Bring Home the Beacon

Bring Home the Beacon is a task advancement in the Nether tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Construct and place a Beacon." It branches directly off Withering Heights, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Nether tab covers advancements for exploring and conquering the Nether dimension, from entering the portal to brewing potions. Bring Home the Beacon was added in Minecraft 1.12 and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Hard difficulty on this site: requires significant effort, rare resources, or dangerous encounters. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. One further advancement, Beaconator, is gated behind it.

In tree terms, Bring Home the Beacon sits fourth along its line: the full path from the Nether root reads Nether -> A Terrible Fortress -> Spooky Scary Skeleton -> Withering Heights -> Bring Home the Beacon. That means 4 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and Bring Home the Beacon is one of 23 total advancements in the Nether tab. No other advancement shares its parent, so it is the only thing that branches from Withering Heights.

Bring Home the Beacon grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

Earning it unlocks Beaconator, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.