Advancements

"Advancement" redirects here. For the command, see Commands/advancement.

	“	The system as a whole is called "advancements", which is aimed at guiding & tracking players progress through the game (in vanilla survival and any custom additions by mapmakers or mods). Most advancements are literally just that - an advancement through the game.	„
		— Dinnerbone on the advancements system

The popup that appears when an advancement is completed.

The popup that appears when a goal advancement is completed.

The popup that appears when special challenge advancements are completed.

Advancements are a way to gradually guide new players into Minecraft and give them challenges to complete, similar to the more simple system of achievements in the Legacy Console Edition, Bedrock editions, and New Nintendo 3DS Edition.

Obtaining

Advancements can be completed in any game mode, and are obtained and saved per world. Advancements can also be granted (and revoked) using the /advancement command.

Although advancements guide players logically through the game, they are independent of each other; an advancement can be completed without having completed the advancements "before" it.

When an advancement is obtained, a sliding toast notification displays in the top right corner and a message will be displayed in chat. The color of the header text in the notification depends on the advancement; normal and goal advancements have yellow header text, while challenge advancements have pink header text. Completing a normal advancement will make the header text display "Advancement Made!", completing a goal advancement will result in a "Goal Reached!" header and a challenge advancement will give "Challenge Complete!".

Interface

The advancements interface. One advancement ("Isn't It Iron Pick") is selected.

The button to access the Advancements screen is found on the pause menu screen. You can also open this screen by pressing L (this can be changed in the in-game options menu).

The advancement system involves several trees composed of advancements, each tree beginning with a root advancement and ending with goal or challenge advancements. By clicking and dragging, you can view different branches of an advancement tree. Each tree is categorized into different tabs (which are, themselves, advancements). There are currently five tabs in vanilla Minecraft (although more may be added):

• Minecraft: The heart and story of the game.
• Adventure: Adventure, exploration, and combat.
• Nether: Bring summer clothes.
• The End: Or the beginning?
• Husbandry: The world is full of friends and food.

Each tab has a different background with a repeating texture.

Advancement icons display a header name and description when hovered over. The advancement descriptions are a separate color than the icons themselves, with normal and goal advancements having green descriptions and challenge advancements having purple ones. They only appear in a tree when the advancement before it is completed, although, as stated before, advancements can be completed in any order. Up to 2 advancements are displayed ahead of a completed one.

If the player has not completed any advancements, the interface will show a black background with white text reading "There doesn't seem to be anything here... :(".

The icon frames of advancements can vary in appearance based on difficulty, and whether or not it was completed. A legend is provided below:

Icon Frame		Description
Regular	Completed
		Normal advancement.
		Goal advancement.
		Challenge advancement.

Extra advancements and tabs can be added and customized with the use of JSON files, as detailed below.

