Give a Warped Fungus on a Stick

Get the strider-steering rod

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Gives a warped fungus on a stick, used to steer saddled striders — the only mob that walks on lava. With one of these and a saddle, the Nether's lava oceans become highways.

/give @p warped_fungus_on_a_stick

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Saddle a strider and hop on its back.
Hold the fungus rod to steer it across the lava.

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