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.
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
Nimble Ghast
A faster ghast created by feeding a ghast a Ghast Treat under the Speed effect.
Speedy Copper Harness
A harness that fits a Nimble Ghast and carries up to two people.
Giant Fireworks boost
Fireworks attached to the harness give a strong speed boost, and blocks struck while boosting can cause an explosion.
Electro Ghast
A rare ghast that fires Electroballs, which apply the Electric Discharge effect on hit.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
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.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Ghasts | Fabric | 1.21.7 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-20 |
| Stardom's Ghasts | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-09 |
| Freight Ghast | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-21 |
| Blazin Happy Ghasts | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-17 |
Questions
Does Lightning Ghasts need Fabric API?
Do servers need Lightning Ghasts installed?
Which game versions does Lightning Ghasts support?
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.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lightning-ghasts
- Owner
- MaverX
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
