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Iron Golem Summon Command Generator

  • Category: passive
  • Baby variant: no
  • Entity id: minecraft:iron_golem

An iron golem summoned by command behaves like a village-built one: it patrols, offers poppies to villagers, and swings for enormous knockback that launches hostile mobs into the air. That baseline makes /summon iron_golem the standard pick for gate guards, arena minibosses, and defense-wave events in adventure maps.

The generator layers your NBT on top. Push customHealth past the default 100 for a boss that survives a full raid, set invulnerable and no_ai to turn a golem into a plaza statue, or add glowing plus a visible name so players can track their escort through a dark fortress.

Golem cracks do the health-bar work for free: as damage accumulates the texture shows progressively heavier cracking, so a boss golem telegraphs how the fight is going without any scoreboard display.

Example commands

Arena boss golem

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {PersistenceRequired:1b,CustomName:"Forge Warden",CustomNameVisible:1b,Health:300f,attributes:[{id:"minecraft:max_health",base:300}]}

Triple health plus a visible boss name; the crack overlays still fire at the same percentage thresholds, so players read the fight state.

Plaza statue

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {NoAI:1b,Invulnerable:1b,Silent:1b}

A monument-scale centerpiece that cannot be knocked around, damaged, or baited into a patrol.

Glowing night patrol

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {Glowing:1b,PersistenceRequired:1b}

The outline keeps the village defender visible while it works the perimeter after dark.

Villager rescue escort

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:villager"}]}

The villager rides the golem out of danger — a ready-made escort objective for a raid-defense map.

The same build across versions

Rows appear only where the output actually changes -- copy the one that matches your world.

Java 1.16

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {PersistenceRequired:1b,CustomName:'{"text":"Forge Warden"}',CustomNameVisible:1b,Health:300f,Attributes:[{Name:"generic.max_health",Base:300}]}

Java 1.21.4

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {PersistenceRequired:1b,CustomName:'{"text":"Forge Warden"}',CustomNameVisible:1b,Health:300f,attributes:[{id:"minecraft:max_health",base:300}]}

Java 26.2

/summon minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~ {PersistenceRequired:1b,CustomName:"Forge Warden",CustomNameVisible:1b,Health:300f,attributes:[{id:"minecraft:max_health",base:300}]}

Bedrock 26.x

/summon minecraft:iron_golem "Forge Warden" ~ ~ ~
  • Bedrock /summon does not accept Java entity NBT; omitted Health/Attributes, traits (custom_name_visible, persistent).

Worth knowing

  • Player-built golems (four iron blocks plus a carved pumpkin) never target their builder, but a plain summoned golem counts as naturally spawned and can retaliate if attacked.
  • Using an iron ingot on a damaged iron golem restores 25 health per ingot, so players can field-repair an escort mid-mission.
  • Iron golems are immune to fall damage and cannot drown, though they sink straight to the bottom instead of swimming.
  • Crack overlays appear as the golem loses fractions of its maximum health, which means a customHealth boss still telegraphs how close it is to breaking.
  • A golem's swing launches its target into the air, and the follow-up fall damage often finishes what the hit started.

FAQ

Will a summoned iron golem attack me?

Not unprovoked. It counts as a natural golem, so it retaliates if you hit it and can turn hostile to players with very low villager reputation, but it otherwise ignores you.

How much health should a boss iron golem have?

Default is 100. Around 250-300 suits a solo player with iron-tier gear; the crack overlays scale with the new maximum, so the fight still telegraphs progress.

Can iron golems be healed during a fight?

Yes — any player holding an iron ingot can use it on the golem for 25 health, which makes escort golems repairable between waves.