Happy ghast is a new mob coming soon to Minecraft in the second game drop of 2025. This feature was introduced by Mojang Studios in the first Minecraft Live 2025 on March 23.

In the first Minecraft Live of 2025, Mojang Studios announced two brand-new ghast variants for the sandbox game. These fresh mobs were called ghastling and happy ghast.

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. While each of Minecraft's twice-annual game drops have brought new mobs, the second drop of 2025's is a cut above the rest. Meet the happy ghast ...

Players can put a harness on their happy ghast, mount it and fly around your world. What will the 1.22 Minecraft update be? There's no 1.22 Minecraft update this time around.

Happy Ghast will also no longer jitter when a player is detected on the edge of its detection area. Leash positions for a variety of mobs were also fixed, and entities can now be leashed to a Glow ...

"You can even build from the top of the happy ghast, making tall structures and those awe-inspiring sky builds a little bit more accessible for Survival Mode players." said Minecraft.

As this version of the Ghast still has dangling limbs, it would likely float around Minecraft 's Nether similar to its existing model. Ghasts are known to pursue players in the Nether, and this ...