Where to Find Saddle in Minecraft
An item placed on horses, pigs, and striders to allow the player to ride and control them.
Saddle at a glance
Saddle is a chest-loot item in the Transportation category of Minecraft, and this guide names the 2 places it turns up, the 4 routes that end with one in your hand, and the fastest of them. All Overworld biomes (structure chests) and Nether Fortresses: that is where Saddle comes from, and found in Dungeon, Temple, Village, Nether Fortress, Bastion, End City, and Ancient City chests. On our five point scale Saddle sits at 2, easy, because most players can secure it within their first in-game day with basic tools.
Primary Location
All Overworld biomes (structure chests)
Difficulty
Easy (2/5)
Version Added
1.0
Stack Size
1
Where to Find Saddle
You will meet Saddle in All Overworld biomes (structure chests) and Nether Fortresses, 2 different places, and the fastest of them depends on what you already have for Saddle. Dungeons and Nether Fortresses have the highest saddle spawn rates. Use on Horses, Donkeys, Mules, Pigs (with Carrot on a Stick), and Striders (with Warped Fungus on a Stick). In total, Saddle can reach your inventory through looting it from generated structure chests, reeling it in as fishing treasure, and trading with the right villager, so you can pick whichever path your current world makes easiest.
Biomes & Dimensions
- All Overworld biomes (structure chests)
- Nether Fortresses
Best Way to Get Saddle
Saddle has no crafting recipe, so the efficient approach is to go straight to its source rather than hoping to stumble on it: find it in Dungeon, Temple, Village, Nether Fortress, Bastion, End City, and Ancient City chests. Fishing with Luck of the Sea III increases treasure loot chances. One of the few items that cannot be crafted, making chest loot and fishing the primary sources. Because it is chest loot, the fastest gains come from locating the specific structures listed above and clearing their chests rather than relying on chance encounters. Every Saddle takes a slot of its own, so a trip that brings back nine has filled the whole hotbar already, and a shulker box is the difference between one run and three of them. Nothing about Saddle has moved since the original 1.0 release: a fresh world and a world from years ago treat Saddle in exactly the same way.
All Methods
- 1Found in Dungeon, Temple, Village, Nether Fortress, Bastion, End City, and Ancient City chests
- 2Obtained by fishing (treasure loot)
- 3Sold by Leatherworker villagers (Master level)
- 4Cannot be crafted
Tips for Finding Saddle
- Dungeons and Nether Fortresses have the highest saddle spawn rates
- Use on Horses, Donkeys, Mules, Pigs (with Carrot on a Stick), and Striders (with Warped Fungus on a Stick)
- Fishing with Luck of the Sea III increases treasure loot chances
- One of the few items that cannot be crafted, making chest loot and fishing the primary sources
More notes on Saddle
Cannot be crafted. Use Carrot on a Stick to steer pigs, and Warped Fungus on a Stick for striders.
Saddle elsewhere on Astroworld
Items and guides next to Saddle
If you are here for Saddle, Lead, Name Tag, and Oak Boat are the neighbours worth knowing, since a route to one tends to pass the others. The item page for Saddle has the numbers this guide leaves out.
View the Saddle item pageGetting Saddle in practice
Saddles cannot be crafted at all. They come from dungeon, temple, fortress and stronghold chests, from fishing, and from leatherworker trades, and the trade is the only route you can plan around. One saddle turns a caught horse into transport, so most players buy the first and find the rest.
What to watch out for with Saddle
Saddles have no recipe at all, which catches out every new player who tames a horse. They come from dungeon and temple chests, from fishing, and from leatherworker trades, and that last route is the only reliable one, so a village with a leatherworker is worth more than a lucky chest.
Frequently asked questions about Saddle
Where do you find Saddle in Minecraft?
Saddle is found in All Overworld biomes (structure chests) and Nether Fortresses. Found in Dungeon, Temple, Village, Nether Fortress, Bastion, End City, and Ancient City chests.
What is the best way to get Saddle?
The most efficient method is to find it in Dungeon, Temple, Village, Nether Fortress, Bastion, End City, and Ancient City chests.
Can you craft Saddle?
No. Saddle cannot be crafted in vanilla Minecraft, so you must obtain it from its in-world source by looting it from Dungeon, Temple, Village, Nether Fortress, Bastion, End City, and Ancient City chests.
How hard is it to find Saddle?
Finding Saddle is rated easy (2 out of 5): most players can secure it within their first in-game day with basic tools.
Is there an alternative way to get Saddle?
Yes. Besides the main method, you can also obtain it by trading with the right villager profession and fishing it up as treasure (improved by Luck of the Sea).
When was Saddle added to Minecraft?
Saddle was added in the original 1.0 release.