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A happy ghast is a passive mob added in Chase the Skies. Unlike its hostile counterpart, the ghast, it is passive towards players and can be ridden by using a harness. It was revealed in Minecraft Live - March 2025.^[1]

A ghastling is a baby version of the happy ghast, which can be spawned by soaking a dried ghast in water for 20 minutes.

Spawning[]

Happy Ghast[]

To spawn a happy ghast, it requires soaking a dried ghast block in water for 20 minutes. The block then transforms into a ghastling. Ghastlings can neither be harnessed nor ridden until they become fully grown. Feeding it with snowballs can speed up the process.

Happy ghasts can also be spawned directly by using the /summon command, or by using its spawn egg.

Ghastling[]

Ghastlings spawn up after the dried ghast block gets hydrated in water for 20 minutes. Ghastlings can also be spawned directly by using this command: /summon happy_ghast ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_baby(in Bedrock) and /summon happy_ghast ~ ~ ~ {Age:-999}. There is also a 5% chance of spawning a ghastling directly when spawned using a spawn egg. From here, the player can skip waterlogging a dried ghast. Ghastlings do not take damage from drowning in water.

Harnessed[]

Happy ghasts can follow or fly towards a player who is holding a harness. The player can easily equip the harness on the happy ghast and right-click on the ghast to mount it. When mounted, the harness goggles will flip down. Harnessed happy ghasts can allow up to 4 players to mount them. Players cannot mount unharnessed happy ghasts, unless they use the /ride command.

If a player stands on top of an unharnessed happy ghast, the happy ghast will stop moving, allowing the player to move around its top, like it is a flat platform. The happy ghast will also stop when it is harnessed and the player is standing on it. If a player flies a happy ghast into water (a pillar), the player will be dismounted from the happy ghast.

Leashed[]

Happy ghasts can be leashed, in order to stop them flying further away. Players can attach leashed boats and chest boats to the happy ghasts, allowing them to transport entities and items over long distances.

Mobs leashed to the happy ghasts will not take any damage when the happy ghasts fly downward onto a flat platform.

Appearance[]

Happy ghasts have a slightly smaller body size compared to the regular ghasts, with shorter tentacles. What makes this passive mob different from its hostile counterpart is its happy smile on its face. They are 4 x 4 x 4 blocks big.

Ghastlings are smaller than ghasts. Their tentacles are also shorter than their body size. They are slightly bigger than average blocks, thus they can easily fit through a 2-block-wide opening. Apart from its happy smile, it has pink gills underneath its skin. According to Mojang, these mobs are very curious and fly around like a balloon, creating an imprint on a nearby player or a mob.

History[]

March 22, 2025					Happy ghasts are announced at Minecraft Live 2025.
Java Edition
1.21.6		25w15a			Added ghastlings and happy ghasts.
		25w16a			Boats can now be leashed to happy ghasts.
		25w18a			Ghastlings now follow happy ghasts.
		pre1			Happy ghasts ridden by a player no longer fly through another happy ghast that is ridden by a player.
Bedrock Edition
1.21.80		beta 1.21.80.25			Added ghastlings and happy ghasts under "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle.
		beta 1.21.80.27			Reduced its health from 40 × 20 to 20 × 10.
1.21.90		beta 1.21.90.20			All features behind the "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle are now available during normal gameplay.
					Boats can now be leashed to happy ghasts.
		beta 1.21.90.21			Ghastlings now follow happy ghasts.
					Changed the collision box of ghastlings and happy ghasts.
		beta 1.21.90.26			A sound now plays when unequipping a harness using shears.
1.21.100		beta 1.21.100.22			Happy ghasts now drops 1-3 experience orbs when killed by a player.
					Increased the volume of happy ghast ride sound.

Trivia[]

• A group of happy ghasts or ghastlings is called a "chuckle".
• The concept of the happy ghast came from both Minecraft Legends and A Minecraft Movie.
  • In A Minecraft Movie, the ghasts are apparently seen brutally mistreated by the piglins with chains and spears, when attacking the "Roundlings".
  • In Minecraft Legends, the concept was depicted as a flying, rideable ghast mount.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Happy Ghast" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[]

Renders[]

• Default
  Default
• Harnessed
  Harnessed
• Leashed
  Leashed
• Ghastling
  Ghastling

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  The ghastling and happy ghast in the poster.
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  The happy ghast in the game drop's travel guide.
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• A leashed happy ghast without a harness.
  A leashed happy ghast without a harness.

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