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Ghast Tear

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Ghast Tear
Ghast Tear.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Ghast Tear'
Invicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast Tear
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Ghast tears are items dropped by ghasts that are used to make dried ghasts, End crystals and potions of Regeneration.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Java Edition:

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast0–150.00%0.500–275.00%1.000–387.50%1.500–491.67%2.00

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast0–11⁄21⁄20–23⁄410–37⁄83⁄20–411⁄122

MobAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast01⁄2 (50.00%)1⁄4 (25.00%)1⁄8 (12.50%)1⁄12 (8.33%)
11⁄2 (50.00%)1⁄2 (50.00%)3⁄8 (37.50%)1⁄4 (25.00%)
201⁄4 (25.00%)3⁄8 (37.50%)1⁄3 (33.33%)
3001⁄8 (12.50%)1⁄4 (25.00%)
40001⁄12 (8.33%)
Average1⁄2 (0.50)1 (1.00)3⁄2 (1.50)2 (2.00)

Drops1
MobExpected Number of Kills
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast2.001.000.670.50

Bedrock Edition:

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast0–150.00%0.500–250.00%0.750–350.00%1.000–450.00%1.25

MobQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast0–11⁄21⁄20–21⁄23⁄40–31⁄210–41⁄25⁄4

MobAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast01⁄2 (50.00%)1⁄2 (50.00%)1⁄2 (50.00%)1⁄2 (50.00%)
11⁄2 (50.00%)1⁄4 (25.00%)1⁄8 (12.50%)1⁄12 (8.33%)
201⁄4 (25.00%)1⁄4 (25.00%)1⁄6 (16.67%)
3001⁄8 (12.50%)1⁄6 (16.67%)
40001⁄12 (8.33%)
Average1⁄2 (0.50)3⁄4 (0.75)1 (1.00)5⁄4 (1.25)

Drops1
MobExpected Number of Kills
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ghast2.001.331.000.80

Usage

Brewing ingredient

Name Ingredients Brewing recipe
Mundane Potion Ghast Tear +
Water Bottle

Invicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast Tear

Invicon Water Bottle.png: Inventory sprite for Water Bottle in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Water Bottle with description: Water Bottle No EffectsInvicon Splash Water Bottle.png: Inventory sprite for Splash Water Bottle in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Splash Water Bottle with description: Splash Water Bottle No EffectsInvicon Lingering Water Bottle.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Water Bottle in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Water Bottle with description: Lingering Water Bottle No Effects


Invicon Mundane Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Mundane Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mundane Potion with description: Mundane Potion No EffectsInvicon Mundane Splash Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Mundane Splash Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mundane Splash Potion with description: Mundane Splash Potion No EffectsInvicon Mundane Lingering Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Mundane Lingering Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mundane Lingering Potion with description: Mundane Lingering Potion No Effects
Potion of Regeneration Ghast Tear +
Awkward Potion

Invicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast Tear

Invicon Awkward Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Awkward Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Awkward Potion with description: Awkward Potion No EffectsInvicon Awkward Splash Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Awkward Splash Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Awkward Splash Potion with description: Awkward Splash Potion No EffectsInvicon Awkward Lingering Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Awkward Lingering Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Awkward Lingering Potion with description: Awkward Lingering Potion No Effects


Invicon Potion of Regeneration.png: Inventory sprite for Potion of Regeneration in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Potion of Regeneration with description: Potion of Regeneration Regeneration (00:45)Invicon Splash Potion of Regeneration.png: Inventory sprite for Splash Potion of Regeneration in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Splash Potion of Regeneration with description: Splash Potion of Regeneration Regeneration (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Regeneration.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Regeneration in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Regeneration with description: Lingering Potion of Regeneration Regeneration (00:11)

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Dried Ghast Ghast Tear +
Soul Sand
Invicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Soul Sand.png: Inventory sprite for Soul Sand in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Soul Sand with description: Soul SandInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast Tear
Invicon Dried Ghast.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Ghast in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Ghast with description: Dried Ghast
End Crystal Glass +
Eye of Ender +
Ghast Tear
Invicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Eye of Ender.png: Inventory sprite for Eye of Ender in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Eye of Ender with description: Eye of EnderInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Ghast TearInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: Glass
Invicon End Crystal.png: Inventory sprite for End Crystal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to End Crystal with description: End Crystal

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite ghast-tear.png: Sprite image for ghast-tear in Minecraft Ghast Tearghast_tearItem item.minecraft.ghast_tear

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Form Translation key
ItemSprite ghast-tear.png: Sprite image for ghast-tear in Minecraft Ghast Tearghast_tear424Item item.ghast_tear.name

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease Added ghast tears.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Ghast tears can now be brewed in a water bottle to create a mundane potion, or in an awkward potion to create a potion of Healing.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Ghast tears now create potions of Regeneration. This was due to the sheer difficulty in obtaining them.[1] Glistering melons have been added to create potions of Healing, instead.
1.915w44bA ghast tear is now used to craft an end crystal.
1.1418w43a The texture of ghast tears has been changed.
1.21.625w15aGhast tears can now be used to craft dried ghasts.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1 Added ghast tears.
Ghast tears are currently unobtainable as ghasts don’t drop them.
build 7Ghasts now drop ghast tears.[2]
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1A ghast tear is now used to craft an end crystal.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of ghast tears has been changed.
1.21.80
Experiment
Drop 2 2025		Preview 1.21.80.25Ghast tears can now be used to craft dried ghasts.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU7CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added ghast tears.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 15A ghast tear is now used to craft an end crystal.
1.90 The texture of ghast tears has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added ghast tears.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 370.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ghast Tear" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

  1. ↑ "Since Ghast Tears are so hard to get, I've decided to replace the "Instant Health" with "Regeneration" for them" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), October 11, 2011
  2. ↑ MCPE-9338

Sources