Respecting the Remnants
Brush a Suspicious block to obtain a Pottery Sherd
Requirements: Craft a brush from a feather, copper ingot, and stick.
Advancement Made!Respecting the RemnantsOverview
Respecting the Remnants is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Brush a Suspicious block to obtain a Pottery Sherd." 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. Respecting the Remnants was added in Minecraft 1.20, 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. One further advancement, Careful Restoration, is gated behind it.
In tree terms, Respecting the Remnants sits first along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> Respecting the Remnants. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and Respecting the Remnants 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, Country Lode, Take Me Home, The Power of Books, Crafters Crafting Crafters, and Heart Transplanter), all of which open from the same point in the tree.
How to Complete Respecting the Remnants
Earning Respecting the Remnants comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Craft a brush from a feather, copper ingot, and stick.
- Find suspicious sand or suspicious gravel in trail ruins, desert temples, desert wells, or ocean ruins.
- Carefully brush the block to extract a pottery sherd.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: Brush suspicious sand or gravel in a structure to pull out a pottery sherd.
- Trail ruins, desert temples, desert wells and ocean ruins all contain brushable blocks.
- Brush slowly and stay on the block until the sherd pops out; moving away resets the progress.
- Make sure Adventure is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Respecting the Remnants will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- At Medium difficulty, Respecting the Remnants 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 Respecting the Remnants 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 UnlocksRespecting the Remnants grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.
Earning it unlocks Careful Restoration, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.
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