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How to Create the Copper Golem in Minecraft

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A player's first-person view of a small, pinkish-orange Copper Golem statue or figurine placed on a dirt path in a Minecraft world. The scene features realistic shaders, with a sunny sky, detailed block textures for grass and dirt hills, and trees in the background, making the classic block-based world appear highly rendered.

The Copper Golem is a passive and adorable creature in Minecraft, known for its ability to automatically organize your items.

Unlike the Iron Golem, it’s not a protector, but rather a logistics assistant. It takes items from a Copper Chest and stores them in nearby chests that already contain the same item or in empty ones.

Here’s how you can summon your own Copper Golem and make the most of this new game feature.

Required Materials

The Copper Golem is summoned similarly to the Iron and Snow Golems, but using copper blocks instead of iron or snow.

You’ll need just two main items:

  • 1x Copper Block (Any oxidation stage: Regular Copper, Exposed Copper, Weathered Copper, or Oxidized Copper. You can also use waxed versions.)

    A highly-detailed Minecraft scene showing a Copper block on a grass field in a village. A Villager character stands to the left of the composter. The image is rendered with realistic shaders, showcasing textured stone and wood buildings and lush green foliage in the background.

  • 1x Carved Pumpkin (or Jack O’Lantern / Lit Pumpkin

    A high-resolution image of a Carved Pumpkin block sitting on detailed grass in a Minecraft village setting. The background includes a stone and wood house and thick green foliage, highlighting the enhanced textures and lighting provided by shaders.

How to Obtain the Materials

Copper Block

Mine Copper Ore

Find copper ore in caves and underground biomes.

A dark, first-person view in Minecraft showing an exposed block of Copper Ore on a patch of dirt underground or in a cave. The player is holding an Iron Pickaxe in the lower right corner, ready to mine the ore. The surrounding blocks are dark dirt and stone.

Smelt the Copper

Place Raw Copper in a Furnace or Blast Furnace to obtain Copper Ingots. You’ll need 9 Copper Ingots to craft one block.

A clear Minecraft screenshot displaying the Blast Furnace interface, showing that nine Copper Ingots are ready to be collected in the output slot. The background shows the game world with detailed grass, stone, and wooden blocks, suggesting the use of a high-resolution texture pack.

Craft the Block

Use a Crafting Table and fill all 9 slots with Copper Ingots to create 1 Copper Block.

A screenshot showing the Minecraft crafting grid interface displaying the recipe for a Block of Copper, which requires nine Copper Ingots. A Villager is visible to the left in the background of the village, which is rendered with detailed grass and wooden blocks.

Carved Pumpkin

Find a Pumpkin: Pumpkins grow naturally in plains or forest biomes but are more common in open areas.

A highly-detailed, sunny Minecraft scene featuring a small pumpkin farm and a village well in the background. Several pumpkin blocks are visible next to a dirt farm plot. Behind the farm are a traditional stone-and-wood village house and large trees, all enhanced with realistic lighting and texture detail.

Craft Shears: You’ll need 2 Iron Ingots to craft Shears at a Crafting Table.

A clear Minecraft screenshot displaying the Crafting table interface. The recipe shows two Iron Ingots diagonally placed, which results in Shears. The background shows the game world with detailed textures, including a well or structure, grass, and trees.

Carve the Pumpkin: Hold the Shears and use them (right-click or secondary action) on a regular Pumpkin to turn it into a Carved Pumpkin.

A highly-detailed, atmospheric Minecraft scene showing a Jack-o'-Lantern block placed next to a small farm patch in a dense forest. The image features a dark, misty ambiance, tall trees, and a wooden hut in the background, with water running near the cobblestone and dirt blocks.

Summoning Step by Step

The order of the blocks is crucial to summon the Copper Golem:

  1. Place the Copper Block: Put your Copper Block on the ground — this will serve as the Golem’s body.

    Copper Block in a Snowy Minecraft Plains Biome

  2. Place the Carved Pumpkin: Hold the Carved Pumpkin and place it on top of the Copper Block.

    Stacked Jack-o'-Lantern on a Copper Block in a Snowy Minecraft Biome

As soon as you place the Carved Pumpkin, the Copper Golem will be summoned instantly!

Copper Golem Statue Stacked on a Copper Chest in Minecraft

Important Tip: The copper block used to summon the Golem will automatically transform into a Copper Chest. This is the only type of chest from which the Copper Golem will take items to begin organizing.

Copper Golem Behavior and Tips

After being summoned, the Copper Golem is a helpful friend with some unique traits:

Item Organization

The main purpose of the Copper Golem is item sorting.

  • It picks up to 16 items (of the first type it finds) from a Copper Chest.

    A dual-focus image in Minecraft showing an open Copper Chest and a Copper Golem figurine on the left. On the right, the Copper Chest inventory interface is open, showing a mix of 16 and 64 stacked items inside. The background features detailed grass and wooden structures of a nearby village or outpost under a misty sky.

  • Then, it searches for nearby Wooden Chests (normal, trapped, or Nether chests) that already contain that item or are empty.

  • It deposits the items in the first compatible chest it finds.

    A split-view Minecraft image showing two types of chests and a Copper Golem figurine in the foreground, with a village in the misty background. The right side shows the Copper Chest's inventory interface, containing stacks of items. The textures of the blocks and the detailed lighting are clearly visible.

This makes it perfect for creating a dumping point where you can throw all your collected items, and the Golem will sort them into your storage system.

Oxidation and Statue

Just like Copper Blocks, your Copper Golem will oxidize over time, turning into a greenish color (patina).

  • When fully oxidized, the Copper Golem can freeze into a Copper Golem Statue, becoming a decorative block.

  • To reanimate a statue or remove oxidation, you can use an Axe or have it struck by lightning.

    A split-screen Minecraft image showing the process of placing a Copper Golem figurine. The left side shows the placement outline, and the right side shows the figure successfully placed with particle effects. A player is holding a Pickaxe in the foreground. The background is a bright, sunny scene featuring grass, sand, water, and pyramids or hills.

  • To prevent oxidation, use a Honeycomb on the Golem, turning it into a Waxed Copper Golem. It will no longer oxidize or turn into a statue.

    Waxing a Copper Golem with Honeycomb in Minecraft

Your new Copper Golem is now ready to help you keep your world organized!
It’s an amazing feature for players who want to automate inventory management and bring more life to their base.
Caio Vinicius

About Caio Vinicius

Founder and writer of the Games Catalogue blog. I have a particular interest in horror and action games, as well as a touch of science fiction.

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