How to Ride a Strider in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to ride a strider with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can ride a strider if you have a saddle and warped fungus on a stick. The warped fungus on a stick allows you to control the movements of the strider. Let's explore how to ride a strider.

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Required Materials to Ride a Strider

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to ride a strider:

Steps to Ride a Strider

1. Find a Strider

In Minecraft, you can find striders in the lava seas in the Nether dimension.

This is what a strider looks like:

If you are having trouble finding a strider, you can always summon a strider using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

2. Put a Saddle on the Strider

Before you can ride a strider, you must first put a saddle on it. To put a saddle on a strider, select the saddle in your hotbar. The game control to put the saddle on the strider depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the strider.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the strider and press the Saddle button.
• For Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the strider.
• For Education Edition, right click on the strider.

You should see the strider wearing a saddle on the top of its head.

3. Mount the Strider

Now you can mount and ride the strider. The game control to mount the strider depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the strider.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the strider and press the Mount button.
• For Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the strider.
• For Education Edition, right click on the strider.

4. Hold a Warped Fungus on a Stick

Next, select the warped fungus on a stick in your hotbar so that you are holding it in your hand. The warped fungus on the stick is used to control the movements of the strider. It's a lot like riding a pig using a carrot on a stick!

Striders are great to ride if you want to move across the lava seas. You can change the camera angle if you want to see yourself riding the strider.

5. Dismount the Strider

The game control to dismount the strider depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the left shift key.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), press the Center button (ie: crouch/sneak button) twice.
• For Xbox One, press the Right Stick (RS) on the Xbox controller.
• For PS4, press the Right Stick (RS) on the PS controller.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the Right Stick (RS) on the controller.
• Windows 10 Edition, press the left shift key.
• For Education Edition, press the left shift key.

Congratulations, you have just learned how to ride a strider in Minecraft!

Things to Do with Striders

Here are some activities that you can do with striders in Minecraft: