The Healing Power of Friendship!
Team up with an Axolotl and win a fight
Overview
The Healing Power of Friendship! is a task advancement in the Husbandry tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Team up with an Axolotl and win a fight." It branches directly off The Cutest Predator, 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. The Healing Power of Friendship! was added in Minecraft 1.17, from the Caves & Cliffs update, 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. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.
In tree terms, The Healing Power of Friendship! sits second along its line: the full path from the Husbandry root reads Husbandry -> The Cutest Predator -> The Healing Power of Friendship!. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and The Healing Power of Friendship! is one of 26 total advancements in the Husbandry tab. No other advancement shares its parent, so it is the only thing that branches from The Cutest Predator.
How to Complete The Healing Power of Friendship!
Earning The Healing Power of Friendship! comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Have an axolotl kill a mob while you are nearby and receive the Regeneration effect from it.
- Release an axolotl from a bucket near hostile aquatic mobs (Drowned, Guardians) and let it fight.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: Release an axolotl near hostile water mobs and let it kill one while you are close, granting you Regeneration.
- Drowned and Guardians are ideal targets for an axolotl ally.
- You must be nearby when the axolotl secures the kill so the Regeneration buff reaches you.
- Make sure The Cutest Predator is already ticked off before you start, otherwise The Healing Power of Friendship! will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- At Medium difficulty, The Healing Power of Friendship! 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 The Healing Power of Friendship! will not appear as available until The Cutest Predator is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Reward & What It UnlocksCompleting The Healing Power of Friendship! 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/kill_axolotl_target- Icon Item
- Bucket of Axolotl
- Category
- Husbandry
- Difficulty
- Medium
- XP Reward
- 10 XP
- Version Added
- 1.17
Advancement ID
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Version AddedAdvancement Tree
Parent Advancement
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The Healing Power of Friendship! Advancement FAQ
How do you get the The Healing Power of Friendship! advancement in Minecraft?
Release an axolotl near hostile water mobs and let it kill one while you are close, granting you Regeneration. In full, have an axolotl kill a mob while you are nearby and receive the Regeneration effect from it. Release an axolotl from a bucket near hostile aquatic mobs (Drowned, Guardians) and let it fight.
What do you need for The Healing Power of Friendship!?
Before you can work on it you must have completed The Cutest Predator. Have an axolotl kill a mob while you are nearby and receive the Regeneration effect from it. Release an axolotl from a bucket near hostile aquatic mobs (Drowned, Guardians) and let it fight.
Which advancement tab is The Healing Power of Friendship! in?
The Healing Power of Friendship! is in the Husbandry tab, hanging beneath The Cutest Predator. Its in-game advancement ID is minecraft:husbandry/kill_axolotl_target.
Is The Healing Power of Friendship! part of the The Cutest Predator branch?
Yes. The Healing Power of Friendship! sits directly below The Cutest Predator in the Husbandry tree, so you must earn The Cutest Predator first. It is a leaf, so nothing further unlocks from it.
How much XP does The Healing Power of Friendship! give and how hard is it?
The Healing Power of Friendship! awards 10 XP and is rated Medium difficulty.
When was The Healing Power of Friendship! added to Minecraft?
The Healing Power of Friendship! was added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.17 and is present in the current 1.21 advancement set.