List of advancements

Minecraft

Advancement tree in the "Minecraft" tab

Minecraft
Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID
	Minecraft	The heart and story of the game	—	Have a crafting table in your inventory.	minecraft:story/root
	Stone Age	Mine stone with your new pickaxe	Minecraft	Have cobblestone in your inventory.	minecraft:story/mine_stone
	Getting an Upgrade	Construct a better pickaxe	Stone Age	Have a stone pickaxe in your inventory.	minecraft:story/upgrade_tools
	Acquire Hardware	Smelt an iron ingot	Getting an Upgrade	Have an iron ingot in your inventory.	minecraft:story/smelt_iron
	Suit Up	Protect yourself with a piece of iron armor	Acquire Hardware	Have any type of iron armor in your inventory.	minecraft:story/obtain_armor
	Hot Stuff	Fill a bucket with lava	Acquire Hardware	Have a lava bucket in your inventory.	minecraft:story/lava_bucket
	Isn't It Iron Pick	Upgrade your pickaxe	Acquire Hardware	Have an iron pickaxe in your inventory.	minecraft:story/iron_tools
	Not Today, Thank You	Deflect an arrow with a shield	Suit Up	Deflect any projectile with a shield.	minecraft:story/deflect_arrow
	Ice Bucket Challenge	Form and mine a block of Obsidian	Hot Stuff	Have a block of obsidian in your inventory.	minecraft:story/form_obsidian
	Diamonds!	Acquire diamonds	Isn't It Iron Pick	Have a diamond in your inventory.	minecraft:story/mine_diamond
	We Need to Go Deeper	Build, light and enter a Nether Portal	Ice Bucket Challenge	Enter the Nether dimension.	minecraft:story/enter_the_nether
	Cover Me With Diamonds	Diamond armor saves lives	Diamonds!	Have any type of diamond armor in your inventory.	minecraft:story/shiny_gear
	Enchanter	Enchant an item at an Enchanting Table	Diamonds!	—	minecraft:story/enchant_item
	Zombie Doctor	Weaken and then cure a zombie villager	We Need to Go Deeper	Throw a splash potion of weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand), then wait for the villager to be cured.	minecraft:story/cure_zombie_villager
	Eye Spy	Follow an Ender Eye	We Need to Go Deeper	Enter a stronghold.	minecraft:story/follow_ender_eye
	The End?	Enter the End Portal	Eye Spy	Enter the End dimension.	minecraft:story/enter_the_end

Nether

Advancement tree in the "Nether" tab

Nether
Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID	Rewards
	Nether	Bring summer clothes	—	Enter the Nether dimension.	minecraft:nether/root	—
	Subspace Bubble	Use the Nether to travel 7km in the Overworld	Nether	Use the Nether to travel between 2 points in the Overworld with a minimum horizontal distance of 7000 blocks between each other, about 875 blocks in the Nether.	minecraft:nether/fast_travel	100 experience
	A Terrible Fortress	Break your way into a Nether Fortress	Nether	Enter a Nether fortress.	minecraft:nether/find_fortress	—
	Return to Sender	Destroy a Ghast with a fireball	Nether	Kill a ghast using a ghast fireball.	minecraft:nether/return_to_sender	50 experience
	Into Fire	Relieve a Blaze of its rod	A Terrible Fortress	Have a blaze rod in your inventory.	minecraft:nether/obtain_blaze_rod	—
	Spooky Scary Skeleton	Obtain a wither skeleton's skull	A Terrible Fortress	Have a wither skeleton skull in your inventory.	minecraft:nether/get_wither_skull	—
	Uneasy Alliance	Rescue a Ghast from the Nether, bring it safely home to the Overworld... and then kill it.	Return to Sender	Kill a Ghast in the Overworld.	minecraft:nether/uneasy_alliance	100 experience
	Local Brewery	Brew a potion	Into Fire	Pick up an item from a brewing stand potion slot.	minecraft:nether/brew_potion	—
	Withering Heights	Summon the Wither	Spooky Scary Skeleton	Be within a 100.9×100.9×103.5 cuboid centered on the Wither when it is spawned.	minecraft:nether/summon_wither	—
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Local Brewery	Have all of these 13 potion effects applied to the player at the same time.	minecraft:nether/all_potions	100 experience
	Bring Home the Beacon	Construct and place a Beacon	Withering Heights	Be within a 20×20×14 cuboid centered on a beacon block when it realizes it has become powered.	minecraft:nether/create_beacon	—
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	A Furious Cocktail	Have all of these 23 effects applied to the player at the same time. In Java Edition 1.14,‌[upcoming] additionally have these 4 effects applied at the same time.	minecraft:nether/all_effects	1,000 experience
	Beaconator	Bring a beacon to full power	Bring Home the Beacon	Be within a 20×20×14 cuboid centered on a beacon block when it realizes it is being powered by a size 4 pyramid.	minecraft:nether/create_full_beacon	—

