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	File:Nether Trick.png\|"Never Trick or Treat in the Nether," an official tote bag sold for Halloween		File:Nether Trick.png\|"Never Trick or Treat in the Nether," an official tote bag sold for Halloween
	File:Ghast Mobestiary.jpg\|A Ghast pictured in the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Books#Minecraft Mobestiary\|Mobestiary]]		File:Ghast Mobestiary.jpg\|A Ghast pictured in the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Books#Minecraft Mobestiary\|Mobestiary]]
	File:Nerf Ghast.jpg\|An officially licensed [[Minecraft:~~Minecraft x~~ Nerf~~\|''Nerf''~~]] Ghast gun		File:Nerf Ghast.jpg\|An officially licensed [[Minecraft:Nerf]] Ghast gun
	File:Ghast (Trails & Tales Event).png\|The Secret Ghast, featured in the [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event]]		File:Ghast (Trails & Tales Event).png\|The Secret Ghast, featured in the [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event]]
	File:Halloween launcher ghast.png\|A unique sprite of a crying ghast appearing in the Minecraft launcher on Halloween, 2023		File:Halloween launcher ghast.png\|A unique sprite of a crying ghast appearing in the Minecraft launcher on Halloween, 2023

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	Ghasts float around with their eyes and mouth closed and periodically make crying sounds heard from up to 80 blocks away. They have a [[Minecraft:hitbox]] of 4×4×4 blocks. The ghast's nine tentacles are not within their hitbox.		Ghasts float around with their eyes and mouth closed and periodically make crying sounds heard from up to 80 blocks away. They have a [[Minecraft:hitbox]] of 4×4×4 blocks. The ghast's nine tentacles are not within their hitbox.

	When within range, a ghast faces the player and shoots a [[Minecraft:fireball]] every 3 seconds, opening its eyes and mouth and making a screeching sound. They strafe left to right in the air while targeting. A ghast requires a line of sight to the player before firing, which can be blocked by any solid block, including transparent blocks. {{IN\|Java}}, they target players within 64 blocks horizontally and 4 blocks vertically<ref name="MC-49640">{{bug\|MC-49640\|\|Ghasts don't aggro unless you're at the exact same height they are flying\|WAI}}</ref>, and continue attacking as long as they are within a 64 block sphere and have line of sight. {{IN\|Bedrock}}, a ghast normally targets a player within a sphere of 28 blocks, increasing to 64 blocks if the player damages it. {{IN\|be}}, a ghast holds its charge like a [[Minecraft:pillager]] when it loses sight of its target and shoots again instantly when in range.<ref>{{bug\|MCPE-45311\|\|Ghast holding onto its fire charge till the player re-enters it’s vicinity.}}</ref>		When within range, a ghast faces the player and shoots a [[Minecraft:fireball]] every 3 seconds, opening its eyes and mouth and making a screeching sound. They strafe left to right in the air while targeting. A ghast requires a line of sight to the player before firing, which can be blocked by any solid block, including transparent blocks. {{IN\|Java}}, they target players within 64 blocks horizontally and 4 blocks vertically,<ref name="MC-49640">{{bug\|MC-49640\|\|Ghasts don't aggro unless you're at the exact same height they are flying\|WAI}}</ref> and continue attacking as long as they are within a 64 block sphere and have line of sight. {{IN\|Bedrock}}, a ghast normally targets a player within a sphere of 28 blocks, increasing to 64 blocks if the player damages it. {{IN\|be}}, a ghast holds its charge like a [[Minecraft:pillager]] when it loses sight of its target and shoots again instantly when in range.<ref>{{bug\|MCPE-45311\|\|Ghast holding onto its fire charge till the player re-enters it’s vicinity.}}</ref>

	Ghasts do not attempt to approach the player once aggravated, but instead fire at the player from their position within firing range. If a ghast is within close range to its target, it may take damage from the [[Minecraft:explosion]] of its own fireball, regardless of the player hitting the fireball back.		Ghasts do not attempt to approach the player once aggravated, but instead fire at the player from their position within firing range. If a ghast is within close range to its target, it may take damage from the [[Minecraft:explosion]] of its own fireball, regardless of the player hitting the fireball back.

