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Woodland Mansion in Minecraft, shown for the Take Aim advancement (Adventure tab)
Woodland Mansion in Minecraft, shown here for Take Aim in the Adventure tab. Image: 1.11 Mansion Reveal.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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Take Aim advancement icon in Minecraft, Bow in easy difficulty

Take Aim

Shoot something with an Arrow

Requirements: Craft a bow from 3 sticks and 3 string, craft arrows from flint, sticks, and feathers.

Take Aim advancement icon in MinecraftAdvancement Made!Take Aim

Overview

Take Aim is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Shoot something with an Arrow." It branches directly off Monster Hunter, 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. Take Aim 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. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. 2 further advancements branch out of it: Sniper Duel and Bullseye.

In tree terms, Take Aim sits second along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> Monster Hunter -> Take Aim. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and Take Aim is one of 47 total advancements in the Adventure tab. It shares its parent with 5 sibling advancements (Monsters Hunted, It Spreads, A Throwaway Joke, Postmortal, and Mob Kabob), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete Take Aim

To earn Take Aim:

  1. Craft a bow from 3 sticks and 3 string, craft arrows from flint, sticks, and feathers, then shoot and hit any entity with an arrow.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Craft a bow (3 sticks, 3 string) and arrows, then hit any entity with a shot.
  • This opens Sniper Duel and Bullseye, both of which need a bow.
  • Make sure Monster Hunter is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Take Aim will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • This is one of the more approachable Adventure advancements, so it is a good early target while you build toward the harder entries deeper in the branch.

Common Mistakes

  • Remember that Take Aim will not appear as available until Monster Hunter is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Take Aim grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

Earning it unlocks 2 follow-on advancements, Sniper Duel and Bullseye, each of which becomes trackable only once Take Aim is complete.

Details

Advancement ID
minecraft:adventure/shoot_arrow
Icon Item
Bow
Category
Adventure
Difficulty
Easy
XP Reward
None
Version Added
1.12