We Need to Go Deeper
Build, light, and enter a Nether Portal
Requirements: Build a Nether portal out of obsidian and light it.
Advancement Made!We Need to Go DeeperOverview
We Need to Go Deeper is a task advancement in the Minecraft tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Build, light, and enter a Nether Portal." It branches directly off Ice Bucket Challenge, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Minecraft tab covers the main story progression tree. We Need to Go Deeper 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: Zombie Doctor and Eye Spy.
In tree terms, We Need to Go Deeper sits sixth along its line: the full path from the Minecraft root reads Minecraft -> Stone Age -> Getting an Upgrade -> Acquire Hardware -> Hot Stuff -> Ice Bucket Challenge -> We Need to Go Deeper. That means 6 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and We Need to Go Deeper is one of 16 total advancements in the Minecraft tab. No other advancement shares its parent, so it is the only thing that branches from Ice Bucket Challenge.
How to Complete We Need to Go Deeper
Earning We Need to Go Deeper comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Build a Nether portal out of obsidian and light it.
- Ten blocks is enough: four up each side and two along the top and bottom, with the corners left out.
- If you have no diamond pickaxe yet, cast the frame in place by pouring water over lava inside a mould.
- Light the inside face with flint and steel, or with a fire charge, and step through.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: build a Nether portal out of obsidian and light it. The remaining steps follow from there.
- Make sure Ice Bucket Challenge is already ticked off before you start, otherwise We Need to Go Deeper will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- This is one of the more approachable Minecraft advancements, so it is a good early target while you build toward the harder entries deeper in the branch.
Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes- Remember that We Need to Go Deeper will not appear as available until Ice Bucket Challenge is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Reward & What It UnlocksWe Need to Go Deeper grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.
Earning it unlocks 2 follow-on advancements, Zombie Doctor and Eye Spy, each of which becomes trackable only once We Need to Go Deeper is complete.
Details
- Advancement ID
minecraft:story/enter_the_nether- Icon Item
- Flint and Steel
- Category
- Minecraft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- XP Reward
- None
- Version Added
- 1.12
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