Talk:Copper Golem

Can somebody please protect the page there has been a lot of vandalism going on in the page. 98.235.155.81 10:24, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

I agrее Buzzilaa (talk) 10:26, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

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 Agree - Ssysi - talk 10:28, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Well first off, the vandalism started yesterday and it repeated today, at least the IP users are trying to help the wiki by making good faith edits, see Minecraft Wiki:Assume good faith. 98.235.155.81 10:35, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Update: Harristic blocked the IP 2 minutes ago. 98.235.155.81 10:41, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

How about protecting every page about mob vote losers? Every page. Tuff Golem also got vandalized and it lost a vote like the Copper Golem. 👁 Image
BigEarsQuake 2 👁 Image
11:21, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Well at least it got protected finally. 98.235.155.81 23:53, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

But Crab got vandalized as well! 👁 Image
BigEarsQuake 2 👁 Image
07:55, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

I just put a page protection request on it's talk page. 98.235.155.81 12:11, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

it happen today i was looking around the wiki went to copper golem and boom words are gone 👁 Image
18:06, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

what should i look for if some one vandalised a page? 👁 SpyMonkey12
SpyMonkey12👁 SpyMonkey12
15:00, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

i saw i a topic from i radom IP the topic said it was i the words said it was i who removed all the words 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈 👁 Image
17:00, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

what was the page? 👁 Image
CMDRKOOPA12 👁 Image
17:06, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

🤔 👁 Image
SpyMonkey12 (talk) 👁 Image
17:07, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

i think there got kicked from the wiki 👁 Image
20:03, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Cool (ish(and yet sad)) 👁 Image
CMDRKOOPA12 👁 Image
20:37, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

This page is shared with Copper Button, so should there be a separate section–possibly with its own infobox–dedicated to it, like how TNT has a section for Primed TNT? LeftQuadrilateral (talk) 14:41, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

I don’t agree, because the copper button is not a feature in the game. 8.24.109.26 02:06, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

i agree, Yes its a good idea, but with a note saying its a scrapped idea. Amirhosseinta (talk) 10:34, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Well, copper buttons were never in the game, so what would the infobox even include? --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 11:08, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

“A copper golem can not spawn natural” as it should be “ A copper golem can not spawn naturally”. And maybe use the instead of a(im not sure about this) Raodag10 (talk) 18:15, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

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 Fixed == Rout | Talk 18:40, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Is it possible to deoxidize do golem with a lightning strike like it happens with the blocks?   — 👁 Image
^{(Talk | Contributions | pt)} 21:33, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I tested it. Ivan HM (talk) 21:56, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

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 Solved and added a mention to the lightning strike.   — 👁 Image
^{(Talk | Contributions | pt)} 22:02, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

It can, I just tested it and it works just fine.   — 👁 Image
^{(Talk | Contributions | pt)}11:49, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

It can, but seems to be very inconsistent with it. Though I've had issues with some chest layouts also making it think it can't throw items in a viable chest, so I think there's just a bug in how it checks chests. mlatpren (talk) 16:07, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

It was added! Thanks to the feedback! Mix (talk) 08:49, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! It was important for my research! 8.24.109.26 17:58, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Protection is not necessary at this time. BDJP ^(t|c) 00:11, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Do copper golems drown in water? Iron golems do not, so I suspect the same is true for copper golems. But I need it tested. -- Simanelix ^(T|C) 00:22, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Just left a copper golem in water for a couple minutes, they don't drown. == Rout | Talk 07:06, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

yeah i put one under water and leashed it, then put it on a fence post out of the water behind a sitting copper golem statue to make it look like it was fishing 👁 Image
CMDRKOOPA12 👁 Image
21:18, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

It does not drown, or take fall damage 👁 Image
SpyMonkey12 👁 Image
22:28, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

No, it doesn't drown ~2026-GravelStoneWarden7324 (talk) 04:03, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

There are still a lot of pictures and animations of the oxidized copper golem dispite the fact that this state cannot be seen in game. They should probably either be removed or have a note stating that it can't be seen in game. CrockCraftMC (talk) 14:41, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

nvm I just relised this isn't the case ignore this. CrockCraftMC (talk) 14:41, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Fixed Tis (talk) 18:30, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

The page states: "Once fully oxidized, a copper golem has a 0.58% chance per tick to become a copper golem statue". Now that the Java snapshot has released, code analysis reveals no such thing. Instead, copper golems only turn into a statue when close to the center of a block, which can create the illusion of a random chance each tick. Is the 0.58% chance (on Bedrock) from an official source or from experimentation? Tis (talk) 22:33, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Replaced with the full conditions for turning into a statue to the page from Java code analysis. The conditions are likely the same on Bedrock, though would need testing to confirm. Tis (talk) 18:25, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Page doesn't say anything about their reach. I have chests stacked vertically. They try but they can't put items in a chest that is 2 blocks above the ground.  Nixinova   T   C   03:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Testing on Java 25w32a I have found this as well, they only seem to be able to look in chests that are either standing on, or at the same Y-coordinate as themselves.

I've also found (but haven't confirmed) that they won't look in a chest with only one empty space above it. Two empty spaces above the chest seems to be fine. It's also possible that they can open chests at Y+1 but the problem @Nixinova and I encountered could have been because of inadequate space above the upper chest, rather than because of being at Y+1 relative to the golem. Further testing is required, and the article should be updated with the resulting information. CanuckMonkey (talk) 23:46, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

I did some more testing, the Y+1 restriction appears to hold even when there are two spaces of air above a chest. I would recommend someone double-check these findings before updating the article, but assuming I'm correct, we need to add:

1) Copper Golems will open chests at the same Y-level as themselves, and 1 Y-level below them, but will not open chests that are 1 Y-level above them.