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	'''Ghasts''' are large~~, cute~~, floating, [[Minecraft:ghost]]-like hostile mobs found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], and are the only source of [[Minecraft:ghast tear]]s. Ghasts wander aimlessly and shoot explosive [[Minecraft:fireball]]s at [[Minecraft:player]]s, which can be hit back to kill them instantly upon direct impact.		'''Ghasts''' are large, floating, [[Minecraft:ghost]]-like hostile mobs found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], and are the only source of [[Minecraft:ghast tear]]s. Ghasts wander aimlessly and shoot explosive [[Minecraft:fireball]]s at [[Minecraft:player]]s, which can be hit back to kill them instantly upon direct impact.

	== Spawning ==		== Spawning ==
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	== Issues ==		== Issues ==
	~~If the Ghast Gets out of your line of sight, it disappears.~~{{issue list\|-happy\|-ghastling}}		{{issue list\|-happy\|-ghastling}}

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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	'''Ghasts''' are large, floating, [[Minecraft:ghost]]-like hostile mobs found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], and are the only source of [[Minecraft:ghast tear]]s. Ghasts wander aimlessly and shoot explosive [[Minecraft:fireball]]s at [[Minecraft:player]]s, which can be hit back to kill them instantly upon direct impact.		'''Ghasts''' are large, cute, floating, [[Minecraft:ghost]]-like hostile mobs found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], and are the only source of [[Minecraft:ghast tear]]s. Ghasts wander aimlessly and shoot explosive [[Minecraft:fireball]]s at [[Minecraft:player]]s, which can be hit back to kill them instantly upon direct impact.

	== Spawning ==		== Spawning ==
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	{{IN\|Java}}, ghasts spawn in groups of 4 at both [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]] and [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s while they spawn individually in [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]]. {{IN\|Bedrock}}, ghasts will always spawn individually.		{{IN\|Java}}, ghasts spawn in groups of 4 at both [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]] and [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s while they spawn individually in [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]]. {{IN\|Bedrock}}, ghasts will always spawn individually.

	Ghasts do not spawn in [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es, but they can wander nearby. They can, however, spawn in the treasure room variant of [[Minecraft:bastion remnant]]s if the room is in the correct [[Minecraft:biome]].

	{{Mob spawn table}}		{{Mob spawn table}}
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	== Issues ==		== Issues ==
	{{issue list\|-happy\|-ghastling}}		If the Ghast Gets out of your line of sight, it disappears.{{issue list\|-happy\|-ghastling}}

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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	== Navigation ==		== Navigation ==
			{{Navbox The Nether}}
	{{Navbox entities\|mobs}}		{{Navbox entities\|mobs}}

