Learn how to make a saddle in Minecraft (spoiler: you can’t craft it!) and discover the best ways to find and use saddles in the game.
A saddle in Minecraft is an essential item for players who want to ride horses, striders, or pigs. However, unlike most tools and armor, a saddle cannot be crafted in the game.
If you're looking to obtain a saddle you will need to find it through exploration, trading or fishing. This does make it a little bit more challenging but worth the effort to give you faster travel across the different terrains in Minecraft.
How to Get a Saddle in Minecraft
Since saddles cannot be crafted, so you'll need to locate them through various means:
1. Find a Saddle in a Chest
- Saddles can spawn in chests found in dungeons, bastions, temples, mineshafts, and villages.
- The best places to check are Nether Fortresses and Bastion Remnants, as they have a higher chance of containing saddles.
2. Trade with a Leatherworker Villager
- If you have Emeralds, you can trade with a Leatherworker Villager at Expert Level (level 5) to buy a saddle.
- Leatherworkers can be leveled up by trading leather and other related items.
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3. Defeat a Ravager
- Ravagers are large, hostile mobs that appear in Pillager Raids.
- When you defeat a Ravager, they always drop a saddle, making raids a reliable source if you can handle the fight.
4. Fish for a Saddle
- There is a small chance to fish up a saddle as part of the "treasure" loot table while fishing.
- Using a fishing rod with the Luck of the Sea enchantment increases your chances of finding rare items like saddles.
What is a Saddle Used For?
A saddle allows players to ride and control certain mobs, making travel easier. Here’s what you can use it for:
- Horses, Donkeys, and Mules - Equip a saddle to ride and control them. Horses also gain faster speed and jumping abilities.
- Pigs - Once saddled, pigs can be ridden using a Carrot on a Stick.
- Striders - In the Nether, saddling a Strider and using a Warped Fungus on a Stick allows for safe lava travel.
Since saddles can't be crafted, finding one takes a bit of effort, but it's an important item for easier travel. Whether you're riding a horse across plains or a Strider across lava lakes, getting a saddle early on will make your adventures much smoother.
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