Adventure advancements - Minecraft advancements

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Adventure advancements index

A Throwaway Joke — Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea. - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Adventure — Adventure, exploration and combat - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Adventuring Time — Discover every biome - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Arbalistic — Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Blowback — Kill a Breeze with a deflected Breeze-shot Wind Charge - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Bullseye — Hit the bullseye of a Target block from at least 30 meters away - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Careful Restoration — Make a Decorated Pot out of 4 Pottery Sherds - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Caves & Cliffs — Free fall from the top of the world (build limit) to the bottom of the world and survive - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Country Lode, Take Me Home — Use a Compass on a Lodestone - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Crafters Crafting Crafters — Be near a Crafter when it crafts a Crafter - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Crafting a New Look — Craft trimmed armor at a Smithing Table - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Heart Transplanter — Place a Creaking Heart with the correct alignment between two Pale Oak Log blocks - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Hero of the Village — Successfully defend a village from a raid - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Hired Help — Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village - a goal advancement in the Adventure tab.
Is It a Balloon? — Look at a Ghast through a Spyglass - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Is It a Bird? — Look at a Parrot through a Spyglass - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Is It a Plane? — Look at the Ender Dragon through a Spyglass - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Isn't It Scute? — Get Armadillo Scutes from an Armadillo using a Brush - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
It Spreads — Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Light as a Rabbit — Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Lighten Up — Scrape a Copper Bulb with an Axe to make it brighter - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition — Step foot in a Trial Chamber - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Mob Kabob — Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear - a goal advancement in the Adventure tab.
Monster Hunter — Kill any hostile monster - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Monsters Hunted — Kill one of every hostile monster - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Ol' Betsy — Shoot a Crossbow - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Over-Overkill — Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Postmortal — Use a Totem of Undying to cheat death - a goal advancement in the Adventure tab.
Respecting the Remnants — Brush a Suspicious block to obtain a Pottery Sherd - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Revaulting — Unlock an Ominous Vault with an Ominous Trial Key - a goal advancement in the Adventure tab.
Smithing with Style — Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder - a challenge advancement in the Advent
Sneak 100 — Sneak near a Sculk Sensor or Warden to prevent it from detecting you - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Sniper Duel — Kill a Skeleton from at least 50 meters away - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Sound of Music — Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a Jukebox - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Star Trader — Trade with a Villager at the build height limit - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Sticky Situation — Jump into a Honey Block to break your fall - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Surge Protector — Protect a Villager from an undesired shock without starting a fire - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Sweet Dreams — Sleep in a Bed to change your respawn point - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Take Aim — Shoot something with an Arrow - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
The Power of Books — Read the power signal of a Chiseled Bookshelf using a Comparator - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Two Birds, One Arrow — Kill two Phantoms with a piercing Arrow - a challenge advancement in the Adventure tab.
Under Lock and Key — Unlock a Vault with a Trial Key - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Very Very Frightening — Strike a Villager with lightning - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Voluntary Exile — Kill a raid captain. Maybe consider staying away from villages for the time being... - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
What a Deal! — Successfully trade with a Villager - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Who Needs Rockets? — Use a Wind Charge to launch yourself upward 8 blocks - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.
Who's the Pillager Now? — Give a Pillager a taste of their own medicine - a task advancement in the Adventure tab.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many advancements are in Minecraft 1.21?

There are around 100+ advancements across five tabs: Minecraft, Nether, The End, Adventure, and Husbandry. Each has verified unlock triggers extracted from the game data.

What's the hardest advancement in Minecraft?

'How Did We Get Here?' — apply every status effect simultaneously — is widely considered the hardest. Others include 'Adventuring Time' (visit every biome), 'Two Birds, One Arrow' (kill two phantoms with one piercing arrow), and 'Monsters Hunted' (kill every hostile mob).

Do advancement pages show what unlocks each one?

Yes. Each advancement page extracts real unlock triggers (item pickup, entity kill, block placement, etc.) from the 1.21.4 game data, plus its parent advancement and any child advancements it enables.

Which advancements give the most XP?

Advancements themselves grant modest XP; the real XP source is the underlying activity (killing the Wither for 50 XP, mining diamond for 3–7 XP). Advancement pages link to related mobs and blocks for XP planning.

Are hidden advancements marked?

Yes. Hidden advancements (revealed only on completion, like 'Two by Two' and 'Two Birds, One Arrow') are flagged on their detail pages so you know why they didn't appear in your in-game tab until you triggered them.