With Minecraft ‘s Wild Update , players were able to start exploring swamps in the company of toads and tadpoles. Since then, it’s also possible to ask an allay to gather supplies to fill your boat chest, build with sculk, mud and wood from mangrove trees and… well, use goat horns . It may be the most “useless” item in the game , but it’s driving players crazy. Today we tell you why and how to get them .
What are goat horns for in Minecraft?
We’ve said that they are “useless” objects, but the quotation marks are important here. Basically, they are of no use for survival or construction, which doesn’t mean they don’t have a reason to exist. In other words, they serve to produce strange sounds . And the fun part is that there are different variants, so we can collect them all if we want.
How to get Goat Horns in Minecraft?
The way to get these horns is easier than it seems. Logically, we will first have to find a goat to extract them from. And to do this, it will be essential to stay in the habitat where the goats we find are. In fact, the only way to get the horns is for the goats to ram a tree or any other hard block found in that habitat .
Blocks can be coal ore, copper ore, emerald ore, iron ore , logs, packed ice or stone. Therefore, other solid blocks will not be of any use to us , since the goats will not want to ram them. In any case, if we manage to get them to do so, up to 2 horns will fall from an adult goat. The type of horn that falls, however, will be completely random.
The million dollar question now is: how do we make the goat decide to charge a block? Pretty simple: goats will charge any creature they see every 10-15 seconds. Also, each charge will have a range of 16 blocks . Likewise, you should know that all goats need a minimum of four blocks of separation from their target. Knowing this, you just have to force the situation.
However, avoid being attacked at all costs , as you will be moving back 9 blocks and that could take you too far from your objective . It is also not a good idea to attack them if we want their horns. More than anything because their usual reaction will be to flee. And we need them!
The 8 types of Goat Horns in Minecraft and their sounds
In total, the game provides us with eight variants for the Goat Horns. Each one has a very specific name, associated with the sound it produces when used. Also, you should know that 4 of the variants are exclusive to the screaming goats . Here is the complete list:
Normal goats
- Reflection
- Singing
- Search
- Sensation
Screaming goats
- Admiration
- Called
- Yearling
- Dream
On the other hand, it is also important to emphasize that the horns Reflection, Song, Search and Sensation can be obtained from chests at looting stations.
How do Goat Horns work in Minecraft?
Once we have these items at our disposal, all we have to do is use them to hear the sounds they make (you have to keep the button pressed). However, you should keep in mind that there is a cooldown between each use. And that time is shared between all the horns.
Also, keep in mind that the sound produced by the horn can be heard within a radius of 256 blocks . We have said before that it is partly a “useless” object (or at least curious), but the truth is that if we play with friends , we can use it for communication, establishing that blowing the horn means something very specific.