How to Kill Villagers Easily in Minecraft

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Last Updated: December 9, 2025

Did you ever get angry at a villager on Minecraft and wanted to kill them, but were afraid the Iron Golem would get you? Want to troll without getting banned? Read on to learn how to kill villagers!

1

Make the villagers fall.

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Villagers are attracted to pumpkins and doors, so put one down, then build a deep hole around it (as deep as you can). Then sit back and watch as the villagers fall to their doom!

2

Kill the Iron Golem.

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Put a bunch of TNT around him and make it explode! The Iron Golem will die or at least take a lot of damage (so you can easily kill it with a sword), leaving you to kill the villagers in any way you can think of. Be aware though a new iron golem will spawn sooner or later stopping you from killing the villagers.

3

Kill a villager child and an Iron Golem.

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Iron Golems like giving children flowers, so spawn an Iron Golem and a villager child, but before you do, make a deep 1x3 hole with lava in the bottom and put a pumpkin behind it. The child will be attracted to the pumpkin and run for it, making it fall into the hole. The Iron Golem will chase it, and it too will fall.

4

Wait to attack villagers until night falls.

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When night falls, the Iron Golem will be too busy killing monsters to care about you. So sneak into the villagers' houses at night and kill them!

5

Lure a villager away from the village.

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If villagers are far from Iron Golems, those mobs don't attack you. So, you can kill a villager without getting attacked. One of the ways to do this is shoving a villager in a boat.

6

Trap a villager in cacti.

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Just remember, cacti can't be placed next to other blocks (including itself); they can only be placed on sand.

7

Spawn zombies.

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When zombies see a villager, they automatically try to kill it. Sometimes, they even form zombie groups that attack villages. These zombie attacks are called “zombie sieges”. Remember, you can't spawn zombies in the daytime, for they’ll burn to ashes, so wait until night. It will transform them.

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How do I find a village in pocket edition?

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Villages can spawn in Deserts, Savannahs, Ice Plains, Plains or Taiga Biomes.

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Trading with villagers will increase your reputation. If you have -25 or -50 and the village iron golem is coming for you, trade quickly. Each successful trade should give you about 5 reputation back.

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Why would someone kill an innocent villager that's completely harmless?

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Some people get easily frustrated when a random stranger walks into their house and gets in their way when they are trying to leave. Also, hearing "herr" all the time can get pretty annoying.

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