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The Nether - Minecraft advancements
Explore Nether records and their linked resources and progression requirements.
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The Nether index
- A Furious Cocktail — Have every potion effect applied at the same time - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- A Terrible Fortress — Break your way into a Nether Fortress - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Beaconator — Bring a Beacon to full power - a goal advancement in the Nether tab.
- Bring Home the Beacon — Construct and place a Beacon - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Cover Me in Debris — Get a full suit of Netherite armor - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- Feels Like Home — Take a Strider for a loooong ride on a lava lake in the Overworld - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Hidden in the Depths — Obtain Ancient Debris - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Hot Tourist Destinations — Explore all Nether biomes - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- How Did We Get Here? — Have every effect applied at the same time - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- Into Fire — Relieve a Blaze of its rod - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Local Brewery — Brew a Potion - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Nether — Bring summer clothes - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Not Quite "Nine" Lives — Charge a Respawn Anchor to the maximum - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Oh Shiny — Distract Piglins with gold - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Return to Sender — Destroy a Ghast with a fireball - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- Spooky Scary Skeleton — Obtain a Wither Skeleton's skull - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Subspace Bubble — Use the Nether to travel 7 km in the Overworld - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- This Boat Has Legs — Ride a Strider with a Warped Fungus on a Stick - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Those Were the Days — Enter a Bastion Remnant - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Uneasy Alliance — Rescue a Ghast from the Nether, bring it safely home to the Overworld... and then kill it - a challenge advancement in the Nether tab.
- War Pigs — Loot a Chest in a Bastion Remnant - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Who is Cutting Onions? — Obtain Crying Obsidian - a task advancement in the Nether tab.
- Withering Heights — Summon the Wither - a task advancement in the Nether 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.