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Unusual Tools

Warped Fungus on a Stick

A warped fungus on a stick steers a saddled strider across lava and can give it a speed boost.

SurvivalJava & Bedrock

What is Warped Fungus on a Stick?

This tool does for a strider what a carrot on a stick does for a pig. Holding it lets you steer a saddled strider. Using it gives the animal a temporary boost and uses durability. The combination opens routes across Nether lava lakes where an ordinary mount would be unsuitable.

Why players overlook it

Players who bridge across lava or travel through tunnels may never saddle a strider. Making the tool is easy compared with reaching the animal, getting aboard and setting up a landing place on the far bank.

How to get it

  • Craft it from a fishing rod and a warped fungus, which grows in the Nether.
  • Find a strider, apply a saddle if needed and mount it from a place where you can recover if you miss.

Crafting recipe

Shaped crafting

  1. Fishing Rod
  2. Empty
  3. Empty
  4. Warped Fungus
  • 1×Fishing Rod
  • 1×Warped Fungus
1× Warped Fungus on a Stick

What is it used for?

  • Hold the stick to direct the strider across lava.
  • Use the boost when you have a clear route. If you plan to cross a long lake, bring a spare rather than relying on a nearly depleted tool.

When it comes in handy

Prepare an accessible dock and mark your return point before crossing. A lodestone compass or a distinctive marker is useful once the far shore looks different from the side you started on.

Limitations

You still need a saddled strider. Losing the mount over lava is dangerous, and the boost can consume enough durability to break a worn tool.

Editorial recommendation

Is it worth using?

Make one if exploring across a wide lava lake is the goal. A fixed crossing is more convenient if the route must support repeated trips by multiple players.

Alternatives

Use a protected bridge for a permanent route. Carry Fire Resistance when you need a fallback for an accidental fall into lava.

Java and Bedrock

The item is available in both editions. The guide covers the uses checked for the listed releases.

Sources

Checked for Java 26.3 and Bedrock 26.60 series (including 26.63 where available).

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