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Item repair in Minecraft, shown for the Good as New advancement (Husbandry tab)
Item repair in Minecraft, shown here for Good as New in the Husbandry tab. Image: Anvil1.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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Good as New advancement icon in Minecraft, Wolf Armor in medium difficulty

Good as New

Fully repair damaged Wolf Armor using Armadillo Scutes

Requirements: Craft Wolf Armor from armadillo scutes and equip it on a tamed wolf.

Good as New advancement icon in MinecraftAdvancement Made!Good as New

Overview

Good as New is a task advancement in the Husbandry tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Fully repair damaged Wolf Armor using Armadillo Scutes." It branches directly off Best Friends Forever, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Husbandry tab covers advancements related to farming, animal breeding, food, and the natural world. Good as New was added in Minecraft 1.20.5, from the Trails & Tales era, 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, Good as New sits second along its line: the full path from the Husbandry root reads Husbandry -> Best Friends Forever -> Good as New. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and Good as New is one of 31 total advancements in the Husbandry tab. It shares its parent with 3 sibling advancements (The Whole Pack, A Complete Catalogue, and Shear Brilliance), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete Good as New

Earning Good as New comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Craft Wolf Armor from armadillo scutes and equip it on a tamed wolf.
  2. When the armor takes damage, use armadillo scutes on the wolf to repair it.
  3. Armadillo scutes are obtained by brushing armadillos.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Put Wolf Armor on a tamed wolf, let it take damage, then repair it with armadillo scutes.
  • Wolf Armor and its repair both use armadillo scutes, so keep a stock from brushing armadillos.
  • The wolf must already be wearing damaged armor for the repair to register.
  • Make sure Best Friends Forever is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Good as New will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • At Medium difficulty, Good as New 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 Good as New will not appear as available until Best Friends Forever is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Good as New 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.

Details

Advancement ID
minecraft:husbandry/repair_wolf_armor
Icon Item
Wolf Armor
Category
Husbandry
Difficulty
Medium
XP Reward
None
Version Added
1.20.5

Advancement Tree

Child Advancements

Leaf advancement (no children)