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Lightning Ghasts

by MaverX

Lightning Ghasts adds a set of new ghast mobs and related items for Fabric, including a nimble variant that can be ridden and a lightning-charged variant that fires electric balls.

FabricClient and serverCreative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.01.21.7 – 1.21.8

What it does

The mod introduces two new ghast types and a few new items. The Nimble Ghast is made from a ghast after it is fed a Ghast Treat while the player holds the Speed effect. Nimble Ghasts are faster than the ghasts they come from, and they can be fitted with a Speedy Copper Harness that carries up to two people. A rider holds the spacebar to light Giant Fireworks attached to the harness for a large speed boost, and a ghast that hits blocks while boosting causes an explosion when it dies.

The Electro Ghast is a rare variant that appears randomly, about 1 in 500, or can be summoned with a command. It evolves into a Ghastling after being struck by lightning in a cloud level on a mountain biome. Holding the spacebar makes it fire Electroballs in the direction the player is looking, and a ball that hits an entity gives it the Electric Discharge status effect. Tears Clots drop from killed ghasts at a 6.25 percent rate, and Electro Charges come from killing Electro Ghasts.

Key features

  1. Nimble Ghast

    A faster ghast created by feeding a ghast a Ghast Treat under the Speed effect.

  2. Speedy Copper Harness

    A harness that fits a Nimble Ghast and carries up to two people.

  3. Giant Fireworks boost

    Fireworks attached to the harness give a strong speed boost, and blocks struck while boosting can cause an explosion.

  4. Electro Ghast

    A rare ghast that fires Electroballs, which apply the Electric Discharge effect on hit.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.21.80.9.2
1.21.70.9.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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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

How it compares

Full comparison

Stardom's Ghasts is a Fabric mod for 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Freight Ghast is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric for 1.21.8 – 1.21.10, so it covers a different version range. Blazin Happy Ghasts is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is published for 1.21.5.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Lightning GhastsFabric1.21.7 – 1.21.8Client and server2026-02-20
Stardom's GhastsFabric1.21.6 – 1.21.11Client and server2025-12-09
Freight GhastFabric1.21.8 – 1.21.10Client and server2025-11-21
Blazin Happy GhastsFabric1.21.5Client and server2025-05-17

Questions

Does Lightning Ghasts need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside Lightning Ghasts on Fabric.

Do servers need Lightning Ghasts installed?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

Which game versions does Lightning Ghasts support?

Files exist for 1.21.7 and 1.21.8. The latest Fabric file is 0.9.2 for 1.21.8, released on 2026-02-20 on the beta channel.

In the catalog

Lightning Ghasts is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.

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What the author says

This mod adds a couple of new types of ghasts and a few new items. Can only be obtained by using the Speed ​​effect on a happy ghast and feeding it Ghast Treat. After a while, it will transform into a nimble ghast.
MaverX, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
MaverX
Published
2026-01-21
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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