The End

Advancement tree in the "The End" tab

The End
Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID	Rewards
	The End	Or the beginning?	—	Enter the End dimension.	minecraft:end/root	—
	Free the End	Good luck	The End	Kill the ender dragon.	minecraft:end/kill_dragon	—
	The Next Generation	Hold the Dragon Egg	Free the End	Have a dragon egg in your inventory.	minecraft:end/dragon_egg	—
	Remote Getaway	Escape the island	Free the End	Throw an ender pearl through or walk into an End gateway.	minecraft:end/enter_end_gateway	—
	The End... Again...	Respawn the ender dragon.	Free the End	Summon an ender dragon using ender crystals.	minecraft:end/respawn_dragon	—
	You Need a Mint	Collect dragon's breath in a glass bottle.	Free the End	Have a bottle of dragon's breath in your inventory.	minecraft:end/dragon_breath	—
	The City at the End of the Game	Go on in, what could happen?	Remote Getaway	Enter an End city.	minecraft:end/find_end_city	—
	Sky's the Limit	Find Elytra	The City at the End of the Game	Have a pair of elytra in your inventory.	minecraft:end/elytra	—
	Great View From Up Here	Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker	The City at the End of the Game	Move a vertical distance of 50 blocks with the levitation effect applied.	minecraft:end/levitate	50 experience

Adventure

Advancement tree in the "Adventure" tab

Adventure
Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID	Rewards
	Adventure	Adventure, exploration, and combat	—	Kill any entity, or be killed by any entity.	minecraft:adventure/root	—
	Monster Hunter	Kill any hostile monster	Adventure	Kill one of these 24 mobs. In Java Edition 1.14,‌[upcoming] you can also earn this by killing one of these 2 mobs and polar bears are no longer required to be killed. Other mobs are ignored for this advancement.	minecraft:adventure/kill_a_mob	—
	What a Deal!	Successfully trade with a Villager	Adventure	Take an item from a villager's trading output slot, and put it in your inventory.	minecraft:adventure/trade	—
	Sweet Dreams	Change your respawn point	Adventure	Lie down in a bed. The advancement will be granted as soon as the player is in the bed, even if the player does not actually successfully sleep.	minecraft:adventure/sleep_in_bed	—
	A Throwaway Joke	Throw a trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.	Monster Hunter	—	minecraft:adventure/throw_trident	—
	Take Aim	Shoot something with a bow and arrow	Monster Hunter	—	minecraft:adventure/shoot_arrow	—
	Monsters Hunted	Kill one of every hostile monster	Monster Hunter	Kill each of these 24 mobs. In Java Edition 1.14,‌[upcoming] also kill each of these 2 mobs and polar bears are no longer required to be killed. Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for the advancement.	minecraft:adventure/kill_all_mobs	100 experience
	Postmortal	Use a Totem of Undying to cheat death	Monster Hunter	—	minecraft:adventure/totem_of_undying	—
	Hired Help	Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village	What a Deal!	Summon an iron golem.	minecraft:adventure/summon_iron_golem	—
	Adventuring Time	Discover every biome	Sweet dreams	Visit all of these 40 biomes, and these 2 biomes in Java Edition 1.14. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for the advancement.	minecraft:adventure/adventuring_time	500 experience
	Very Very Frightening	Strike a Villager with lightning	A Throwaway Joke	Hit a villager with lightning created by a trident with the Channeling enchantment.	minecraft:adventure/very_very_frightening	—
	Sniper duel	Kill a skeleton from more than 50 meters away	Take Aim	Kill a skeleton with a projectile while being at least 50 blocks away horizontally.	minecraft:adventure/sniper_duel	50 experience
	Ol' Betsy‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	Shoot a Crossbow	Adventure	—	minecraft:adventure/ol_besty	—
	Who's the Pillager Now?‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	Give a Pillager a taste of their own medicine	Ol' Betsy	Kill a pillager with a crossbow.	minecraft:adventure/whos_the_pillager_now	—
	Two Birds, One Arrow‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	Kill two Phantoms with a piercing arrow	Ol' Betsy	—	minecraft:adventure/two_birds_one_arrow	65 experience
	Arbalistic‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow arrow	Ol' Betsy	—	minecraft:adventure/arbalistic	85 experience
	Voluntary Exile‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	Kill a raid captain. Maybe consider staying away from villages for the time being...	Adventure	—	minecraft:adventure/voluntary_exile	—
	Hero of the Village‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	Successfully defend a village from a raid	Voluntary Exile	—	minecraft:adventure/hero_of_the_village	100 experience

