Crafters Crafting Crafters
Be near a Crafter when it crafts a Crafter
Requirements: Set up a crafter, load it with the recipe for another crafter (five iron ingots, two redstone dust.
Overview
Crafters Crafting Crafters is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Be near a Crafter when it crafts a Crafter." It branches directly off Adventure, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Adventure tab covers advancements focused on exploration, combat, trading, and interacting with the world and its inhabitants. Crafters Crafting Crafters was added in Minecraft 1.21, part of the Tricky Trials update, and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.
It is rated Medium difficulty on this site: requires some preparation or specific resources. Part of normal gameplay progression. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.
In tree terms, Crafters Crafting Crafters sits first along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> Crafters Crafting Crafters. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and Crafters Crafting Crafters is one of 47 total advancements in the Adventure tab. It shares its parent with 17 sibling advancements (Voluntary Exile, Monster Hunter, What a Deal!, Sticky Situation, Ol' Betsy, Surge Protector, Crafting a New Look, Sweet Dreams, Is It a Bird?, Caves & Cliffs, Sneak 100, Isn't It Scute?, Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition, Respecting the Remnants, Country Lode, Take Me Home, The Power of Books, and Heart Transplanter), all of which open from the same point in the tree.
How to Complete Crafters Crafting Crafters
Earning Crafters Crafting Crafters comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Set up a crafter, load it with the recipe for another crafter (five iron ingots, two redstone dust, a crafting table and a dropper) and pulse it with redstone while you are standing next to it.
- What counts is a crafter crafting a crafter with you close enough to see it happen.
Tips & Fastest Route
- Fastest route: set up a crafter, load it with the recipe for another crafter (five iron ingots, two redstone dust, a crafting table and a dropper) and pulse it with redstone while you are standing next to it. The remaining steps follow from there.
- Make sure Adventure is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Crafters Crafting Crafters will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- At Medium difficulty, Crafters Crafting Crafters is a routine step once you have the prerequisites in hand; no special grinding is usually needed beyond the items the steps call for.
Common Mistakes
- Remember that Crafters Crafting Crafters will not appear as available until Adventure is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Crafters Crafting Crafters grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.
It is a leaf advancement, so nothing further unlocks from it; it stands as a completed tip of its branch.