Guard Villagers FAQ

Guards spawn naturally in villages over time, and their spawn rate is controlled by the mod's configuration. If none are appearing, check that the config option for natural spawning is enabled and that your village has valid spawnable space.

Use the Guard Spawn Egg on a block to place a guard directly, just like any other spawn egg. The egg is available in the creative inventory or via commands if you have cheats enabled.

Guards can be spawned anywhere with a spawn egg, but they defend most reliably when they have a village or a designated area to patrol. Placing them near beds and workstations helps them treat the spot as a settlement.

Guards only engage threats within their detection range, so mobs attacking from far away may be ignored. Make sure the guard isn't stuck behind walls or fences, and check the config for any behavior toggles that affect targeting.

Guards can be equipped by right-clicking them with a weapon or armor piece, similar to how you'd equip a villager or armor stand. They will use the weapon they're given when fighting.

Guards take damage like any mob and can die if not protected. There is no dedicated healing item, so keeping them armored and supporting them with golems or other guards is the practical way to keep them alive.

Guards are neutral toward players and villagers by default and focus on hostile mobs. If you're being attacked by a guard, check whether you've been marked as a threat or whether a config option changes their aggression.

Open the mod's configuration file and adjust the spawn rate and related options for guards. Changes typically require a game restart or reload to take effect.

Yes, guards, iron golems, and snow golems will all target hostile mobs, so they complement each other in base defense. Snow golems are fragile, so keep them behind guards or walls.

It generally works alongside other villager and mob mods, but overlapping spawn or AI changes can cause conflicts. If guards behave oddly, test with other villager-related mods disabled to isolate the issue.

It adds a Guard mob that defends villages, along with villager-related AI changes. Guards spawn in villages in groups of six, armed with either an iron sword or a crossbow.

Crouch and right-click a nitwit or unemployed villager while holding a sword or crossbow. This converts that villager into a guard.

Right-click a guard to open its inventory and give it armor, swap its weapon, or put a shield or food in its offhand. Guards with food or potions will consume them when low on health, and guards with a shield will block attacks.

Right-click a guard. Guards will only trust you to open their inventory if you have high enough reputation, have the Hero of the Village effect, or converted that villager into a guard yourself.

With the Hero of the Village effect, right-click a guard with an empty hand to make it follow you. Ringing a village bell while you have Hero of the Village also makes multiple guards in the bell's area follow you.

Click the patrol button in the guard's inventory screen to make it stand on a specific area. Guards can also naturally patrol villages, which is a configurable option that can cause lag if many guards are spawned.

The mod adds one mob, the Guard. It also registers spawn eggs for guards, illusioners, iron golems, and snow golems.

The mod's project page lists Forge and NeoForge loaders for Minecraft Java versions 1.21 through 26.2. There is no Bedrock or MCPE version listed.

Witches attack villagers, villagers and illagers are scared of polar bears, and during raids illagers kill any animal they see. Clerics heal low-health guards, villagers, and players with Hero of the Village using regeneration potions, and smithing villagers repair golems and guard equipment.

Yes, many features can be enabled or disabled in the config file. For example, you can turn off guard patrols to improve performance, or toggle options like whether guards convert to zombie villagers when killed by zombies.