Snow Golem in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about a snow golem (also called a snow man) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about a snow golem in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

Snow golem is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The following is a picture of what a snow golem (or snow man) looks like in Minecraft:

Hostility Level (Passive)

A snow golem is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and snow golems. Because a snow golem is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).

Health Points

In Minecraft, a snow golem has 2 hearts for health. This gives a snow golem 4 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a snow golem, you need to inflict 4 points of damage to the snow golem.

Where to Find a Snow Golem

In Minecraft, a snow golem does not spawn naturally in the game. You can build a snow golem or summon a snow golem using a cheat. Starting in 1.19.3, you can also use a spawn egg to create a snow golem.

Weapon

The snow golem is armed with snowballs.

Attack Method

You are safe to walk near a snow golem and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack a snow golem, it will just stand there. It will not attack you back.

Drops

When you kill a snow golem in Minecraft, it will drop snowballs.

Make sure you pick up the dropped items before they disappear. These are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

These orbs represent experience points. Unfortunately, when you kill a snow golem, you will not gain any experience points.

Spawn Egg for Snow Golem

You can spawn a snow golem using the following spawn egg:

How to Build a Snow Golem

Here are instructions on how to make a snow golem (or snow man) in Minecraft:

Videos

Watch this video to learn more about the Snow Golem (also called Snow Man) in Minecraft.

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Things to Do with a Snow Golem

Here are some activities that you can do with a snow golem in Minecraft:

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a snow golem in Minecraft:

NBT Tags for Snow Golem (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a snow golem in Java Edition:

Spawn Events for Snow Golem (Bedrock/Education)

Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a snow golem in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition: