Minecraft:Ghast

Template:Infobox entity Ghasts are large, floating, Minecraft:ghost-like hostile mobs found in Minecraft:the Nether, and are the only source of Minecraft:ghast tears. Ghasts wander aimlessly and shoot explosive Minecraft:fireballs at Minecraft:players, which can be hit back to kill them instantly upon direct impact.

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. Template:IN, ghasts cannot spawn in soul sand valleys if another ghast is within 16 blocks of spherical distance to the intended spawning location. Template:IN, two ghasts can spawn within any 4 Minecraft:chunk span.

Template:IN, ghasts spawn in groups of 4 at both Minecraft:Nether wastes and Minecraft:soul sand valleys while they spawn individually in Minecraft:basalt deltas. Template:IN, ghasts will always spawn individually.

Ghasts do not spawn in Minecraft:Nether fortresses, but they can wander nearby. They can, however, spawn in the treasure room variant of Minecraft:bastion remnants if the room is in the correct Minecraft:biome.

Drops

On death

• Template:Xp when killed by the player.

Behavior

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. Template:IN, they target players within 64 blocks horizontally and 4 blocks vertically<ref name="MC-49640">Template:Bug</ref>, and continue attacking as long as they are within a 64 block sphere and have line of sight. Template:IN, a ghast normally targets a player within a sphere of 28 blocks, increasing to 64 blocks if the player damages it. Template:IN, a ghast holds its charge like a Minecraft:pillager when it loses sight of its target and shoots again instantly when in range.<ref>Template:Bug</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 can provoke other mobs into targeting them, but Template:In they do not target other mobs, only the player.

Ghasts are immune to Minecraft:fire and Minecraft:lava damage. They are slowed by lava, occasionally sinking into it or passing through lava falls, immobilizing them and making them more vulnerable to ranged attacks for some time. Minecraft:Splash potions affect ghasts if the potion hits on their lower half.

Despite their ghostly appearance, ghasts are not considered Minecraft:undead mobs.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> This means they can drown,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> are damaged by Minecraft:Instant Damage<ref>Template:Bug</ref> and healed by Minecraft:Instant Health, are affected by Minecraft:Regeneration and Minecraft:Poison,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> and are not affected by Minecraft:Smite.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> Despite this, Minecraft:withers never deliberately target them<ref>Template:Bug</ref>, making them the only non-undead mob ignored by withers (excluding Minecraft:agentsTemplate:Only, and mobs with the invulnerable NBT tag). They are also completely ignored by Minecraft:wolves, "Johnny" Minecraft:vindicators, Minecraft:goats, Minecraft:snow golems, trusting Minecraft:foxes, and Minecraft:zoglins. However, Minecraft:iron golems and Minecraft:wardens attack ghasts, and ghasts do not retaliate.Template:Only<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Despite being flying mobs, ghasts can destroy Minecraft:turtle eggs when on top of them.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

When targeting, the red eyes and mouth of a ghast appears more glowing in Bedrock Edition. With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, this texture actually glows.

Fireball

Ghasts shoot fireballs at players, dealing damage to Minecraft:entities and creating an explosion that sets fire to nearby blocks upon impact. Blocks with Minecraft:blast resistance as low as 3.5 survive a fireball's explosion; the explosion itself does no damage unless it hits the Minecraft:entities directly.

Hitting a fireball with another projectile or a melee attack deflects it, dealing Template:Hp damage to any ghast hit directly by it.

All other Minecraft:mobs retaliate against the Minecraft:player instead of the ghast if a deflected fireball hits them.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table

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Entity data

Template:El: Template:Main Ghasts have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

<section begin="entity data"/>

• Template:Nbt Entity data
  • Template:Nbt inherit/entity
  • Template:Nbt inherit/mob
  • Template:Nbt: The radius of the explosion created by the fireballs the ghast fires. Default value is 1.

<section end="entity data"/>

Template:El:

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

Advancements

Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

History

Historical screenshots

• Ghast texture shared by Minecraft:Notch on a 4chan thread.
  Ghast texture shared by Minecraft:Notch on a 4chan thread.
• Screenshot of Notch’s 4chan comment featuring the ghast texture.
  Screenshot of Notch’s 4chan comment featuring the ghast texture.
• A ghast up close, shooting a fireball (with the old snowball texture) at the Minecraft:player.
  A ghast up close, shooting a fireball (with the old snowball texture) at the Minecraft:player.
• A ghast opens its red eyes when it spits out fireballs (note old "expansion" effect).
  A ghast opens its red eyes when it spits out fireballs (note old "expansion" effect).
• Ghasts (note old snowball texture).
  Ghasts (note old snowball texture).
• A ghast that is in a Minecraft:Nether fortress.
  A ghast that is in a Minecraft:Nether fortress.
• Prior to 1.3, ghasts would slightly expand when shooting a fireball.
  Prior to 1.3, ghasts would slightly expand when shooting a fireball.
• Prior to 1.6, ghasts would catch fire when flying through lava.
  Prior to 1.6, ghasts would catch fire when flying through lava.

Trivia

• In English, "ghast" is an archaic word meaning "ghastly".<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghast</ref> Template:W first coined its use as the name for a monster (a vaguely humanoid one, in Template:W), but "ghasts" have appeared in many other fantasy stories and games.
• Ghasts are considered to be fire-breathing Minecraft:ghosts in their Minecraft:Meet the Mob Minecraft:Minecraft.net article.<ref name="meet ghast">Template:Mcnet</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 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">Template:Mcnet</ref>
  • Alternatively, the Minecraft: Mobestiary, their Template:AMCM in Template:AMCM, and later merchandise portray ghasts as organic beings with a stomach system resembling a cannon.<ref>Template:Citation</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.
• If a ghast is trapped in a 1-thick cube, 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.
• On rare occasions, ghasts spawn in such a way as to see through blocks (usually trapped on all sides in a tight area). When this happens and the ghast has a "line of sight" through those blocks, it launches a fireball in the player's direction. This is reminiscent of a Minecraft:blaze but with explosive addition.
• Minecraft:C418 revealed in an AMA on Template:Wikipedia that ghast sounds are taken from his pet cat, who makes them when disturbed while sleeping.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nbe2h/i_am_the_composer_and_sound_designer_of_minecraft/c37sjyb</ref>
• There is an unused ghast sound called Template:Sound in the game files. It can be heard in the last scene of the Minecraft:Nether Update: Official Trailer and during the elytra chase scene of Template:AMCM.
• These mobs have been referred to as "angry Ghasts" to distinguish them from happy ghasts and dried ghasts.<ref> Template:Mcnet</ref>

Publicity

• Two ghasts are featured in the Minecraft:Lego Minecraft set Minecraft Micro World - The Nether, along with a Minecraft:zombified piglin.
• In concept art for Minecraft:Minecraft Experience: Moonlight Trail, the side of a ghast is used to represent the Moon.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• A normal idle ghast.
  A normal idle ghast.
• A shooting ghast in Java Edition.
  A shooting ghast in Java Edition.
• A ghast in the Overworld during rain.
  A ghast in the Overworld during rain.
• A ghast preparing to shoot in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.
  A ghast preparing to shoot in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.
• A ghast in front of Minecraft:Sunny.
  A ghast in front of Minecraft:Sunny.
• The size of a ghast compared to Minecraft:Steve.
  The size of a ghast compared to Minecraft:Steve.

Mojang screenshots

• A ghast in Pocket Edition.
  A ghast in Pocket Edition.
• A ghast flying through the Nether.
  A ghast flying through the Nether.
• A ghast spitting a fireball at a player.
  A ghast spitting a fireball at a player.
• A preview of three ghasts in the Minecraft:soul sand valley.
  A preview of three ghasts in the Minecraft:soul sand valley.
• Minecraft:Ari fighting a ghast in a soul sand valley.
  Minecraft:Ari fighting a ghast in a soul sand valley.
• A ghast floating.
  A ghast floating.