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	* Ghasts are considered to be fire-breathing [[Minecraft:ghost]]s in their [[Minecraft:Meet the Mob]] [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]] article.<ref name="meet ghast">{{Mcnet\|meet-ghast\|Meet the Ghast\|May 22, 2017\|Tom Stone\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=A ghost that can breathe fireballs - and as scary scenarios go, that's pretty strong.}}</ref>		* Ghasts are considered to be fire-breathing [[Minecraft:ghost]]s in their [[Minecraft:Meet the Mob]] [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]] article.<ref name="meet ghast">{{Mcnet\|meet-ghast\|Meet the Ghast\|May 22, 2017\|Tom Stone\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=A ghost that can breathe fireballs - and as scary scenarios go, that's pretty strong.}}</ref>
	** In their [[Minecraft:Mob Menagerie]] article, ghasts were said to be "large, incorporeal beings" whose origins are unclear. The article states that "they tend to avoid the [[Minecraft:Crimson Forest\|fungal forests]] where it's harder to track their prey". They are also "immune to heat damage" because they have "spent so long in the Nether" that "they love the warmth of lava" there.<ref name="2024ghast">{{Mcnet\|ghast\|Mob Menagerie: Ghast\|January 4, 2024\|Duncan Greere\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=Ghasts are large, incorporeal beings that float around the Nether. It’s not clear where they came from, or why, but...they tend to avoid the fungal forests where it’s harder to track their prey. Most of the time they just bob around, with their legs, or tentacles, or whatever they are, dangling below them and their eyes tightly closed.<br><br>...Ghasts are affected by poison, but having spent so long in the Nether they’ve become immune to heat damage. In fact, they love the warmth of lava – and if they pass under a lava fall or sink into a pool of the stuff, they’ll slow down a little to enjoy it.}}</ref>		** In their [[Minecraft:Mob Menagerie]] article, ghasts were said to be "large, incorporeal beings" whose origins are unclear. The article states that "they tend to avoid the [[Minecraft:Crimson Forest\|fungal forests]] where it's harder to track their prey". They are also "immune to heat damage" because they have "spent so long in the Nether" that "they love the warmth of lava" there.<ref name="2024ghast">{{Mcnet\|ghast\|Mob Menagerie: Ghast\|January 4, 2024\|Duncan Greere\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=Ghasts are large, incorporeal beings that float around the Nether. It’s not clear where they came from, or why, but...they tend to avoid the fungal forests where it’s harder to track their prey. Most of the time they just bob around, with their legs, or tentacles, or whatever they are, dangling below them and their eyes tightly closed.<br><br>...Ghasts are affected by poison, but having spent so long in the Nether they’ve become immune to heat damage. In fact, they love the warmth of lava – and if they pass under a lava fall or sink into a pool of the stuff, they’ll slow down a little to enjoy it.}}</ref>
	** ~~Another article on Minecraft.net states that it is "unlikely to need expensive pet food as it's already deceased". This contradicts to how they are not undead mobs in the game.~~		** The [[Minecraft: Mobestiary]], their {{AMCM\|Ghast\|appearance}} in {{AMCM}}, and later merchandise portray ghasts as organic beings with a stomach system resembling a cannon.<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://minecraftshop.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/minecraft-ghast-skeleton-unisex-comfort-colors-t-shirt\|title=Minecraft Ghast Skeleton Unisex Comfort Colors T-Shirt\|website=Minecraft.net}}</ref>
	** Alternatively, the [[Minecraft: Mobestiary]], their {{AMCM\|Ghast\|appearance}} in {{AMCM}}, and later merchandise portray ghasts as organic beings with a stomach system resembling a cannon.<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://minecraftshop.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/minecraft-ghast-skeleton-unisex-comfort-colors-t-shirt\|title=Minecraft Ghast Skeleton Unisex Comfort Colors T-Shirt\|website=Minecraft.net}}</ref>
	* The player can go inside of a ghast by falling through the top of it or flying (or jumping while attacking) up underneath it. If the player stands on top of the head, the player sees inside of it.		* The player can go inside of a ghast by falling through the top of it or flying (or jumping while attacking) up underneath it. If the player stands on top of the head, the player sees inside of it.
	* If a ghast is trapped in a cube of a side length of one block, it shoots fireballs through the cube. This is because all mobs that shoot spawn the projectile one block in front of it to prevent the projectile from hitting the mob.		* If a ghast is trapped in a cube of a side length of one block, it shoots fireballs through the cube. This is because all mobs that shoot spawn the projectile one block in front of it to prevent the projectile from hitting the mob.

