Respecting the Remnants
Brush a Suspicious block to obtain a Pottery Sherd
Overview
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 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, 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 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, Crafting a New Look, Adventuring Time, Sweet Dreams, Is It a Bird?, Caves & Cliffs, Under Lock and Key, Who Needs Rockets?, Blowback, Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition, and Postmortal), 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 UnlocksCompleting Respecting the Remnants grants 10 experience points. The XP drops at your position the moment the advancement fires.
Earning it unlocks Careful Restoration, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.
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Respecting the Remnants Advancement FAQ
How do you get the Respecting the Remnants advancement in Minecraft?
Brush suspicious sand or gravel in a structure to pull out a pottery sherd. In full, 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.
What do you need for Respecting the Remnants?
Before you can work on it you must have completed Adventure. 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.
Which advancement tab is Respecting the Remnants in?
Respecting the Remnants is in the Adventure tab, hanging beneath Adventure. Its in-game advancement ID is minecraft:adventure/brush_suspicious.
Is Respecting the Remnants part of the Adventure branch?
Yes. Respecting the Remnants sits directly below Adventure in the Adventure tree, so you must earn Adventure first. Completing Respecting the Remnants then opens Careful Restoration.
How much XP does Respecting the Remnants give and how hard is it?
Respecting the Remnants awards 10 XP and is rated Medium difficulty.
When was Respecting the Remnants added to Minecraft?
Respecting the Remnants was added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.20 and is present in the current 1.21 advancement set.