It’s taken a decade-and-a-half, but Saddles are finally available to craft in Minecraft, giving you another recipe to remember. If this is your first time, we’re here to talk you through the process.
Minecraft continues to be ever popular, but getting your hands on a Saddle previously was down to sheer luck. Fortunately, times have changed, and the latest update adds a much easier method.
If you’ve got a horse, a pig, or a Ghast you want to equip with a Saddle, we’ve got the step-by-step guide on crafting it, along with some tips on other methods to get your hands on one.
How to Craft a Saddle in Minecraft
There are two resources you need to get your hands on to craft a Saddle in Minecraft, as you need three pieces of leather and a single Iron Ingot.
Leather is earned by killing cows, or as loot from chests, while Iron Ingot is also available as a chest reward, though the easiest method is to grab a trusty pickaxe and get mining. If you want an Iron Ingot quicker, look for exposed Iron Ore on the surface or on the side of cliffs.
With the resources in hand, head to your trusty Crafting Table, or make a new one and plant it down, then arrange the crafting ingredients like the image above—the Iron Ingot in the middle of the bottom row, with the pieces of leather surrounding it.
Once crafted, find a horse, pig, ghast, or anything else you can equip a saddle to and use the interact button to equip it. Viola, you now have a trusty steed.
Other Ways to Get a Saddle in Minecraft
Though Saddles are now craftable and, therefore, easier to get your hands on, it’s not the only way to claim this item, as the other methods that were previously the only ways to get hold of a Saddle remain available.
Chests inside dungeons may contain Saddles as rewards, which you can also find inside a Nether Fortress. For both of those, you will have to fend off mobs, and, in truth, the easiest method is to just craft one.
Saddles are also available as a very rare drop from fishing, with just a 0.8 per cent chance of reeling one in if you’re using an unenchanted rod, while a Luck of the Sea III enchantment only raises the odds to 1.9 per cent.
As you can see, the introduction of Saddle crafting is a mechanic that Minecraft has been crying out for ever since it first released, as it’s now much, much easier to earn.
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