What does a Ghast drop in Minecraft? 0–1 Ghast Tear, 0–2 Gunpowder and 1 Music Disc Tears. Spawns in 3 biomes.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ghast Tear | 0–1 | 50% | 0.5 |
 Gunpowder | 0–2 | 66.7% | 1 |
 Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–2 | 75% | 1 |
| Gunpowder | 0–3 | 83.3% | 1.5 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–3 | 87.5% | 1.5 |
| Gunpowder | 0–4 | 91.7% | 2 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–4 | 91.7% | 2 |
| Gunpowder | 0–5 | 94.4% | 2.5 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–1 | 50% | 0.5 |
| Gunpowder | 0–2 | 66.7% | 1 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–2 | 50% | 0.75 |
| Gunpowder | 0–3 | 66.7% | 1.33 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–3 | 50% | 1 |
| Gunpowder | 0–4 | 66.7% | 1.67 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghast Tear | 0–4 | 50% | 1.25 |
| Gunpowder | 0–5 | 66.7% | 2 |
| Music Disc Tears | 1 | 100% | 1 |
Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
Chance = how likely one kill drops the item · Avg. per kill = expected amount per kill · Looting only counts when a player kills the mob with a Looting weapon.
In Java Edition the Ghast can spawn in 3 biomes. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the hostile mobs of each biome.
In Bedrock Edition the Ghast can spawn in 3 biomes. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the hostile mobs of each biome.
A Ghast drops 0–1 Ghast Tear (50% chance) and 0–2 Gunpowder (66.7% chance) in Java Edition. Music Disc Tears only drops under special conditions.
In Java Edition the Ghast spawns in 3 biomes, most often in Soul Sand Valley, Nether Wastes and Basalt Deltas. In Bedrock Edition it spawns in 3 biomes.
In Java Edition the Ghast has a spawn weight of 50 out of 71 among the hostile mobs of Soul Sand Valley, so 70.4% of those spawn attempts pick it, in groups of 4 (max 1).
Yes. With Looting III a Ghast drops on average 2 Ghast Tear per kill instead of 0.5 without Looting (Java Edition). Switch the Looting level in the drop table to see every item.
