Happy Ghast Backport
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. File opened and checked on 19 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeAvailable for 1.16.5, 1.19.2, 1.20.1 FORGE
Available for 1.20.4, 1.21.1, 1.21.4 NEOFORGE
Available for 1.20.1 FABRIC
Thank you SoyHerios for providing the textures for the Happy Ghast, Ghastling, and Dried Ghast!
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Ride with up to 4 players! Controls are simple, just move with W and S, to descend or ascend just look up or down when using the W or S! (W is forward, S is backwards)
Adds a rideable Happy Ghast with all it's variant, and the Dried Ghast which can be found in the Soul Sand Valley!
Works like the one from Minecraft Live, place a Harness of any color on it (I will go towards you if you hold one!) and then ride it! Sneak + Right click to remove the harness!
Can carry up to four player and be walked on!
Find the dried ghast in soul sand valleys, hydrate it with water to turn it into a ghastling, and wait or feed it with snowballs to turn it into a Happy Ghast!
All 16 colors of wools available as harnesses!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18.2, 1.21.4, 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Happy Ghast Backport is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.21.4, 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and newer. Downloaded 1,805,092 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.