Golem Targets
by rolyPolyVole
Golem Targets lets server owners point Iron and Snow golems at specific players, and it works on a singleplayer world too.
What it does
Players mark a golem as hostile by placing a paper with a player's name on it into the golem with a shift and right click. The golem then keeps that player as its target until the paper is taken back out. Right clicking a combat golem opens a five-slot screen, and a golem built by a player answers only to its owner, so the targets screen stays private. Aggro distance is configurable and defaults to 48 blocks, so a golem starts pursuing an assigned player only once that player is within range.
Assignments are stored and restored after a restart. Because the mod is server-side, players join without installing anything, and the server supplies the behavior. Fabric API is required. The code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the source is public. The mod has 1.21.11 as its only game version, with 1.0.0 as the latest Fabric file.
Key features
Player-targeted iron golems
Iron and Snow golems can be assigned a named player, who then becomes their target.
Paper name tags
A shift and right click with a named paper puts a target in a golem, and removing the paper removes the target.
Combat golem screen
A right click on a combat golem opens a five-slot GUI that sets its targets.
Owner-only control
Golems built by a player accept targets only from the owner, which keeps other players from reassigning them.
Adjustable aggro range
The distance at which a golem starts chasing an assigned player is configurable, with a default of 48 blocks.
Persistent assignments
Every assignment is saved, so targets survive a server restart.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want golems to act against specific players, and players who run a singleplayer world and want the same control locally.
How it compares
Compact Golems is a client and server mod under the MIT License, open source, for 1.21 – 1.21.4, and it changes golem behavior rather than targeting. Deadly Snow Golems is server-side only, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, for 1.21 – 1.21.5, and it changes snow golems. Golem Targets is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.21.11, and it only assigns named targets.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golem Targets | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-10 |
| Compact Golems | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-02 |
| Deadly Snow Golems | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-01 |
Questions
Does Golem Targets need Fabric API?
Do players have to install Golem Targets?
How far away does a golem start chasing a target?
Are the golem assignments kept after a restart?
In the catalog
Golem Targets is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Protect your base from nosy players by assigning your golems bounties! SHIFT + RIGHT CLICK an iron golem or a snow golem, and put in a piece of paper with the name of the target. It will now target that player until you take the paper back out.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/golem-targets
- Owner
- rolyPolyVole
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15