How to make your happy ghast fly faster in Minecraft?

The Happy Ghast is Minecraft’s newest adorable sky companion — a passive, rideable mob that lets players float across the skies with a grin. But as charming as it looks, speed isn’t exactly its strong suit. Luckily, there’s a quirky little trick that lets you boost your ghast’s speed using nothing but pigs and some clever movement. No mods, no command blocks—just pure Minecraft logic.
Step 1: Prep Your Ghast for FlightBefore you even think about speed boosts, you need a Happy Ghast ready for liftoff. You can either find one near Soul Sand Valley fossils or create one through the crafting-soaking-feeding process involving ghast tears, bone blocks, water, and lots of snowballs.

Once you have one, feed it snowballs to help it evolve from a ghastling into a full-fledged Happy Ghast.


Step 2: Craft a HarnessHappy Ghasts won’t fly with you unless they’re geared up. Craft a harness using:

• 3x Leather
• 2x Glass Blocks
• 1x Wool Block

Strap it onto your puffy buddy and saddle up! You’re officially airborne... but slow.
Step 3: Recruit Some PigsHere comes the fun part.

• Find a group of pigs. Leash them up using leads.
• Leads = 4 String + 1 Slimeball (in case you forgot).
• Once they’re on leashes, keep them tethered to you while sitting on the ghast.

Why pigs? Because Minecraft physics, that’s why. When entities (like pigs and ghasts) collide, the game tries to push them apart slightly. And that’s where the speed boost kicks in.


Step 4: Fly BackwardsYup, you read that right.

When you're holding pigs in front of your Happy Ghast, and start moving backward, the pigs constantly bump into the ghast, causing a micro-boost due to Minecraft’s entity collision logic. The more pigs, the stronger (and more consistent) the push.

Here’s the simple trick:

• Sit on the ghast.
• Hold the leashed pigs in front of it.
• Tap your reverse key.
• Watch the ghast gain some momentum.

It’s not lightning speed, but it’s definitely a step up—and honestly, it’s hilarious to watch.

Minecraft has always rewarded creativity, and this Happy Ghast speed hack is the perfect example. It’s goofy, it’s effective, and it uses core game mechanics in the weirdest way possible. Until Mojang introduces an official speed boost for the Happy Ghast, this trick is your best bet for faster, more fun flights.

Just remember: sometimes the fastest way forward… is backward.