Crafting a New Look
Craft a trimmed armor piece at a Smithing Table
Overview
Crafting a New Look is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Craft a trimmed armor piece at a Smithing Table." 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. Crafting a New Look was added in Minecraft 1.20, from the Trails & Tales era, and remains part of the current 1.21 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. One further advancement, Smithing with Style, is gated behind it.
In tree terms, Crafting a New Look sits first along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> Crafting a New Look. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and Crafting a New Look is one of 40 total advancements in the Adventure tab. It shares its parent with 16 sibling advancements (Voluntary Exile, Monster Hunter, What a Deal!, Sticky Situation, Ol' Betsy, Surge Protector, Adventuring Time, Sweet Dreams, Is It a Bird?, Caves & Cliffs, Under Lock and Key, Who Needs Rockets?, Blowback, Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition, Postmortal, and Respecting the Remnants), all of which open from the same point in the tree.
How to Complete Crafting a New Look
Earning Crafting a New Look comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot, gold ingot, diamond, etc.) to create trimmed armor.
- Find smithing templates in various structures.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: At a smithing table, combine a smithing template, an armour piece and a trim material.
- Any single armour trim earns this; the cheap Dune or Sentry templates work fine.
- Trim materials range from iron to diamond, netherite, emerald, copper and more.
- Make sure Adventure is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Crafting a New Look will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- At Medium difficulty, Crafting a New Look 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
Common Mistakes- Remember that Crafting a New Look 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
Reward & What It UnlocksCompleting Crafting a New Look grants 10 experience points. The XP drops at your position the moment the advancement fires.
Earning it unlocks Smithing with Style, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.
Details
- Advancement ID
minecraft:adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern- Icon Item
- Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template
- Category
- Adventure
- Difficulty
- Medium
- XP Reward
- 10 XP
- Version Added
- 1.20
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Parent Advancement
Crafting a New Look Advancement FAQ
How do you get the Crafting a New Look advancement in Minecraft?
At a smithing table, combine a smithing template, an armour piece and a trim material. In full, use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot, gold ingot, diamond, etc.) to create trimmed armor. Find smithing templates in various structures.
What do you need for Crafting a New Look?
Before you can work on it you must have completed Adventure. Use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot, gold ingot, diamond, etc.) to create trimmed armor. Find smithing templates in various structures.
Which advancement tab is Crafting a New Look in?
Crafting a New Look is in the Adventure tab, hanging beneath Adventure. Its in-game advancement ID is minecraft:adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern.
Is Crafting a New Look part of the Adventure branch?
Yes. Crafting a New Look sits directly below Adventure in the Adventure tree, so you must earn Adventure first. Completing Crafting a New Look then opens Smithing with Style.
How much XP does Crafting a New Look give and how hard is it?
Crafting a New Look awards 10 XP and is rated Medium difficulty.
When was Crafting a New Look added to Minecraft?
Crafting a New Look was added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.20 and is present in the current 1.21 advancement set.