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Piglin in Minecraft, shown for the Oh Shiny advancement (Nether tab)
Piglin in Minecraft, shown here for Oh Shiny in the Nether tab. Image: AMCM Piglins in the Nether.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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Oh Shiny advancement icon in Minecraft, Gold Ingot in easy difficulty

Oh Shiny

Distract Piglins with gold

Requirements: Take off any gold armor, then throw a gold item Piglins love, such as a gold ingot.

Oh Shiny advancement icon in MinecraftAdvancement Made!Oh Shiny

Overview

Oh Shiny is a task advancement in the Nether tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Distract Piglins with gold." It branches directly off Nether, 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. Oh Shiny was added in Minecraft 1.16, from the Nether Update, 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. 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, Oh Shiny sits first along its line: the full path from the Nether root reads Nether -> Oh Shiny. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and Oh Shiny is one of 23 total advancements in the Nether tab. It shares its parent with 7 sibling advancements (Return to Sender, Those Were the Days, Hidden in the Depths, A Terrible Fortress, Who is Cutting Onions?, This Boat Has Legs, and Subspace Bubble), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete Oh Shiny

Earning Oh Shiny comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Take off any gold armor, then throw a gold item Piglins love, such as a gold ingot, gold block or golden carrot, near an adult Piglin so it picks it up, or use a gold ingot on it.
  2. The advancement does not count while you wear gold armor.
  3. Piglins are found in the Nether, especially in crimson forests and bastion remnants.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Drop a single gold ingot near an adult Piglin and let it pick the ingot up.
  • Adult Piglins barter; baby Piglins do not, so target a grown one.
  • Take off all gold armour first: the advancement only counts when you wear none, and the thrown gold is what keeps the Piglin busy.
  • Make sure Nether is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Oh Shiny will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • 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

  • Gold nuggets do not count. Any other gold item Piglins love does, from a gold block to a golden carrot, but only a gold ingot starts a barter.
  • Remember that Oh Shiny will not appear as available until Nether is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Oh Shiny 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:nether/distract_piglin
Icon Item
Gold Ingot
Category
Nether
Difficulty
Easy
XP Reward
None
Version Added
1.16

Advancement Tree

Parent Advancement

Nether
Bring summer clothes

Child Advancements

Leaf advancement (no children)