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Return to Sender

Return to Sender

Destroy a Ghast with a fireball

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How to unlock the Return to Sender achievement in Minecraft: Edition - Definitive Guide

Achievement is now obtainable again

When you enter the Nether you'll see large white cat octopus' floating around. These are Ghasts and they will shoot fireballs at you, simply time your sword hit so you bounce it back, with a little practice and timing you'll eventually hit one with it for the kill.

Edit: r3volv3r789 pointed out in the comments it can also be done with a bow and arrow which may be easier to time than a sword hit

Edit 2: Video guide by Maka added
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Its much easier with the bow and arrow
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By r3volv3r789 on 08 Sep 2014 15:27
Building off of the bow and arrow technique, I'd highly recommend the tutorial world for this one. There's already a Nether portal built for you near the castle dormitory and you get an enchanted bow and a set of 20 arrows from the chest at the top of the stairs, near the starting area. The potion lab nearby has all the ingredients for 15 Fire Resistance potions and with a little mining you can easily get enough flint to make more arrows from the feathers of the chickens kept in the farm.

It's really easy to gather all the supplies and once you're ready you just need a decent spawn of a Ghast in the Nether and you're all set. Make sure to turn off auto-saving before you enter the Nether - you don't want to waste your arrows and have to make a bunch from scratch.
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By Page Daemon on 09 Sep 2014 01:51
Bow and arrow worked a treat thks
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By YAT0 on 12 Sep 2014 22:22
I'm not sure what happened as I'm pretty new to the game, and it was my first time encountering one of them, but I used to fishing rod in an attempt to lure it in, and as I did I got hit by another and knocked off the edge, but from what I saw the ghats I used the fishing rod on died and I got this achievement. No idea what happened though,
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By paramoreRyan on 02 Oct 2014 10:41
I have a video for how to do this on the tutorial level!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEZTzGswx3Q
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By Maka91 on 03 Oct 2014 03:39
Did exactly as described, no achievement. New update last week changed a lot of stuff. Maybe messed with it unlocking?
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By Draco719 on 27 Dec 2014 21:09
i have the same problem, i killed multiple ghasts with their own fireballs but no achievement. same problem with the local brewery.
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By pwnedmoneybags on 29 Dec 2014 17:57
same problem ...
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By Timokles on 30 Dec 2014 23:55
I haven't been able to get this either. Is this due to the latest TU?
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By Clawed Fish on 31 Dec 2014 00:31
Same here! It's the last achievement I need.
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By Akkie2082 on 31 Dec 2014 11:17
Same here with broken achievement.
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By Cheese#8505 on 02 Jan 2015 04:50
Wow I guess an update broke this, I hope it gets fixed! Ill edit the solution to add a note
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By Foxy Gray on 02 Jan 2015 07:59
2 people managed to unlock this since the last update, is it only effecting certain people?
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By ArcCsc on 06 Jan 2015 01:18
Cheaters I'd guess
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By Draco719 on 06 Jan 2015 01:47
There is now new update for this game. And now it is possible to get this achievement again. I got it just minute ago.
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By PROrambomato on 23 Jan 2015 18:37
Thank you!
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By Foxy Gray on 23 Jan 2015 19:24
The fucking fireballs can't be deflected, the just explode. I don't understand this, I've been trying for weeks and it's pissing me off!!
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By Dark Death 90 on 08 Jun 2016 01:32
Remember to use your right trigger to hit the fireballs backt to the ghast (when using sword). The timing is not easy, but just before they are going to hit you, you need to to hit them and try to aim your cross to ghast so they are flying towards it. What closer the ghast is the more easier it will be, but don't go too close to them like on that video, it's too hard to hit them then I think. And equip with the full diamond armor so you don't need to worry about the health that much. Hopefully this will help you out! toast
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By PROrambomato on 08 Jun 2016 20:00
I think the latest update glitched it again, I was in a session and did it multiple times, no achievement.
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By Dark Death 90 on 09 Aug 2016 19:44
arrows worked best for me
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By OBlockMafia on 21 Apr 2024 20:22
No, not cheaters. What you have to do, which is what I did btw, is delete the game off your hard drive, then redownload or reinstall it, then go offline (disconnect from Xbox Live). Play it as normal and try unlocking any achievements you have had troubles with, then reconnect to Xbox Live. I did this on Sunday, and they unlocked for me about two days later.
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By Jack Kanoph on 14 Jan 2015 01:36
I'm not sure if there was a difference between uninstalling a disc or digital version of the game, as I have both. Also, for those who don't know how to disconnect from Xbox Live (go offline) go to the settings app, network, and go offline. You should be able to load the game still when offline. You'll know that it worked if you go into the game and you don't find any horses. I hope this helps, as I should have had this achievement and completed the game three weeks ago!
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By Jack Kanoph on 14 Jan 2015 01:40
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I would suggest using a bow and firing an arrow to get this achievement.

Although you can use a sword, I always found the timing a real pain, you get a little bit more leeway with the bow and arrow, but it still took many arrows before I got a Ghast on the right level to be able to return the fireball and make contact.

It took 2 fireballs to take the Ghast down, and worked best when I was slightly higher than it.

I had a potion of fire resistance and 50+ arrows to play with and couldn't make contact at all during my first try, but with autosave disabled I reloaded my previous save and got it quite quickly on the next attempt.
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Worked perfectly for the windows phone version which has a lot of lag. Thanks
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By Bastian Reader on 25 Nov 2019 19:17
Tutorial Mode
Before entering the Nether, pick up a sword and fill up your health with a steak. Once you're THROUGH THE PORTAL (1:08), dig your way to the main floor and look for a Ghast. Most of the time you will see one immediately. The easiest way to deflect the fireball back is to spam RT/R2 once the ghast shoots them. Try to stay as close as possible to increase your chance of landing a hit.
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In order to unlock this achievement, you will need to have access to the Nether by either obtaining enough obsidian to make a portal or by finding the portal in the Tutorial world (X: -236, Y: 94, Z: 203).

Once you enter the portal, you will spawn in the Nether. Be sure to keep the difficulty at least peaceful and be sure to have a sword or a bow and arrows.

If you hear high-pitched cat screams and see a white floating squid-thing, that's a Ghast, and it will shoot a fireball at you. For this achievement, you will have to deflect the fireball back at the Ghast using a sword or an arrow.

Here's a video to help:

If this is your first time in the Nether, you should also unlock this achievement:
Minecraft: Xbox One EditionInto The NetherThe Into The Nether achievement in Minecraft: Xbox One Edition worth 47 pointsConstruct a Nether Portal.
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Ghasts are large, moaning enemies only found in the Nether; when they see you they will shoot large fireballs at you. To destroy a Ghast with a fireball, you must press to whack the fireball. However, this requires precise timing and aiming, so it will take a couple of times for the achievement to pop.

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