Minecraft Java Edition Advancements

Minecraft

The main story line — basic crafting through entering the Nether and The End.

Advancement	Type	Icon	Requirement
Minecraft	Normal	Crafting Table	Have a crafting table in your inventory
Stone Age	Normal	Wooden Pickaxe	Mine stone with a pickaxe
Getting an Upgrade	Normal	Stone Pickaxe	Construct a stone pickaxe
Acquire Hardware	Normal	Iron Ingot	Smelt an iron ingot
Suit Up	Normal	Iron Chestplate	Equip a piece of iron armor
Hot Stuff	Normal	Lava Bucket	Fill a bucket with lava
Isn't It Iron Pick	Normal	Iron Pickaxe	Upgrade to an iron pickaxe
Not Today, Thank You	Normal	Shield	Block a projectile with a shield
Ice Bucket Challenge	Normal	Obsidian	Obtain a block of obsidian
Diamonds!	Normal	Diamond	Acquire diamonds
We Need to Go Deeper	Normal	Flint and Steel	Build and enter a Nether Portal
Cover Me with Diamonds	Normal	Diamond Chestplate	Equip a full set of diamond armor
Enchanter	Normal	Enchanted Book	Enchant an item at an enchanting table
Zombie Doctor	Goal	Golden Apple	Cure a zombie villager
Eye Spy	Normal	Eye of Ender	Enter a stronghold
The End?	Normal	End Stone	Enter The End dimension

Nether

Exploration and combat challenges within the Nether dimension.

Advancement	Type	Icon	Requirement
Nether	Normal	Red Nether Bricks	Enter The Nether dimension
Return to Sender	Challenge	Fire Charge	Deflect a ghast fireball back to kill it
Those Were the Days	Normal	Polished Blackstone Bricks	Enter a Bastion Remnant
Hidden in the Depths	Normal	Ancient Debris	Obtain ancient debris
Subspace Bubble	Challenge	Empty Map	Travel 7 km in the Overworld via a Nether tunnel
A Terrible Fortress	Normal	Nether Bricks	Enter a Nether fortress
Who is Cutting Onions?	Normal	Crying Obsidian	Obtain crying obsidian
Oh Shiny	Normal	Gold Ingot	Distract piglins with gold items
This Boat Has Legs	Normal	Warped Fungus on a Stick	Ride a strider with a fungus on a stick
Uneasy Alliance	Challenge	Ghast Tear	Rescue a ghast from the Nether and kill it in the Overworld
War Pigs	Normal	Chest	Loot a chest in a Bastion Remnant
Cover Me in Debris	Challenge	Netherite Chestplate	Obtain a full set of netherite armor
Spooky Scary Skeleton	Normal	Wither Skeleton Skull	Obtain a wither skeleton's skull
Into Fire	Normal	Blaze Rod	Obtain a blaze rod
Not Quite "Nine" Lives	Normal	Respawn Anchor	Charge a respawn anchor to the max
Feels Like Home	Normal	Warped Fungus on a Stick	Ride a strider 50 blocks over lava
Hot Tourist Destinations	Challenge	Netherite Boots	Visit all Nether biomes
Withering Heights	Normal	Nether Star	Summon the wither
Local Brewery	Normal	Potion	Brew a potion
Bring Home the Beacon	Normal	Beacon	Construct and place a beacon
A Furious Cocktail	Challenge	Milk Bucket	Have multiple potion effects active at once
Beaconator	Goal	Beacon	Create a full-power beacon
How Did We Get Here?	Challenge	Bucket	Have every status effect applied at once

The End

Endgame content centered on defeating the Ender Dragon and exploring the End.

Advancement	Type	Icon	Requirement
The End	Normal	End Stone	Enter The End dimension
Free the End	Normal	Dragon Head	Defeat the ender dragon
The Next Generation	Goal	Dragon Egg	Hold the dragon egg in your inventory
Remote Getaway	Normal	Ender Pearl	Enter an End gateway
The End... Again...	Goal	End Crystal	Respawn the ender dragon
You Need a Mint	Goal	Dragon's Breath	Collect dragon's breath in a glass bottle
The City at the End of the Game	Normal	Purpur Block	Enter an End city
Sky's the Limit	Goal	Elytra	Find and obtain elytra
Great View From Up Here	Challenge	Shulker Shell	Levitate up 50 blocks from a shulker's attack

Adventure

Combat, exploration, and world-discovery challenges.

