Registry record · minecraft:lead

Lead

Items Transport & travel

A lead is a tethering rope crafted from string and slime, used to guide passive mobs or tie them to fences.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 1262
Source display name: Lead
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 557
Source display name: Lead
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

From the recipe registry

Crafting recipe

Java · 26.1

Lead2 crafted

Recipe data is supplied for Java Edition only in this source. Bedrock recipes are not inferred.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Crafted from four string and one slimeball arranged in a crafting table, yielding two leads. Source
Dropped by wandering traders upon death or when their llamas are separated. Source

Practical uses

Right-click passive mobs, boats, and golems to tether them and lead them along. Source
Right-click a fence post while holding a tethered lead to tie the mob securely in place. Source

Mechanics

Snaps if stretched beyond a 10-block distance; dropping the lead item back onto the ground. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

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0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Lead are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.