Serious Dedication
Use a Netherite Ingot to upgrade a Diamond Hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices
Overview
Serious Dedication is a goal advancement in the Husbandry tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Use a Netherite Ingot to upgrade a Diamond Hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices." It branches directly off A Seedy Place, 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. Serious Dedication was added in Minecraft 1.12 and remains part of the current 1.21 advancement set.
It is rated Hard difficulty on this site: requires significant effort, rare resources, or dangerous encounters. It is classed as a goal advancement, which renders with the rounded goal frame in the menu and marks a notable objective along the way rather than a trivial step. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.
In tree terms, Serious Dedication sits second along its line: the full path from the Husbandry root reads Husbandry -> A Seedy Place -> Serious Dedication. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and Serious Dedication is one of 26 total advancements in the Husbandry tab. It shares its parent, A Seedy Place, with one sibling, A Balanced Diet, which unlocks from the same point.
How to Complete Serious Dedication
Earning Serious Dedication comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Craft a diamond hoe and upgrade it to a netherite hoe using a smithing table with a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade smithing template.
- This requires mining ancient debris in the Nether.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: Smith a diamond hoe into a netherite hoe with a netherite ingot and the netherite upgrade template.
- A netherite hoe needs the same ancient-debris investment as any netherite tool, hence the in-game joke.
- Make sure A Seedy Place is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Serious Dedication will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- At Hard difficulty, Serious Dedication rewards preparation over speed — line up the items and conditions in the steps first rather than improvising mid-attempt.
Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes- Remember that Serious Dedication will not appear as available until A Seedy Place is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Reward & What It UnlocksCompleting Serious Dedication grants 10 experience points. The XP drops at your position the moment the advancement fires.
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/obtain_netherite_hoe- Icon Item
- Netherite Hoe
- Category
- Husbandry
- Difficulty
- Hard
- XP Reward
- 10 XP
- Version Added
- 1.12
Advancement ID
Category
Version AddedAdvancement Tree
Parent Advancement
Child Advancements
Serious Dedication Advancement FAQ
How do you get the Serious Dedication advancement in Minecraft?
Smith a diamond hoe into a netherite hoe with a netherite ingot and the netherite upgrade template. In full, craft a diamond hoe and upgrade it to a netherite hoe using a smithing table with a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade smithing template. This requires mining ancient debris in the Nether.
What do you need for Serious Dedication?
Before you can work on it you must have completed A Seedy Place. Craft a diamond hoe and upgrade it to a netherite hoe using a smithing table with a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade smithing template. This requires mining ancient debris in the Nether.
Which advancement tab is Serious Dedication in?
Serious Dedication is in the Husbandry tab, hanging beneath A Seedy Place. Its in-game advancement ID is minecraft:husbandry/obtain_netherite_hoe.
Is Serious Dedication part of the A Seedy Place branch?
Yes. Serious Dedication sits directly below A Seedy Place in the Husbandry tree, so you must earn A Seedy Place first. It is a leaf, so nothing further unlocks from it.
How much XP does Serious Dedication give and how hard is it?
Serious Dedication awards 10 XP and is rated Hard difficulty, and it is a goal advancement.