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The Nether in Minecraft, shown for the Nether advancement (Nether tab)
The Nether in Minecraft, shown here for Nether in the Nether tab. Image: Bedrock Hole.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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Nether advancement icon in Minecraft, Red Nether Bricks in easy difficulty

Nether

Bring summer clothes

Requirements: Build a nether portal frame from at least 10 obsidian blocks (4x5 frame.

Nether advancement icon in MinecraftAdvancement Made!Nether

Overview

Nether is a root advancement in the Nether tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Bring summer clothes." As the root of the Nether tab, it sits at the very top of this branch and is what every other Nether advancement ultimately descends from. The Nether tab covers advancements for exploring and conquering the Nether dimension, from entering the portal to brewing potions. Nether was added in Minecraft 1.12 and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Easy difficulty on this site: can be completed quickly with minimal resources. Good for beginners. Roots cannot be un-earned and exist mainly to unlock the visible tree, so the real progression begins with the advancements hanging beneath it. 8 further advancements branch out of it: Return to Sender, Those Were the Days, Hidden in the Depths, A Terrible Fortress, Who is Cutting Onions?, Oh Shiny, This Boat Has Legs, and Subspace Bubble.

Within the 23 advancements that make up the Nether tab, Nether is the single entry that requires nothing before it. Unlocking it is the gateway to that whole set, so it is usually the first Nether advancement any player earns.

How to Complete Nether

Earning Nether comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Build a nether portal frame from at least 10 obsidian blocks (4x5 frame, corners optional) and light it with flint and steel.
  2. Step into the portal to travel to the Nether dimension.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Build a 4x5 obsidian frame (corners optional, 10 blocks minimum) and light it with flint and steel.
  • Cast obsidian for free by pouring water over lava source blocks if you have no diamond pickaxe yet.
  • This root reveals every other Nether advancement, including the brewing and beacon chains.
  • This is one of the more approachable Nether advancements, so it is a good early target while you build toward the harder entries deeper in the branch.

Common Mistakes

Nether has no common pitfalls beyond following the steps above; once its prerequisite is done it tracks reliably.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Nether grants no experience directly; as a root advancement its purpose is to open the tab rather than to reward you.

Earning it unlocks 8 follow-on advancements, Return to Sender, Those Were the Days, Hidden in the Depths, A Terrible Fortress, Who is Cutting Onions?, Oh Shiny, This Boat Has Legs, and Subspace Bubble, each of which becomes trackable only once Nether is complete.

Completing every advancement beneath this root clears the entire Nether tab, which contains 23 advancements in total, 7 of them flagged as challenges and 1 as goals. Working down from Nether in tree order is the most efficient way to clear the tab without backtracking.