Ghast in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about ghasts with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about ghasts in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

Ghasts are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The following is a picture of what a ghast looks like in Minecraft:

Hostility Level (Hostile)

A ghast is a hostile mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and ghasts. Because a ghast is a hostile mob, it will attack you in Survival mode but not Creative mode.

Health Points

In Minecraft, a ghast has 5 hearts for health. This gives a ghast 10 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a ghast, you need to inflict 10 points of damage to the ghast.

Where to Find Ghasts

In Minecraft, you can find ghasts in the Nether.

If you haven't been to the Nether, you need to build a nether portal to take you to the Nether. When you walk through a nether portal, it will transport you between the Overworld and the Nether. This is what a nether portal looks like:

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

Weapon

A ghast does not carry a weapon.

Attack Method

In Minecraft, a ghast shoots fireballs at you when it attacks.

Drops

When the ghast is killed, it will drop a ghast tear and sometimes gunpowder.

Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

These orbs represent experience points. When you kill a ghast, you will gain 10 experience points.

Spawn Egg for Ghast

You can spawn a ghast using the following spawn egg:

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a ghast in Minecraft:

NBT Tags for Ghast (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a ghast in Java Edition: