Mob farms 1.14+ Medium
Iron golem farm
Output ~400 iron ingots/h
Dimensions 16x16x12
Build time 45-60 minutes
Difficulty *** Medium
XP/h ~0 (iron golems drop no XP)
About this farm
An iron farm built on the iron golem spawning mechanic is one of the most important builds in Minecraft. Villagers scared by a zombie spawn iron golems to defend themselves. The golems fall into a water channel that carries them to a kill chamber with lava. Each golem drops 3-5 iron ingots. The farm needs at least three villagers with beds and a caged zombie in their line of sight. It runs while you're AFK: just stand in the right spot, and the iron flows through hoppers into chests on its own. It's an absolute mid-game essential that gives you unlimited iron for tools, armor, anvils and chains.
Key features
- Fully automatic: runs while you're AFK
- Produces iron and poppies (dropped by the golems)
- Can be expanded to multiple modules (a 4x faster version)
- No redstone needed: just water and lava
- Works in any dimension, but it's easiest to build in the Overworld
Required materials
+ Building blocks (200+)
+ Water buckets (6)
+ Lava buckets (2)
+ Beds (3)
+ Hoppers (4)
+ Chests (2)
+ Glass (32)
+ Glass panes (16)
Tips and tricks
- The villagers must be able to see the zombie, but it must not be able to reach them: use trapdoors.
- Build the farm at least 100 blocks from the nearest village to avoid spawning conflicts.
- The version with 4 modules (4 groups of 3 villagers) gives ~1,600 iron/h.
- Name the zombie with a name tag so it doesn't despawn.
Technical specifications
| Name | Iron golem farm |
| Category | Mob farms |
| Output | ~400 iron ingots/h |
| Dimensions | 16x16x12 |
| Version | 1.14+ |
| Build time | 45-60 minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium (3/5) |
| Redstone | Not required |
| XP per hour | ~0 (iron golems drop no XP) |
Related tags
iron iron golem automatic AFK villagers mid-game
