GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. While each of Minecraft's twice-annual game drops have brought new mobs, the second drop of 2025's is a cut above the rest. Meet the happy ghast.

What is the Minecraft Dried Ghast? We've all stepped through a Nether Portal for the first time just to hear that terrifying shriek and be blasted by a fireball. Ghasts are deadly and truly horrifying ...

Ghasts are one of the oldest troublesome mobs in Minecraft, having been in the game not quite since its inception, but were introduced not long after. For a long time Ghasts were regarded, if not with ...

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Besides forcing fans to rethink their theories about Minecraft lore, the introduction of the rideable Happy Ghast might also pave the way for more unusual and unexpected mobs to be updated as new ...

Minecraft Live 2025 is done and dusted, and developer Mojang has announced a long list of new upgrades and content coming to the best-selling video game of all time. Mojang revealed Minecraft's first ...

Mojang Studios announced two new ghast variants during Minecraft Live 2025, introducing the Ghastling and Happy Ghast. The Ghastling begins as a Dried Ghast block and transforms into a happy, friendly ...

For starters, let’s talk about one of Minecraft‘s most popular and yet underutilized mechanics: pets. Everyone loves having a pet in Minecraft, with bones and fish being hoarded at every opportunity ...

Minecraft mostly revolves around creative building, even though there are other activities. Various blocks and items can be used to make something as simple as a dirt hut as well as a complex working ...

The latest live stream from Mojang introduced the happy ghast in Minecraft, a unique mob set to make its way as part of the second game drop. This variant of the regular ghast possesses some wonderful ...

Having worked as a writer since 2014, Martin Wood started as a gaming academic before joining GameRant. His passion and aspirations for the field began with his childhood favorites, like Pokemon ...