About

Happy Ghast is a larger, friendlier variant of the traditional hostile Ghast mob in Minecraft, introduced during the March 22, 2025, Minecraft Live event. The Happy Ghast can be created by rehydrating a new block called the Dried Ghast in the Nether. Players can bring the Dried Ghast aboveground and feed him water to turn him into a Ghastling that later grows into a Happy Ghast. The Happy Ghast acts as a large moving platform players can climb onto and direct to travel, explore, or race. The update inspired fan art and discussions soon after it was announced in late March. While an exact date has not been specified, the Happy Ghast will be included in a Minecraft update later in 2025.

Origin

The Happy Ghast was announced during the March 22nd, 2025 Minecraft Live event. In a YouTube^[1] video posted on March 22nd, 2025, Minecraft developers introduced the Happy Ghast as a "mob variant that thrives in the Overworld." The video gathered over 1 million views in two days. The news was also shared in a tweet^[2] thread posted on the same date, gathering over 8 million views and 7,000 likes in two days.

Players can find the Dried Ghast in the Nether. The block resembles a small, desiccated Ghast.​ To transform the Dried Ghast into a Ghastling, players must transport it to the Overworld and submerge it in water. After approximately 20 real-world minutes (or sooner if fed snowballs) the block rehydrates into a Ghastling.​ Over time, the Ghastling matures into a full-sized Happy Ghast.

This gameplay was explained in a YouTube^[3] video posted by the official Minecraft channel on March 22nd, 2025, titled, "The Deep Dig – FLYING ON A HAPPY GHAST." The post gathered over 200,000 views in two days.

Spread

Several internet users reacted to the Happy Ghast, including YouTuber^[4] @Phoenix SC, who gathered over 500,000 views on a video recapping the update and providing an overview of all the Ghast variants.

On March 22nd, 2025, X^[5] user @andremation_art posted fan art inspired by the Happy Ghast mob, writing, "The new Happy Ghast reminded me of those dinosaur capsules that grow in water." The post gathered over 90,000 likes in two days.

Also on March 22nd, X^[8] user @M1nosFeetPics posted a GIF showing two hands squishing a Happy Ghast, gathering over 22,000 likes in two days.

On March 23rd, 2025, Redditor^[6] /u/The_Owlface posted a fanart of the Happy Ghast looming over a villager, posting it to /r/minecraft and gathering over 5,000 points in a day.

Also on March 23rd, Redditor^[7] /u/imsleepyzen posted an evolution chart for Ghast mobs on /r/minecraft, gathering over 20,000 points in a day.

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