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Advanced Golems

by flemmli97

Advanced Golems adds small golems that guard a base, patrol around their home position and attack hostile mobs that come into their area.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.18.2 – 1.21.1

What it does

Golems spawn as small defenders for a base. Each one watches an area of about 9 blocks around its home position and attacks hostile mobs that enter it, while wandering within that zone between fights. By default a golem cannot be killed outright; the config can turn that off, and a destroyed golem powers down rather than being lost, so a golden apple brings it back online. A golem controller is needed to configure golems, remove them, change a home position, and switch between four operation modes.

Each golem is weak at first, but it accepts normal weapons and armor, and it can be made stronger with a set of items that grant respective effects, each item's effect set in the config. Golems appear as baby zombies. Advanced Golems depends on Fabric API on Fabric, Forge Config API Port on Forge, SmartBrainLib and TenshiLib on every loader it supports. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, for 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20.1, 1.20.6 and 1.21.1, under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Area defense

    Golems guard a zone around their home position and attack hostile mobs that enter it.

  2. Controller-based setup

    A golem controller changes home positions, removes golems and switches between four operation modes.

  3. Immortal golems

    Golems are immortal unless the config says otherwise. When one is destroyed, it powers down and a golden apple reactivates it.

  4. Equipment and item boosts

    Golems accept normal weapons and armor, and specific items grant them effects, set in the config.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.21.1-1.5.4-fabricNot available1.21.1-1.5.4.b-neoforge
1.20.61.20.6-1.5.2Not available1.20.6-1.5.2
1.20.11.20.1-1.5.11.20.1-1.5.1Not available
1.19.41.19.4-1.5.21.19.4-1.5.2Not available
1.18.21.18.2-1.5.21.18.2-1.5.2Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 4

SmartBrainLibA brain library for Minecraft, making the brain system easier to use and manage
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required
TenshiLibCore and Library mod for my other projects
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Survival players who want passive guards for a base, and server owners who want to tune how golems behave through the config.

How it compares

Full comparison

YDM's Copper Golem is client and server, for 1.18 – 1.21.5 on Fabric and Forge, under All rights reserved. Golem Spawn Fix is client and server on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, also not open source. Ore Golems is client and server for Forge and NeoForge, released under the MIT License. Advanced Golems targets 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 across the three loaders.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Advanced GolemsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-08-22
YDM's Copper GolemFabric and Forge1.18 – 1.21.5Client and server2025-05-20
Golem Spawn FixFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-10
Ore GolemsForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-05-25

Questions

Does Advanced Golems need Fabric API?

Yes on Fabric. Fabric API is required there, along with SmartBrainLib and TenshiLib. On Forge the Forge Config API Port is required instead, together with the same two libraries.

Does the server need Advanced Golems installed?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

How are golems made stronger?

They accept normal weapons and armor, and specific items grant effects. The list of items and their effects can be changed in the config.

Can a destroyed golem be brought back?

Yes. Instead of being lost for good, a destroyed golem powers down, and a golden apple can restart it, provided the config keeps golems mortal-proof.

In the catalog

Advanced Golems is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Advanced golem is a simple mod that adds in a small golem to help you defend an area from hostile mobs. To make a golem simply craft the golem spawner and right click on a block
flemmli97, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
flemmli97
Published
2023-07-13
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-22
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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