A lightweight datapack that removes the saddle crafting recipe and brings saddles back to dungeon, temple and fortress chests — exactly the way it was before 1.21.6.
In 1.21.6, a crafting recipe for the saddle was added to the game, while at the same time saddles were removed from most chest loot tables. For many players, this ruined one of the most rewarding parts of exploration: finding a saddle as a rare treasure.
Saddle Restore rolls that change back:
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| ❌ Disables saddle crafting | The recipe is replaced with an uncraftable barrier-based dummy |
| ✅ Restores saddle loot | Saddles return to 9 structure loot tables with original weights |
| 🧊 Zero side effects | No other loot, recipes or mechanics are modified |
| 🌍 Singleplayer & servers | Standard datapack — no mods required |
| 🔄 Wide version support | From 1.21.2 up to the latest 26.x releases |
minecraft:saddle recipe is overridden with a shapeless recipe that requires minecraft:barrier, making it impossible to craft in survival.| Structure | Loot Table | Saddle Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Dungeon | chests/simple_dungeon |
20 |
| Desert Pyramid | chests/desert_pyramid |
20 |
| Jungle Temple | chests/jungle_temple |
20 |
| Nether Fortress | chests/nether_bridge |
20 |
| End City | chests/end_city_treasure |
3 |
| Bastion Remnant (Treasure) | chests/bastion_treasure |
15 |
| Ancient City | chests/ancient_city |
10 |
| Trial Chambers (Reward) | chests/trial_chambers/reward |
5 |
| Trial Chambers (Ominous Reward) | chests/trial_chambers/reward_ominous |
8 |
| Version | Support |
|---|---|
| 1.21.6 | ✅ Main target — crafting removed, loot restored |
| 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | ✅ Supported |
| 26.1 – 26.3 | ✅ Supported |
Singleplayer
Uncraftable Saddles folder into .minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacks/./datapack reload or rejoin the world./recipe take @a minecraft:saddle to clear the recipe from recipe books.Server
<server>/world/datapacks/./datapack reload.Does it change any other loot? No. Only the saddle recipe and the saddle entries in the listed loot tables are modified.
Do already generated chests get updated? No. Loot is rolled when chunks generate. Explore new chunks or create a new world to see the change.
How can I test it quickly?
Run /loot give @s loot minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon a few times — saddles should drop again.
Does it work with mods? Yes, as long as a mod doesn’t hard-code its own saddle recipe. This pack only overrides vanilla data-driven files.
Happy treasure hunting! 🗺️✨
