COMPLETION GUIDE
A full walkthrough for earning every vanilla Minecraft advancement. Follow this guide for the most efficient path to 100% completion.
Overview
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.Minecraft Tab (Story) - Start here. Progress naturally from crafting tools to entering the Nether. This unlocks the foundation for all other tabs.
- 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.Adventure Tab - Triggers from your first combat. Complete combat-related advancements, trading, and exploration as you play. Save Adventuring Time for later.
- 4.Nether Tab - After entering the Nether, explore all biomes, visit fortresses and bastions, brew potions, and work toward the Wither and Beacon.
- 5.The End Tab - The final dimension. Defeat the dragon, find End Cities, get elytra. Save this for when you are well-prepared.
- 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
Minecraft
The main story progression tree. Covers basic survival from crafting your first tools to entering the Nether.
Nether
Advancements for exploring and conquering the Nether dimension, from entering the portal to brewing potions.
The End
Advancements for the End dimension, from slaying the Ender Dragon to finding End Cities and the Elytra.
Adventure
Advancements focused on exploration, combat, trading, and interacting with the world and its inhabitants.
Husbandry
Advancements related to farming, animal breeding, food, and the natural world.
Hardest Achievements
These challenge advancements require the most preparation and skill. Save them for last.