Summary
OneMinecraftfan has discovered a creative way of weaponizing the game’s new happy ghast mob thanks to the update to leashing mechanics that were introduced in the latest experimental version. Although they only exist inMinecraft’s experimental snapshot versions for now, players have already discovered a surprising range of uses for the happy ghast mob.
First revealedduring the MinecraftLIVE eventearlier in the year, the happy ghast mob is quite unlike anything added toMinecraftbefore. While most fans are familiar with the Nether’s hostile ghasts, as the name suggests, the happy ghast is a friendly counterpart which will not only allow players to populate their worlds with new companions, but also provide players with a new method of transport. To obtain one, players will need to either craft or collect a dried ghast block from the Nether, and bring it back home to the Overworld. There, the block can be submerged in water for a few days until it fully hydrates and becomes a baby ghastling. Ghastlings will mature into happy ghasts after being fed enough snowballs.
Happy ghasts can even be equipped with a saddle and flown through the sky, and players will be able to take advantage of this by using them as mobile building platforms. Thanks to the updated leashing mechanics that were recently introduced in the game’s latest experimental version, however, one player known online as SystemNotLoaded has discovered a way of weaponizing the happy ghast and using it to carpet bomb their enemies withMinecraft’s most infamous mob, the creeper. Since the update allows mobs to be connected by leads, doing this is actually quite simple. Players can connect a happy ghast to several creepers kept in boats, and use shears to cut the leads while flying over a target to rain creepers down on top of them.
Minecraft’s Latest Experimental Content is Giving Fans a Lot to Play With
Fans have been busy experimenting with the possibilities opened up byMinecraft’s experimental leashing mechanics, using the feature to build everything from tightropes to interconnected electric pylons. Like the happy ghast itself, this new feature remains exclusive toMinecraft’s experimental build, and it’s not yet known when the change will be pushed to all players.
It’s likely that the leashing mechanics will be rolled out in one ofMinecraft’s planned content drops for 2025, perhaps even the June drop which promises to add the happy ghast to the game officially. The happy ghast has quickly become a fan-favorite critter since its reveal thanks to both its cute design and diverse gameplay uses, and hopefully fans won’t have to wait too long to see the mob properly added to the game.