Husbandry

Advancement tree in the "Husbandry" tab

Husbandry
Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID	Rewards
	Husbandry	The world is full of friends and food	—	Eat anything that can be eaten.	minecraft:husbandry/root	—
	The Parrots and the Bats	Breed two animals together	Husbandry	—	minecraft:husbandry/breed_an_animal	—
	Best Friends Forever	Tame an animal	Husbandry	—	minecraft:husbandry/tame_an_animal	—
	A Seedy Place	Plant a seed and watch it grow	Husbandry	Plant one of these 5 seeds. Crops and plants without seeds are ignored for the advancement.	minecraft:husbandry/plant_seed	—
	Fishy Business	Catch a fish	Husbandry	Use a fishing rod to catch a fish.	minecraft:husbandry/fishy_business	—
	Two by Two	Breed all the animals!	The Parrots and the Bats	Breed pairs of each of these 11 mobs. Other tamable mobs, if any, are ignored for the advancement.[until JE 1.14] Breed pairs of each of these 14 mobs. Other tamable mobs, if any, are ignored for the advancement.‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	minecraft:husbandry/bred_all_animals	100 experience
	A Complete Catalogue	Tame all cat variants	Best Friends Forever	—	minecraft:husbandry/complete_catalogue	50 experience
	A Balanced Diet	Eat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you	A Seedy Place	Eat each of these 36 foods. Other foods, like cake, are ignored for the advancement.	minecraft:husbandry/balanced_diet	100 experience
	Serious Dedication	Completely use up a diamond hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices	A Seedy Place	Unobtainable due to MC-136400.[until JE 1.14] Use up the final bit of durability on a diamond hoe, so that it breaks.‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]	minecraft:husbandry/break_diamond_hoe	100 experience
	Tactical Fishing	Catch a fish... without a fishing rod!	Fishy Business	Use a water bucket on a fish mob to get a bucket of fish.	minecraft:husbandry/tactical_fishing	—

JSON Format

Custom advancements in data packs of a Minecraft world store the advancement data for that world as separate JSON files.

All advancement JSON files are structured according to the following format:

• The root tag.
  •  display: The optional display data.
    •  icon: The data for the icon.
      •  item: The item id.
      •  nbt: The nbt data of the item.
    •  title: The title for this advancement.
    •  title: A JSON text component (containing text and formatting like used in /tellraw and various other commands. Also translate tag can be used here).
    •  frame: The optional type of frame for the icon. challenge for a tile with a more fancy spiked border as it is used for the kill all mobs advancement, goal for a tile with a rounded border as it is used for the full beacon advancement, task for a normal tile (default.)
    •  background: The optional directory for the background to use in this advancement tab (only used for the root advancement).
    •  description: The description of the advancement.
    •  description: A JSON text component (containing text and formatting like used in /tellraw and various other commands. Also translate tag can be used here).
    •  show_toast: Can be true or false. Whether or not to show the toast pop up after completing this advancement. Defaults to true.
    •  announce_to_chat: Can be true or false. Whether or not to announce in the chat when this advancement has been completed. Defaults to true.
    •  hidden: Can be true or false. Whether or not to hide this advancement and all its children from the advancement screen until this advancement have been completed. Has no effect on root advancements themselves, but will still affect all their children. Defaults to false.
  •  parent: The optional parent advancement directory of this advancement. If this field is absent, this advancement is a root advancement. Circular reference will cause a loading failure.
  •  criteria: The required criteria that have to be met.
    •  <criterionName>: A name given to the criterion (can be any string, must be unique).
      •  trigger: The trigger for this advancement; specifies what the game should check for the advancement.
      •  conditions: All the conditions that need to be met when the trigger gets activated.
  •  requirements: An optional list of requirements (all the <criteriaNames>). If all criteria are required, this may be omitted. With multiple criteria: requirements contains a list of lists with criteria (all criteria need to be mentioned). If all of the lists each have any criteria met, it will complete the advancement. (basically AND grouping of OR groups)
  •  rewards: An optional collection of the rewards provided when this advancement is obtained.
    •  recipes: A list of crafting recipes (strings).
    •  loot: A list of loot tables (strings).
    •  experience: An amount of experience.
    •  function: A function to run. Functions are text files with the file extension .mcfunction in the datapacks.

