, iron golems can be leashed.
Interaction with Other Mobs
- Will iron golems forgive you?: Iron golem does not forgive players upon death even when the gamerule forgiveDeadPlayers is true.
- Do iron golems care about wandering traders?: Attacking a wandering trader near a village with an iron golem will not anger the golem, despite the trader itself being a villager-like mob.
- What is iron golem scared of?: They avoid water, lava, fire, and cactus, iron golems are immune to both drowning and fall damage.
Loyal and Protective
- Are iron golems loyal to you?: They are meant to be loyal to you, so it should be under your command, and it would be nice to give it settings and directions on what to do.
- Is A golem good or bad?: The golem, brought into being by a human creator, becomes a helper, a companion, or a rescuer of an imperiled Jewish community, but in many golem stories, the creature runs amok and the golem itself becomes a threat to its creator.
Health and Feeding
- Can I feed iron golem?: An iron golem can be healed when the player right-clicks the chest of the iron golem with an iron ingot, this action consumes the ingot.