Advancement	Type	Icon	Requirement
Adventure	Normal	Empty Map	Kill a mob or be killed by one
Heart Transplanter	Normal	Creaking Heart	Place a creaking heart correctly
Voluntary Exile	Normal	Ominous Banner	Kill a raid captain and take its banner
Country Lode, Take Me Home	Normal	Lodestone	Use a compass on a lodestone
Is It a Bird?	Normal	Spyglass	Look at a parrot through a spyglass
Monster Hunter	Normal	Iron Sword	Kill any hostile monster
The Power of Books	Normal	Chiseled Bookshelf	Read the power signal of a chiseled bookshelf via comparator
What a Deal!	Normal	Emerald	Successfully trade with a villager
Crafting a New Look	Normal	Armor Trim	Craft a trimmed piece of armor at a smithing table
Sticky Situation	Normal	Honey Block	Jump into a honey block to survive fall damage
Ol' Betsy	Normal	Crossbow	Shoot a crossbow
Surge Protector	Normal	Lightning Rod	Protect a villager from a lightning strike without it dying
Caves & Cliffs	Normal	Water Bucket	Fall from the top of the build limit to the bottom without dying
Respecting the Remnants	Normal	Brush	Brush a suspicious block to reveal a pottery sherd
Sneak 100	Normal	Sculk Sensor	Sneak near a sculk sensor to avoid detection
Sweet Dreams	Normal	Red Bed	Sleep in a bed to change your respawn point
Hero of the Village	Challenge	Ominous Banner	Successfully defend a village from a raid
Is It a Balloon?	Normal	Spyglass	Look at a ghast through a spyglass
A Throwaway Joke	Normal	Trident	Hit a mob with a thrown trident
It Spreads	Challenge	Sculk Catalyst	Kill a mob near a sculk catalyst to spread sculk
Take Aim	Normal	Bow	Shoot a mob with an arrow
Monsters Hunted	Challenge	Diamond Sword	Kill one of every hostile monster
Postmortal	Goal	Totem of Undying	Use a totem of undying to survive fatal damage
Star Trader	Normal	Emerald	Trade with a villager at the world's build height limit
Smithing with Style	Challenge	Armor Trim	Apply every smithing template at least once
Two Birds, One Arrow	Challenge	Crossbow	Kill two phantoms with a piercing arrow
Who's the Pillager Now?	Normal	Crossbow	Kill a pillager with a crossbow
Arbalistic	Challenge	Crossbow	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot
Careful Restoration	Normal	Decorated Pot	Craft a decorated pot from 4 pottery sherds
Adventuring Time	Challenge	Diamond Boots	Discover every Overworld biome
Sound of Music	Normal	Jukebox	Play a music disc in a meadow biome near a jukebox
Light as a Rabbit	Normal	Leather Boots	Walk on powder snow without sinking, wearing leather boots
Is It a Plane?	Normal	Spyglass	Look at the ender dragon through a spyglass
Very Very Frightening	Normal	Trident	Strike a villager with lightning via a channeling trident
Sniper Duel	Challenge	Arrow	Kill a skeleton from at least 50 meters away
Bullseye	Challenge	Target	Hit a target block from at least 30 meters away
Isn't It Scute?	Normal	Armadillo Scute	Get an armadillo scute by brushing an armadillo
Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition	Normal	Crafter	Set foot inside a trial chamber
Crafters Crafting Crafters	Normal	Crafter	Have a crafter craft a crafter
Lighten Up	Normal	Copper Bulb	Scrape a copper bulb with an axe to lighten its oxidation
Who Needs Rockets?	Normal	Wind Charge	Launch yourself upward at least 8 blocks with a wind charge
Under Lock and Key	Normal	Trial Key	Open a vault using a trial key
Revaulting	Goal	Ominous Trial Key	Open an ominous vault using an ominous trial key
Blowback	Challenge	Wind Charge	Kill a breeze with a deflected wind charge
Over-Overkill	Challenge	Mace	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit with a mace

Husbandry

Farming, breeding, taming, and food-related challenges.

Advancement	Type	Icon	Requirement
Husbandry	Normal	Hay Bale	Consume any edible item
Stay Hydrated!	Normal	Dried Ghast	Place a dried ghast in water
Bee Our Guest	Normal	Honey Bottle	Collect honey with a bottle without angering the bees
The Parrots and the Bats	Normal	Wheat	Breed two animals together
You've Got a Friend in Me	Normal	Cookie	Have an allay deliver items to you
Whatever Floats Your Goat!	Normal	Oak Boat	Get in a boat and float with a goat
Best Friends Forever	Normal	Lead	Tame an animal
Glow and Behold!	Normal	Glow Ink Sac	Make a sign glow using glow ink sac
Fishy Business	Normal	Fishing Rod	Catch a fish
Total Beelocation	Normal	Bee Nest	Move a bee nest with 3 bees inside using silk touch
Bukkit Bukkit	Normal	Bucket of Tadpole	Catch a tadpole in a bucket
Smells Interesting	Normal	Sniffer Egg	Obtain a sniffer egg
A Seedy Place	Normal	Wheat Seeds	Plant a seed and watch it grow
Wax On	Normal	Honeycomb	Apply a honeycomb to a copper block
Two by Two	Challenge	Golden Carrot	Breed every breedable animal
Birthday Song	Normal	Note Block	Have an allay drop a cake at a note block
A Complete Catalogue	Challenge	Raw Cod	Tame every cat variant
Tactical Fishing	Normal	Bucket of Pufferfish	Catch a fish without a fishing rod (using a bucket)
When the Squad Hops into Town	Normal	Lead	Get every frog variant on a lead
Little Sniffs	Normal	Torchflower Seeds	Feed a snifflet its favorite food
A Balanced Diet	Challenge	Apple	Eat every single food item
Serious Dedication	Challenge	Netherite Hoe	Upgrade a wooden hoe to netherite, then never use it again
Wax Off	Normal	Stone Axe	Scrape wax off a copper block using an axe