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w32a\|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID of ghasts has been changed from <code>Ghast</code> to <code>ghast</code>.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w32a\|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID of ghasts has been changed from <code>Ghast</code> to <code>ghast</code>.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=16w40a\|The ghast <code>life</code> tag is no longer used for anything, but still saved/read.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=16w40a\|The ghast <code>life</code> tag is no longer used for anything, but still saved/read.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=17w47a\|~~Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version~~.~~{{info needed~~\|~~what was~~ this entity's ~~numeric~~ ID~~?}}~~}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=17w47a\|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening\|''The Flattening'']], this entity's numeral ID was 56.}}
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	== Spawning ==		== Spawning ==
	To spawn naturally, a ghast requires a solid [[Minecraft:block]] below it and a free space 5×5 blocks wide and 4 blocks high. They spawn in the [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]], [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]], and [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]] biomes in any light level. {{IN\|Java}}, ghasts cannot spawn in soul sand valleys if another ghast is within 16 blocks of spherical distance to the intended spawning location. {{iN\|Bedrock}}, two ghasts can spawn within any 4 [[Minecraft:chunk]] span.		To spawn naturally, a ghast requires a solid [[Minecraft:block]] below it and a free space 5×5 blocks wide and 4 blocks high. They spawn in the [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]], [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]], and [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]] biomes in any light level. {{IN\|Java}}, ghasts cannot spawn in soul sand valleys if another ghast is within 16 blocks of [[Minecraft:Distance#Spherical distance\|spherical distance]] to the intended spawning location. {{iN\|Bedrock}}, two ghasts can spawn within any 4 [[Minecraft:chunk]] span.

	{{IN\|Java}}, ghasts spawn in groups of 4 at both [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]] and [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s while they spawn individually in [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]]. {{IN\|Bedrock}}, ghasts will always spawn individually.		{{IN\|Java}}, ghasts spawn in groups of 4 at both [[Minecraft:Nether wastes]] and [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s while they spawn individually in [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]]. {{IN\|Bedrock}}, ghasts will always spawn individually.

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	File:Nether Trick.png\|"Never Trick or Treat in the Nether," an official tote bag sold for Halloween		File:Nether Trick.png\|"Never Trick or Treat in the Nether," an official tote bag sold for Halloween
	File:Ghast Mobestiary.jpg\|A Ghast pictured in the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Books#Minecraft Mobestiary\|Mobestiary]]		File:Ghast Mobestiary.jpg\|A Ghast pictured in the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Books#Minecraft Mobestiary\|Mobestiary]]
	File:Nerf Ghast.jpg\|An officially licensed [[Minecraft:~~Minecraft x~~ Nerf~~\|''Nerf''~~]] Ghast gun		File:Nerf Ghast.jpg\|An officially licensed [[Minecraft:Nerf]] Ghast gun
	File:Ghast (Trails & Tales Event).png\|The Secret Ghast, featured in the [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event]]		File:Ghast (Trails & Tales Event).png\|The Secret Ghast, featured in the [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event]]
	File:Halloween launcher ghast.png\|A unique sprite of a crying ghast appearing in the Minecraft launcher on Halloween, 2023		File:Halloween launcher ghast.png\|A unique sprite of a crying ghast appearing in the Minecraft launcher on Halloween, 2023