Textures

• Ghast texture file
  Ghast texture file
• Shooting ghast texture fileTemplate:Only
  Shooting ghast texture fileTemplate:Only
• Shooting ghast texture fileTemplate:Only
  Shooting ghast texture fileTemplate:Only

In other media

• Header of the ghast's Minecraft:Meet the Mob Minecraft:Minecraft.net article.
  Header of the ghast's Minecraft:Meet the Mob Minecraft:Minecraft.net article.
• Header of the ghast's Minecraft:Mob Menagerie Minecraft:Minecraft.net article.
  Header of the ghast's Minecraft:Mob Menagerie Minecraft:Minecraft.net article.
• Artwork of a ghast.
  Artwork of a ghast.
• A ghast in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Nether Update.
  A ghast in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Nether Update.
• Official ghast artwork.
  Official ghast artwork.
• Animated official ghast artwork.
  Animated official ghast artwork.
• Ghast Spirit from Minecraft:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  Ghast Spirit from Minecraft:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• A baby ghast in Minecraft:15 Year Journey.
  A baby ghast in Minecraft:15 Year Journey.
• A ghast carrying a Minecraft:snifflet.
  A ghast carrying a Minecraft:snifflet.
• A ghast floating behind a Minecraft:camel.
  A ghast floating behind a Minecraft:camel.
• Ghast micromobs from Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft.
  Ghast micromobs from Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft.
• LEGO Minecraft brick-built Ghast.
  LEGO Minecraft brick-built Ghast.
• Official T-shirt artwork "Ghastbusters" made by JINX.
  Official T-shirt artwork "Ghastbusters" made by JINX.
• Official T-shirt artwork "Glimpse" made by JINX.
  Official T-shirt artwork "Glimpse" made by JINX.
• Official T-shirt artwork "Postcard" made by JINX.
  Official T-shirt artwork "Postcard" made by JINX.
• Official T-shirt artwork "Rumor Has It" made by JINX.
  Official T-shirt artwork "Rumor Has It" made by JINX.
• A glow in the dark ghast T-Shirt.
  A glow in the dark ghast T-Shirt.
• An officially licensed ghast hoodie.
  An officially licensed ghast hoodie.
• Ghast plush made by JINX.
  Ghast plush made by JINX.
• An official ghast action figure.
  An official ghast action figure.
• "Never Trick or Treat in the Nether," an official tote bag sold for Halloween.
  "Never Trick or Treat in the Nether," an official tote bag sold for Halloween.
• A Ghast pictured in the Mobestiary.
  A Ghast pictured in the Mobestiary.
• An officially licensed Nerf Ghast gun.
  An officially licensed Nerf Ghast gun.
• The Secret Ghast, featured in the Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event.
  The Secret Ghast, featured in the Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event.
• A unique sprite of a crying ghast appearing in the Minecraft launcher on Halloween, 2023.
  A unique sprite of a crying ghast appearing in the Minecraft launcher on Halloween, 2023.
• Template:AMCMs as they appear in Template:AMCM.
  Template:AMCMs as they appear in Template:AMCM.
• Template:MCDs as they appear in Template:MCD.
  Template:MCDs as they appear in Template:MCD.
• Template:MCDs as they appear in Template:MCD.
  Template:MCDs as they appear in Template:MCD.
• Template:MCSMs as they appear in Template:MCSM
  Template:MCSMs as they appear in Template:MCSM
• Ghasts as they appear in Minecraft: Woodsword Chronicles
  Ghasts as they appear in Minecraft: Woodsword Chronicles
• File:Acid Ghast.png

External links

• Template:Mcnet
• Template:Mcnet