2) Copper Golems will not open chests with an opaque block two blocks above the chest, even though the player can open such chests.

Not tested: What happens with various scenarios with transparent blocks above chests; what happens with chests two or more Y-levels below the Copper Golem; everything in Bedrock Edition. CanuckMonkey (talk) 00:52, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Tested on the current BE and found to be correct. Added what we know so far.

New question: "Copper golems search for chests and copper chests in a 65×17×65 cubic area centered on the copper golem's block position." seeems to be incorrect. Copper golems don't interact with chests located at lower than Y-2 relative to their Y position, even if they can reach the chest (copper or wooden). Can someone double check on this? LowerDecks (talk) 08:30, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Answer to my own question: Apparantly copper golems are aware of boxes on lower levels and interact with them if they can find a path to them. LowerDecks (talk) 13:54, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

I see in trivia it says within game files there are exclusive spinning animations for oxidized variations of copper golem that as of now they share same animation with un-oxidize one, that I don’t know if its true or not but if it is so we should have those spining animation isometric renders(these states can not be seen in-game); thanks. Amirhosseinta (talk) 10:39, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

The copper button was not added on snapshots/previews for The Copper Age drop, so it's not documented here.   — 👁 Image
^{(Talk | Contributions | pt)} 17:44, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

What is the equipment slot used by the poppy given by iron golems on Bedrock Edition? Is it possible to make the copper golem render other blocks besides the poppy? And if it renders at full 1-meter scale by default, could this be used to make a basic form of block displays in Bedrock Edition? CubicGREYDEN (talk) 22:19, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Well the current slot in Java as of snapshot 25w35a is saddle slot and it might be same on bedrock too, and yes it is possible using commands. AT (talk) 17:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

It turns out (as far as I have been able to check, may not be true anymore) that it uses a tag to display the poppy, and that it only works for the poppy and not any other item, as well as derendering the poppy while the Invisibility effect is running, but again I haven't checked in a while, so it may not be the case anymore. CubicGREYDEN (talk) 20:49, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Iron golem and Copper golem 2603:8081:8500:15B:6123:9C8:22AE:3F5C 22:25, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

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Mollusk123 (Talk) 22:26, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

It might be obvious to editors of this wiki who know the game inside and out that 'chests' refers specifically to wooden chests without it needing to be said. However, someone who does not know the game that well (i.e. people who read this wiki) may not realise this distinction, and could assume that 'chests' refers to chests in general, which would an incorrect assumption to make. Copper golems don't put items into copper chests or ender chests. They only put items into wooden and trapped chests. So the wiki's text possibly misleading readers into thinking otherwise is a problem.

I think it's an easy wrong assumption to make, even with the link to the wooden chest article, and I had this in mind when I rewrote the lede/summary for this article a while ago and specified 'wooden chests'. That specificity in the lede means that even someone who's never played Minecraft in their life would immediately understand which chests are and are not being referred to. It's also a simple, single-word fix for the problem.

So given how helpful adding this one word would be for readers, why can't the lede say 'wooden chests'? Batbrain55 (talk) 07:52, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Because apparently "chest" is somehow unambiguous, apparently, due to that being the exact item name. (The fact that there's a disambiguation page on chests largely invalidates that argument, so I disagree.) 👁 align=top
Sightnado ( talk / contribs ) 07:58, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

I agree it should say "wooden chests" whenever copper chests are being mentioned nearby.  Nixinova  T ⁄ C  08:40, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

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 Agree == Rout | Talk 09:06, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

If a copper golem transports a shield, it holds it on top of its head. The shield has its function as a weapon.

My respective edit was reverted, "false info". Maybe it is a bedrock exclusive feature? But it's definitly real. LowerDecks (talk) 15:18, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Well, it does hold it like that, but I'm not sure what you mean by "function as a weapon". It does not block attacks (at least in Java Edition). The holding like that doesn't need to be stated because that is the shield's normal item model. It also holds things like tridents (items with different models) differently. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 23:19, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Can confirm copper golems cannot block attacks using a shield in BE 1.21.124. == Rout | Talk 07:54, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

Seems like I was mistaken about the shields ability to block attacks when held by a copper golem. Thanks for double checking me!

@MinecraftExp123 All items I checked so far are held between the arms of the copper golem, only the shield is held on top of the golems head and displayed in normal size (tridents too, how cool!), it's a distinct difference imho. LowerDecks (talk) 13:46, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

When searching for the next chest to go to the copper golem will check for the nearest chest. It will then verify that there is a valid path for it to get to this chest. If there isn't it will move on to the next nearest chest and repeat the check; however, these checks have a limit. Through my testing a copper golem will only check for 62 (don't know why it isn't 64. It could also be time based) chests, and if it doesn't find one it can access it will go into it's wandering phase instead of going to a chest. This can be a problem because I have a ton of chests below the filtering in my base which is causing the copper golems to not be able to find the next filter chest as it is roughly 14 blocks away with a ton of chests right below it that are not accessible. PugGoesSniff (talk) 17:49, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

After checking 10 chests, it wanders around for 7 seconds and forgets the chests that it already checked. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 02:22, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

I believe what is being said here is that when searching for a chest to check, it checks the 64 nearest chests, and if none of them are reachable, the copper golem gives up 👁 align=top
Sightnado ( talk / contribs ) 02:52, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Well, at least in Java Edition, copper golems' NBT do not have any way to store the number of chests checked except for the positions of the 10 chests, which can't store more than 10. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 02:54, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

That is historical information, which is to remain in the history section. BDJP ^(t|c) 06:39, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Those are blocks, this article is about the mob. — 3A 👁 BlockSprite lime-concrete.png: Sprite image for lime-concrete in Minecraft
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