Minecraft crafting guide
How to craft Dried Ghast in Minecraft
To craft a dried ghast in Minecraft, place 8× Ghast Tear, 1× Soul Sand in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 dried ghast
Dried Ghast crafting recipe
Produces 1× Dried Ghast.










- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Dried Ghast requires a crafting table to craft.
About Dried Ghast
Dried Ghast is a shrivelled, collectable Ghast block. It does not move or act on its own, but you can place it in water to wake it up. Over time it rehydrates and turns into a Ghastling, a small passive Ghast you can raise.
How to get Dried Ghast
There is no crafting recipe for Dried Ghast. You get one by exploring the Soul Sand Valley in the Nether, where they generate among Nether fossil remains. Break the block and carry it home, then set it in water to start reviving it.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Dried Ghast.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
Ghast Tear | 8 | Exact item |
Soul Sand | 1 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | Ghast Tear | Soul Sand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 16 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 256 | 32 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 512 | 64 |
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