Dried Ghast

A dried ghast is a block that is an immobile, shrivelled, harmless ghast. It can be crafted or found near nether fossils. Placing it in water will cause it to get hydrated over time and eventually become a friendly ghastling.

Dried Ghast

• Dried
• Partially Hydrated
• Mostly Hydrated
• Hydrated

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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    "title": "Dried Ghast",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "Common",
            "label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (64)",
            "label": "Stackable"
        },
        {
            "field": "Any tool",
            "label": "Tool"
        },
        {
            "field": "0",
            "label": "(link to Explosion#Blast resistance article, displayed as Blast resistance)"
        },
        {
            "field": "0",
            "label": "(link to Breaking#Blocks by hardness article, displayed as Hardness)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Light article, displayed as Luminous)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Opacity article, displayed as Transparent)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Waterlogging article, displayed as Waterloggable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Flammable article, displayed as Flammable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Catches fire from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "Dried Ghast"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Dried Ghast JE1 BE1.png",
        "Partially Hydrated Ghast JE1 BE1.png",
        "Mostly Hydrated Ghast JE1 BE1.png",
        "Hydrated Ghast JE1 BE1.png"
    ]
}

It was revealed at Minecraft LIVE – March 2025, and is planned to be added to the game with the Summer Drop 2025 in June 2025.

Obtaining

Breaking

A dried ghast can be instantly mined with any tool or by hand, and it always drops itself when mined. If mined while waterlogged, it reverts to its "dry" state regardless of which state it has reached while waterlogged.

Block	Dried Ghast
Hardness	0
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.05

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

A dried ghast is removed and drops as an item if water flows into its space.

Natural generation

Dried ghasts naturally generate in soul sand valleys as part of nether fossils but can only be found 1/3 of the time.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Dried Ghast	Ghast Tear + Bone Block		​

Usage

When a dried ghast is submerged in water, it initiates a rehydration process: green particles appear, and the ghast gradually develops a smiling expression and becomes brighter in color. These visual changes appear in stages, becoming noticeable after 5 minutes (partially hydrated), more pronounced after 10 minutes (mostly hydrated), and visually complete (hydrated) after 15 minutes. After 20 minutes, it transforms into a ghastling, which matures over time into a happy ghast.

If the water is removed during the process, the ghast slowly reverts back to the original, dried state at the same rate as it hydrates. Breaking a dried ghast instantly reverts it to the dried state.

Sounds

Unique

Java Edition:

remember to include subtitles

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Randomly	block.dried_ghast.ambient	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	Randomly submerged in a water	block.dried_ghast.ambient_water	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.dried_ghast.place	0.8	0.96
	Blocks	When the block is placed in a water	block.dried_ghast.place_in_water	0.8	0.96
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.dried_ghast.break	0.8	0.96
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.dried_ghast.hit	0.2	0.6
	Players	Walking on the block	block.dried_ghast.step	0.12	1.2
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.dried_ghast.fall	0.4	0.9
	Blocks	When the hydration level changes	block.dried_ghast.state_change	1.0	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Form
Dried Ghast	dried_ghast	Block & Item

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Dried Ghast	dried_ghast	1282	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1027)	tile.dried_ghast.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the dried ghast is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a dried ghast.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this dried ghast.
hydration	0	0 1 2 3	The level of hydration of the dried ghast.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
minecraft:cardinal_direction	Not Supported	north	east north south west	Unsupported	The direction the dried ghast is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a dried ghast.
rehydration_level	Not Supported	0	0 1 2 3	Unsupported	The level of hydration of the dried ghast.

History

March 18, 2025							Dried ghasts are subtly teased in Twitter and TikTok posts.
March 22, 2025							Dried ghasts are revealed at Minecraft LIVE – March 2025.
[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.21.6			25w15a				Added dried ghasts.
[hide]Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.21.80 Experiment Drop 2 2025			Preview 1.21.80.25				Added dried ghasts.

Issues

Issues relating to "Dried Ghast" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

• 

  A dried ghast block in a nether fossil.

• 

  A closer look of the dried ghast in the nether fossil.

• 

  The player finding and obtaining the dried ghast.

• 

  The player attempting to rehydrate the dried ghast using the water bucket.

• 

  A partially hydrated dried ghast.

• 

  A mostly hydrated dried ghast.

Mojang screenshots

• 

  Sunny, Kai, and Noor watering a dried ghast.