Level 2 · Rise of the Kingdom

Mission 138

Guardian Giant: Build an Iron Golem Bodyguard

Badge: Golem Maker

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Gather the iron, build an iron golem bodyguard and work out its true cost.

Zombies keep eyeing your villagers. Time to build a giant iron bodyguard. But what will it really cost?

  • New skill Building an iron golem
  • Level 2 · Rise of the Kingdom
  • Difficulty Beginner
  • Mode Survival
  • Time 35–45 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Plan an iron golem bodyguard and write its full shopping list. Mine and smelt the iron, craft the blocks and carve a pumpkin, timing the whole job. Build the T shape, place the pumpkin last and meet your bodyguard.

Finish line: Your iron golem is guarding the village, and you know its full price tag.

Bonus challenge: Armourers and toolsmiths may buy iron ingots. How many emeralds could your 36 ingots have earned instead? Was the golem the better deal?

You’ll need

  • Iron ore
  • Coal for smelting
  • A pumpkin
  • Shears
  • A pickaxe

You choose

  • My golem's name
  • Where it stands guard
  • Iron plan: mine it, trade for it, or both?

Stuck?

  • Place the carved pumpkin last, or the golem won't appear.
  • Keep both bottom corners beside the base block empty, with nothing like grass or snow there.
  • Use shears on a placed pumpkin to carve it, then mine it to pick it up.

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Get this mission

This mission is in Mission Pack 13. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.

Print one mission at a time. You never need to print everything.

Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.