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Minecraft achievement completion guide, all 126 advancements in order

COMPLETION GUIDE

Return to Sender advancement icon in MinecraftChallenge Complete!Return to Sender

A full walkthrough for earning every vanilla Minecraft advancement. Follow this guide for the most efficient path to 100% completion.

Overview

126
Total
25
Challenges
10
Goals
91
Regular

Advancements are divided into 5 tabs. Each tab has a tree structure where you must complete parent advancements before children unlock. Challenge advancements have special golden frames and give more XP.

Recommended Completion Order

  1. 1.
    Minecraft Tab (Story) - Start here. Progress naturally from crafting tools to entering the Nether. This unlocks the foundation for all other tabs.
  2. 2.
    Husbandry Tab - Begin early alongside the Minecraft tab. Plant seeds, breed animals, and catch fish as you explore. Many can be done passively.
  3. 3.
    Adventure Tab - Triggers from your first combat. Complete combat-related advancements, trading, and exploration as you play. Save Adventuring Time for later.
  4. 4.
    Nether Tab - After entering the Nether, explore all biomes, visit fortresses and bastions, brew potions, and work toward the Wither and Beacon.
  5. 5.
    The End Tab - The final dimension. Defeat the dragon, find End Cities, get elytra. Save this for when you are well-prepared.
  6. 6.
    Cleanup - Go back and complete remaining challenges like How Did We Get Here?, Adventuring Time, Two by Two, A Balanced Diet, and Monsters Hunted.

Preparation Checklist

  • -Collect every food type as you find them (for A Balanced Diet)
  • -Note which mobs you have killed (for Monsters Hunted)
  • -Track biomes visited with F3 debug screen (for Adventuring Time)
  • -Never sleep to spawn Phantoms before completing Two Birds One Arrow
  • -Collect 164 mineral blocks for a full beacon (Beaconator)
  • -Breed one of every animal pair (for Two by Two)
  • -Save a Ghast for Uneasy Alliance (bring it to the Overworld)
  • -Collect all armor trim templates from structures (for Smithing with Style)
  • -Set up a mob farm for XP and various status effects (for How Did We Get Here?)

Tab-by-Tab Breakdown

Hardest Achievements

These challenge advancements require the most preparation and skill. Save them for last.

Return to SenderDestroy a Ghast with a fireball
50 XP
Cover Me in DebrisGet a full suit of Netherite armor
100 XP
Uneasy AllianceRescue a Ghast from the Nether, bring it safely home to the Overworld... and then kill it
100 XP
A Furious CocktailHave every potion effect applied at the same time
100 XP
How Did We Get Here?Have every effect applied at the same time
1000 XP
Hot Tourist DestinationsExplore all Nether biomes
500 XP
Great View From Up HereLevitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker
50 XP
Hero of the VillageSuccessfully defend a village from a raid
100 XP
Smithing with StyleApply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder
150 XP
Monsters HuntedKill one of every hostile monster
100 XP
Sniper DuelKill a Skeleton from at least 50 meters away
50 XP
Two Birds, One ArrowKill two Phantoms with a piercing Arrow
65 XP
ArbalisticKill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot
85 XP
Adventuring TimeDiscover every biome
500 XP
It SpreadsKill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst
0 XP
BlowbackKill a Breeze with a deflected Breeze-shot Wind Charge
40 XP
BullseyeHit the bullseye of a Target block from at least 30 meters away
50 XP
Two by TwoBreed all the animals!
100 XP
The Whole PackTame one of each Wolf variant
50 XP
A Balanced DietEat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you
100 XP
Serious DedicationUse a Netherite Ingot to upgrade a Hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices
100 XP
With Our Powers Combined!Have all Froglights in your inventory
0 XP
A Complete CatalogueTame all Cat variants!
50 XP
Subspace BubbleUse the Nether to travel 7 km in the Overworld
100 XP
Over-OverkillDeal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace
50 XP