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Animal in Minecraft, shown for the The Whole Pack advancement (Husbandry tab)
Animal in Minecraft, shown here for The Whole Pack in the Husbandry tab. Image: Animals preview.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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The Whole Pack advancement icon in Minecraft, Bone in expert difficulty

The Whole Pack

Tame one of each Wolf variant

Requirements: Tame one of each wolf variant.

The Whole Pack advancement icon in MinecraftChallenge Complete!The Whole Pack

Overview

The Whole Pack is a challenge advancement in the Husbandry tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Tame one of each Wolf variant." It branches directly off Best Friends Forever, 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 Whole Pack was added in Minecraft 1.20.5, from the Trails & Tales era, and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Expert difficulty on this site: extremely difficult challenges that require extensive game knowledge and dedication. Because it is flagged as a challenge advancement, completing The Whole Pack makes a special toast and a sound play, and its frame in the advancement screen is the magenta challenge style rather than a normal square. Challenges are the hardest tier and usually represent a milestone rather than routine progress. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.

In tree terms, The Whole Pack sits second along its line: the full path from the Husbandry root reads Husbandry -> Best Friends Forever -> The Whole Pack. That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and The Whole Pack is one of 31 total advancements in the Husbandry tab. It shares its parent with 3 sibling advancements (Good as New, A Complete Catalogue, and Shear Brilliance), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete The Whole Pack

Earning The Whole Pack comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Tame one of each wolf variant.
  2. Different wolf variants spawn in different biomes: pale wolf (taiga), woods wolf (forest), ashen wolf (snowy taiga), black wolf (old growth pine taiga), chestnut wolf (old growth spruce taiga), rusty wolf (sparse jungle), spotted wolf (savanna plateau), striped wolf (wooded badlands), and snowy wolf (grove).

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Tame one of every wolf variant, each found in a different biome.
  • The nine variants map to specific biomes: pale (taiga), woods (forest), ashen (snowy taiga), black (old-growth pine taiga), chestnut (old-growth spruce taiga), rusty (sparse jungle), spotted (savanna plateau), striped (wooded badlands) and snowy (grove).
  • Carry plenty of bones; taming is per individual wolf.
  • Make sure Best Friends Forever is already ticked off before you start, otherwise The Whole Pack will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • As a challenge advancement this is best saved until you are well-equipped; rushing The Whole Pack underprepared is the usual reason attempts fail, so gather everything the steps above require before you commit.

Common Mistakes

  • Remember that The Whole Pack will not appear as available until Best Friends Forever is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Completing The Whole Pack grants 50 experience points, reflecting its status as a challenge, and challenge advancements pay out far more XP than ordinary tasks. 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/whole_pack
Icon Item
Bone
Category
Husbandry
Difficulty
Expert
XP Reward
50 XP
Version Added
1.20.5

Advancement Tree

Child Advancements

Leaf advancement (no children)