Lightning Ghasts

Lightning Ghasts

Adds two new ghasts, Electro and Nimble ghasts! One will help you in battle, and the other on your journey!

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Screenshots

Player on the Electro Ghast with Netherite Harness
Nimble Ghast with Speed Copper Harness and Giant Fireworks
Rare Electro Ghast variant

About this Mod

Lightning Ghasts

This mod adds a couple of new types of ghasts and a few new items.

Beta warning

There may be errors and instability.

Nimble Ghast

Show the appearance

NimbleGhastImg
NimbleGhastHarnessImg

Can be obtained:

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.

The Nimble Ghast itself is faster than the Happy Ghast. It can be equipped with a Speedy Copper Harness.
Can only carry up to 2 people.

Use a Giant firework to attach it to the Ghast's harness. Mount it, hold down the spacebar, and activate the fireworks for a massive speed boost. (It can hold up to 2 giant fireworks. Caution: if you hit the blocks while accelerating, an explosion will occur and the Ghast will die.)

Electro Ghast

Show the appearance

ElectroGhastImg

Rare variant - can be obtained randomly, 1 of 500

You can summon rare variant by using this command :

/summon lightning-ghasts:electro_ghast ~ ~ ~ {rare:1}
Spoiler

Darker version of ghast

Can be obtained: Electro Ghast evolves from Ghastling after being struck by lightning at cloud level in any mountain biome.

Electro Ghast can be used in combat. Hold down the spacebar for the Ghast to fire an Electroball. It will fly in the direction you are looking. If the ball hits an entity, it will give it the Electric Discharge status effect.

Armored Harnesses

Chainmail, Diamond, Golden, Iron, Leather and Netherite Harnesses

Recipes for Leather, Iron, Golden, Diamond Harnesses

 Recipes for Armored Harnesses

Recipe for Netherite Harness

Netherite Harness Recipe

Chainmail Armored Harness

Chainmail Armored Harness can be found inside ancient cities chests
Chainmail armor inside ancient cities chest

Items

Speed Copper Harness - It's a simple recipe, but it offers so many possibilities!

SpeedCopperHarnessRecipe

Ghast Treat - It is used to transform a Happy Ghast into a Nimble Ghast.

GhastTreatRecipe

Giant Firework - Used to speed up a Nimble Ghast.

GiantFireworkRecipe

Tears Clot - can be obtained by killing Ghasts with a 6.25% probability.

Tears Clot

Electro Charge - can be obtained by killing Electro Ghasts from 2 to 7.
Also can be used in Dispenser Block (Summoning Electroball).
It can be used on a Creeper, which will then become charged.

Electroball

Spawn Eggs - Electro Ghast, Nimble Ghast

Spawn Eggs

Status Effects

Electric Discharge -The entity under the effect takes periodic damage, which increases if the entity is in water or in the rain.

Electric Discharge Status Effect

Available Versions

Lightning Ghasts 0.9.2beta
MC 1.21.8fabric
February 20, 2026
Lightning Ghasts 0.9.2beta
MC 1.21.7fabric
February 20, 2026
Lightning Ghasts 0.9.1beta
MC 1.21.7fabric
February 12, 2026
Lightning Ghasts 0.9.0beta
MC 1.21.7fabric
February 10, 2026
Maver' s Lightning Ghasts 0.8.0alpha
MC 1.21.7fabric
February 9, 2026

How to Install Lightning Ghasts on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Lightning Ghasts". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.8, 1.21.7

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Lightning Ghasts server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Lightning Ghasts compatible with fabric?

Lightning Ghasts officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Lightning Ghasts – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Lightning Ghasts consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 International
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.81.21.7