# Lead & Anchor

**Description:** A lead and anchor is an improved version of Minecraft's lead that allows players to lead more entities, and hitch (tie up) on any solid surface.

<p class="callout warning">Removed in version 1.18.2-1.3.0+. The lead and anchor function has been incorporated into Minecraft's lead.</p>

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**Details:**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-renewable%3A-%C2%A0-stackab" style="width: 33.8272%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 59.375%;">**Rarity color:**</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 40.625%;">Common</td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 59.375%;">**Renewable:**</td><td style="width: 40.625%;">Yes</td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 59.375%;">**Stackable:**</td><td style="width: 40.625%;">Yes (64)</td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 59.375%;">**Durability:**</td><td style="width: 40.625%;">None</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Obtaining**

**Crafting** Leads come in a single (brown) color.  
**Vanilla Recipe:** Two leads can be crafted with 1 Slime and 4 String.

![image.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/scaled-1680-/NsMimage.png)

Two leads can be crafted with 1 [Star Worm Goop](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/swlighting-mod/page/star-worm-goop) and 4 String.

![image.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/scaled-1680-/hdFimage.png)

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#### **Usage**

**Leading** Right-click any passive entity with a lead in hand to lead them. Villagers must be **shift** right-clicked to connect to a lead.

**Anchoring** Right-click a block or surface to attach the anchor - this will create a small, temporary ring hitch on the ground. Anchors can be placed on the ground, on the side of blocks or underneath blocks. Right-click the ring to untether the mob, this will drop a lead.

![image.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/scaled-1680-/image.png)

**Shown:** SWEM horse hitched to the ground with an anchor connection.

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#### **Known Issues**

If you find an issue, please report it to our bugs channel on [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/715626418893095012/898242623716855868). We ask that you look to see if your issue was reported first!

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<details id="bkmrk-this-is-not-a-comple"><summary>View Changes</summary>

<p class="callout info">This is not a complete list of version changes / fixes. It is a changelog of relevant wiki-related version information.</p>

<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 119.188px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-center" style="width: 13.3504%; height: 29.7969px;">**MC Version**</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20.0257%; height: 29.7969px;">**Release**</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">**Notes**</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="width: 13.3504%;">1.18.2  
</td><td style="width: 20.0257%;">1.18.2-1.3.0 \[Beta\]</td><td style="width: 66.6239%;">Lead &amp; Anchor removed - function combined into (vanilla) lead. Fixed issues:

- Lead duplication
- Unable to lead non-SWEM rideable entities (donkey, llama, pigs)
- Anchor connection left behind when disconnecting lead

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 20.0257%;">1.18.2-1.2.7</td><td style="width: 66.6239%;">**\[Deprecated Recipe\]**

![image-1685490313957.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/image-1685490313957.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td style="width: 20.0257%; height: 29.7969px;">1.18.2-1.0.0</td><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">Lead &amp; Anchor recipe changed from 4 Iron Ingots &gt; 1 Ingot. Yields 2.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 13.3504%;">1.16.5</td><td style="width: 20.0257%;">1.16.5-0.5.3.21</td><td style="width: 66.6239%;">**\[Deprecated Recipe\]**

**![image-1675872090982.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/image-1675872090982.png)**

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#### **Data values**

swem:lead\_anchor