Saddle Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a saddle with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a saddle is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game. Most commonly, a saddle can be found inside a chest in a dungeon or Nether Fortress or you can catch a saddle while fishing.

Let’s explore how to add a saddle to your inventory.

Where to find a Saddle in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a saddle in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Transportation
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Tools & Utilities

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Saddle in Survival Mode

There are 3 ways to get a saddle in Survival mode.

1. Find a Chest in a Dungeon

You can add a saddle to your inventory in Survival mode by finding a chest in a dungeon. So, let’s get started!

First, you need to find a dungeon that is located underground. Dungeons appear as a small room with a monster spawner in the center and 1 or 2 chests (sometimes a double chest) filled with valuable items. The walls and floor of the dungeon are made of cobblestone and mossy cobblestone.

You can look for a dungeon by digging underground or you can quickly switch to Spectator gamemode and look for a dungeon by flying down underground. Then switch back to Creative or Survival mode once you’ve found the dungeon.

This is what a dungeon looks like in Spectator mode with Night Vision:

Once you’ve found a dungeon, look inside the dungeon for chests. Each chest will contain different items.

When you find a chest in the dungeon, you need to open it to see what is inside.

If you are lucky, you will find a saddle and other valuable items.

In this example, we have found saddles, a music disc, iron ingot, gunpowder, string, and a bucket.

Make sure you move the saddle to your inventory.

A saddle is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

2. Find a Chest in the Nether Fortress

In Minecraft, you can also add a saddle to your inventory by going to the Nether and finding a Nether fortress (ie: looks like a castle) that has a chest inside.

A Nether fortress is found in the Nether.

If you haven’t been to the Nether you need to build a nether portal to take you to the Nether. When you walk through a nether portal, it will transport you between the Overworld and the Nether. This is what a nether portal looks like:

Once you’ve found a Nether fortress, look inside the fortress for a chest. There may be many chests hidden within the fortress and each chest will contain different items.

When you find a chest in the Nether fortress, you need to open it to see what is inside.

If you are lucky, you will find a saddle and other valuable items.

In this example, we have found a saddle and gold ingot. Move the saddle to your inventory.

3. Catch a Saddle when Fishing

In Minecraft, you can also add a saddle to your inventory by fishing.

Cast your fishing line into the water. Very soon, you should start to see bubbles start pop out of the water from the fish swimming. If you wait patiently, the bubbles will get closer to your fishing line and then the bobber should get pulled under the water.

As soon as the bobber goes under the water, reel in your fishing line. If you are very lucky, you may catch in a saddle. When you see the saddle come out of the water, it will automatically be added to your inventory.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a saddle has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Saddle (minecraft:saddle)	0	1	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Saddle (minecraft:saddle)		1	Java	1.13 – 1.20

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Saddle

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Saddle is:

/give @p saddle 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Saddle is:

/give @p saddle 1 0

Things to Do with Saddles

Here are some activities that you can do with saddles in Minecraft:

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