Leads are, as the name suggests, implements used to lead animals and other creatures in Minecraft. They can be crafted with materials obtained from killing monsters or discovered in chests.
The Ingredients for a Successful Lead
You will need 4 pieces of String and 1 slimeball to make a lead. To use, lay out three pieces of String on a crafting table, one each in the bottom-right, middle-left, and top-left areas. Next, place a Slimeball in the hub, and you’ll generate two leads.
How to Obtain String
Most of your String supply will come from Spiders that you kill at night for their droppings. These multi-legged monsters have a low chance of dropping String (between 0 and 2) when they die. Common Spiders are simple to raise in order to harvest their String.
Even though Spiders are the most prevalent source of String, other mobs do drop it as well. The similarly titled Striders in the Java Editions range from 0 to 5 String, but in the Bedrock Edition they fall anywhere from 2 to 5. The amount of String a Cat can offer when they die is really low, despite the fact that they can provide quite a bit more while they are still living.
Keeping a Cat as a pet is a low-effort, slow way to amass String. A domesticated cat sleeping in the same bed as you may or may not leave you a present in the morning. A single piece of String is one of the most ubiquitous presents.
A good amount of String can be obtained from broken cobwebs. A sword is the most effective tool for quickly dislodging cobwebs.
You can also obtain string through catching fish, where it appears as a useless item, or by bartering with Piglins for Gold Ingots. Furthermore, String can be found as a Chest prize in Jungle Temples, Desert Pyramids, and Dungeons.
Tips for Obtaining Sludgeballs
Defeating the bouncing green Slimes that spawn at night or in the dark underground in swamp biomes is the most popular way to obtain Slimeballs. Defeating a Slime requires dismantling it to its component parts. When a small Slime dies, it may leave behind 0-2 Slimeballs.
You can also exchange Emeralds for Slimeballs with the Wandering Traders. You shouldn’t rely too heavily on this strategy while making a Lead because they might not have the opportunity to trade for Slimeballs.
Find Information as Treasure Chests
Leads can be found as Chest loot from two distinct types of randomly created structures, however the spawn rate varies throughout Minecraft versions. There is a 28.3% chance that one Lead will spawn in Woodland Mansion Chests in the Java Edition.
The Bedrock Edition, on the other hand, expands the locations where Leads can be found to include both Woodland Mansions and Buried Treasure Chests. There is a 27.9 percent chance of finding 1 Lead in Woodland Mansion Chests. There is a 34.3 percent possibility that you may find between one and three Leads in a buried treasure chest.
Getting Sales Leads From Itinerant Vendors
Whenever you see a nomadic trader with his two llamas, you should follow in his footsteps. A Lead will be dropped at a Llama’s position if it is more than 10 blocks away from the Trader. You could also kill the Trader and his Llamas for their Leads if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty.
Putting a Lead to Work
Leads have no other uses in the Minecraft crafting system. They serve no purpose other than to direct crowds. However, they have a plethora of mechanisms centred on this purpose.
How to Leash a Mob With a Lead
Snaring a mob is as easy as approaching it with a Lead in hand and using it on your intended victim. If you do this, a loop will form around them, and you can pull them with it. A group of mobs can be tamed simultaneously, but each one will require its own Lead. Also, using the Lead on them a second time will unleash the crowd.
Placing Leads on Fences to Confine Mob
The end of the Lead can be used to secure a mob leash to a fence post. The same fence post can hold numerous mobs, but each one needs its own Lead. To avoid losing your favourite Horses and Donkeys, it’s a good idea to keep them on a leash.
Strap-on Gangs
Just much every tame animal, non-playable character, and normal monster can be controlled with a leash. Consequently, you may move anything using the drag and drop functionality to get things done.
Having this information is useful for a wide variety of reasons, including but not limited to gathering animals for breeding purposes and recruiting Villagers.