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Quick answer
- Place 4 iron blocks in a T shape, then a
Carved pumpkin on top, last. - Golems you build never attack you.
- Heal them with
Iron ingot items.
Iron golems protect villages and bases from zombies and raiders. You can build one yourself or let villagers make them.
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Building one
- Place one Block of iron on the ground.
- Place another on top, then one on each side to make a T.
- Put a carved pumpkin or
Jack o'Lantern on the middle block. It has to be the last block you place.
Clear the cornersThe spaces under the golem's arms must be empty, or it won't come to life.
Stats and healing
50hearts of health
12.5hearts healed per iron ingot
As it takes damage, cracks appear. Use iron ingots on it to fix them.
When it dies, it drops 3 to 5 iron ingots and up to 2 
Poppy flowers.
How villages make golems
Villagers summon golems on their own when:
- At least 5 villagers gossip together, or
- At least 3 villagers panic, for example when a zombie is nearby.
The villagers must have slept in the last 20 minutes, and there can't be a golem nearby already. This is how iron farms work.
Don't anger village golemsGolems that spawn in villages will attack you if you hit villagers. Ones you build yourself never will.
Cheat sheet
- 4 iron blocks in a T, pumpkin last
- 50 hearts, heal with iron ingots
- Drops 3 to 5 iron ingots
- Villages spawn golems when villagers gossip or panic
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