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Ghastly Wail

by supersaiyansubtlety

Ghastly Wail changes nether portal frame obsidian into crying obsidian once a ghast is killed beside a portal, and it adds mechanics for that renewable block.

FabricQuiltServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.17 – 26.3

What it does

A ghast that dies beside a nether portal can turn the obsidian forming the portal's border into crying obsidian, linking the block to the ghast's tears. Both the conversion chance and the chance that converted blocks break are set through game rules, each running from 0 to 100 with a default of 100. A further rule decides whether the dropped item takes the place of the frame block or appears in its own form, and a shattered obsidian item is available.

Crying obsidian is already renewable through piglin bartering in vanilla, and the mod's documentation recommends removing that bartering route when Ghastly Wail is used. The built-in piglin bartering can be swapped for a datapack that removes crying obsidian, and that datapack is disabled by default. The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything, and it works in single-player worlds too. It is published for Fabric and Quilt only.

Key features

  1. Ghast-driven conversion

    Nether portal frame obsidian is converted to crying obsidian when a ghast dies beside the portal.

  2. Adjustable game rules

    Conversion chance, break chance and item drop behavior are each set by a game rule from 0 to 100.

  3. Obsidian shatter item

    A shattered obsidian item is available as an alternate form of the converted block.

  4. Optional bartering datapack

    A datapack swaps out piglin bartering that yields crying obsidian, and it is disabled by default.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.10.0+MC26.3.x1.10.0+MC26.3.x
26.21.9.0+MC26.2.x1.9.0+MC26.2.x
26.1.21.8.0+MC26.1-26.1.x1.8.0+MC26.1-26.1.x
26.1.11.8.0+MC26.1-26.1.x1.8.0+MC26.1-26.1.x
26.11.8.0+MC26.1-26.1.x1.8.0+MC26.1-26.1.x
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.7.0+MC1.21.111.7.0+MC1.21.11
1.21.101.6.0+MC1.21.101.6.0+MC1.21.10
1.21.91.5.0+MC1.21.91.5.0+MC1.21.9
1.21.81.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.81.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.71.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.81.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.61.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.81.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.51.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.81.4.3+MC1.21.5-1.21.8
1.21.41.3.0+MC1.21.2-1.21.41.3.0+MC1.21.2-1.21.4
1.21.31.3.0+MC1.21.2-1.21.41.3.0+MC1.21.2-1.21.4
1.21.21.3.0+MC1.21.2-1.21.41.3.0+MC1.21.2-1.21.4
1.21.11.2.1+MC1.21-1.21.11.2.1+MC1.21-1.21.1
1.211.2.1+MC1.21-1.21.11.2.1+MC1.21-1.21.1
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want crying obsidian from a ghast mechanic. Servers can run it alone, since players do not need the mod installed.

How it compares

Full comparison

Crying Ghasts is another ghast-related mod, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.16.5 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Syren's Wail is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and it runs on client and server. Crying Tools is open source under the Apache License 2.0, with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.21.3 – 1.21.11, and it runs on client and server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Ghastly WailFabric and Quilt1.17 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-27
Crying GhastsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-02
Syren's WailFabric1.21.11Client and server2026-04-24
Crying ToolsFabric and Quilt1.21.3 – 1.21.11Client and server2025-12-13

Questions

Does Ghastly Wail need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published for Fabric and Quilt only.

Does Ghastly Wail need to be installed on clients?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

Can the conversion be turned off?

Yes. The conversion chance is a game rule from 0 to 100, so setting it to 0 stops ghast deaths from converting obsidian.

In the catalog

Ghastly Wail is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Technology mods8,499Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Adds a new mechanic for renewable crying obsidian. When a ghast dies in a nether portal, all the obsidian blocks that make up the portal frame will be converted to crying obsidian and then shatter into item form.
supersaiyansubtlety, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
supersaiyansubtlety
Published
2021-06-15
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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