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	* Ghasts are considered to be fire-breathing [[Minecraft:ghost]]s in their [[Minecraft:Meet the Mob]] [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]] article.<ref name="meet ghast">{{Mcnet\|meet-ghast\|Meet the Ghast\|May 22, 2017\|Tom Stone\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=A ghost that can breathe fireballs - and as scary scenarios go, that's pretty strong.}}</ref>		* Ghasts are considered to be fire-breathing [[Minecraft:ghost]]s in their [[Minecraft:Meet the Mob]] [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]] article.<ref name="meet ghast">{{Mcnet\|meet-ghast\|Meet the Ghast\|May 22, 2017\|Tom Stone\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=A ghost that can breathe fireballs - and as scary scenarios go, that's pretty strong.}}</ref>
	** In their [[Minecraft:Mob Menagerie]] article, ghasts were said to be "large, incorporeal beings" whose origins are unclear. The article states that "they tend to avoid the [[Minecraft:Crimson Forest\|fungal forests]] where it's harder to track their prey". They are also "immune to heat damage" because they have "spent so long in the Nether" that "they love the warmth of lava" there.<ref name="2024ghast">{{Mcnet\|ghast\|Mob Menagerie: Ghast\|January 4, 2024\|Duncan Greere\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=Ghasts are large, incorporeal beings that float around the Nether. It’s not clear where they came from, or why, but...they tend to avoid the fungal forests where it’s harder to track their prey. Most of the time they just bob around, with their legs, or tentacles, or whatever they are, dangling below them and their eyes tightly closed.<br><br>...Ghasts are affected by poison, but having spent so long in the Nether they’ve become immune to heat damage. In fact, they love the warmth of lava – and if they pass under a lava fall or sink into a pool of the stuff, they’ll slow down a little to enjoy it.}}</ref>		** In their [[Minecraft:Mob Menagerie]] article, ghasts were said to be "large, incorporeal beings" whose origins are unclear. The article states that "they tend to avoid the [[Minecraft:Crimson Forest\|fungal forests]] where it's harder to track their prey". They are also "immune to heat damage" because they have "spent so long in the Nether" that "they love the warmth of lava" there.<ref name="2024ghast">{{Mcnet\|ghast\|Mob Menagerie: Ghast\|January 4, 2024\|Duncan Greere\|archive-url\|archive-time\|url-prefix\|quote=Ghasts are large, incorporeal beings that float around the Nether. It’s not clear where they came from, or why, but...they tend to avoid the fungal forests where it’s harder to track their prey. Most of the time they just bob around, with their legs, or tentacles, or whatever they are, dangling below them and their eyes tightly closed.<br><br>...Ghasts are affected by poison, but having spent so long in the Nether they’ve become immune to heat damage. In fact, they love the warmth of lava – and if they pass under a lava fall or sink into a pool of the stuff, they’ll slow down a little to enjoy it.}}</ref>
			** Another article on Minecraft.net states that it is "unlikely to need expensive pet food as it's already deceased". This contradicts to how they are not undead mobs in the game.
	** Alternatively, the [[Minecraft: Mobestiary]], their {{AMCM\|Ghast\|appearance}} in {{AMCM}}, and later merchandise portray ghasts as organic beings with a stomach system resembling a cannon.<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://minecraftshop.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/minecraft-ghast-skeleton-unisex-comfort-colors-t-shirt\|title=Minecraft Ghast Skeleton Unisex Comfort Colors T-Shirt\|website=Minecraft.net}}</ref>		** Alternatively, the [[Minecraft: Mobestiary]], their {{AMCM\|Ghast\|appearance}} in {{AMCM}}, and later merchandise portray ghasts as organic beings with a stomach system resembling a cannon.<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://minecraftshop.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/minecraft-ghast-skeleton-unisex-comfort-colors-t-shirt\|title=Minecraft Ghast Skeleton Unisex Comfort Colors T-Shirt\|website=Minecraft.net}}</ref>
	* The player can go inside of a ghast by falling through the top of it or flying (or jumping while attacking) up underneath it. If the player stands on top of the head, the player sees inside of it.		* The player can go inside of a ghast by falling through the top of it or flying (or jumping while attacking) up underneath it. If the player stands on top of the head, the player sees inside of it.
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	File:Sad ghast in rain.png\|A ghast in the Overworld during rain		File:Sad ghast in rain.png\|A ghast in the Overworld during rain
	File:Bedrock ghast.jpg\|A ghast preparing to shoot in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]''		File:Bedrock ghast.jpg\|A ghast preparing to shoot in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]'' (note this was before the texture was changed)
	File:Ghast Scale.png\|A ghast in front of [[Minecraft:Sunny]]		File:Ghast Scale.png\|A ghast in front of [[Minecraft:Sunny]] (note old texture)
	File:Ghast compared to player.jpeg\|The size of a ghast compared to [[Minecraft:Steve]]		File:Ghast compared to player.jpeg\|The size of a ghast compared to [[Minecraft:Steve]] (note the oldest texture)
	File:Ghast spawner.png\|A ghast spawner		File:Ghast spawner.png\|A ghast spawner (note old texture)
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