Display

Within the root tag of an advancement JSON object, the  display field and the  parent field, both optional, are related to the display of the advancement.

If the  display tag is present, it must have both the  title and  description fields present in order to be a valid advancement display data.

The  parent field, albeit not directly associated with the display data of an advancement, only affects the display data effectively. When an advancement does not have a display data and none of its children has a display data, the parent of the advancement has no effect to the advancement itself.

Tab creation

To create a tab in the advancement menu, define a root advancement (an advancement without a parent) with a display. When the data pack containing the advancement is loaded, the root advancement will have a tab in the advancement menu when any of the advancements in its advancement tree is granted to the player viewing the menu.

When a background is not specified for a root advancement, the tab will still be created. However, the background of the tab will be the missing texture.

Presence

For a non-root advancement (i.e. an advancement with a parent defined), these conditions must be met in order to have it displayed in a tab when unlocked:

1. Its root advancement must be a valid tab.
2. It must have a display.

Position

The game will automatically arrange advancements and position them when it loads advancements from data packs and send the arrangement to the client. Each advancement will have an arrow from its closest visible ancestor (i.e. if its parent does not have a display, it will have a link from its grandparent, so on). The root advancement will be on the leftmost column while each arrow will point to an advancement in the next column.

Lack of Display

Some advancements, such as the vanilla recipe unlocking advancements, may lack a display so that they can utilize triggers and rewards instead of excessive commands or functions for more functionalities and a more flexible control. These advancements should not have  display or  parent fields defined in order to hide from users and enjoy a better loading performance.

List of triggers

minecraft:bred_animals

Triggers after the player breeds 2 animals. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  child: The child that results from the breeding.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  parent: The parent.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  partner: The partner (the entity the parent was bred with, useful for checking horses + donkey = mule breeding)
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:bred_animals",
      "conditions": {
        "child": {
          "type": "mule"
        },
        "parent": {
          "location": {
            "biome": "minecraft:beaches"
          }
        },
        "partner": {
          "effects": {
            "minecraft:speed": {
              "amplifier": {
                "min": 2
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:brewed_potion

Triggers after the player takes any item out of a brewing stand. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  potion: A brewed potion ID.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:brewed_potion",
      "conditions": {
        "potion": "minecraft:strong_swiftness"
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:changed_dimension

Triggers after the player travels between two dimensions. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  from: The dimension the entity traveled from. Accepts these 3 values.
  •  to: The dimension the entity traveled to. Same accepted values as above.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:changed_dimension",
      "conditions": {
        "from": "minecraft:the_end",
        "to": "minecraft:overworld"
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:channeled_lightning

Triggers after the player successfully uses the Channeling enchantment on an entity. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  victims: The victims hit by the lightning summoned by the Channeling enchantment. All entities in this list must be hit.
    • :
      • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

minecraft:construct_beacon

Triggers after the player changes the structure of a beacon. (When the beacon updates itself). Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  level: The tier of the updated beacon structure.
  •  level:
    •  max: The maximum value.
    •  min: The minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:construct_beacon",
      "conditions": {
        "level": {
          "min": 3
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:consume_item

Triggers when the player consumes an item. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  item: The item that was consumed
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:consume_item",
      "conditions": {
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:enchanted_golden_apple",
          "nbt": "{display:{Name:\"Example\"}}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:cured_zombie_villager

Triggers when the player cures a zombie villager. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  villager: The villager that is the result of the conversion. The 'type' tag is redundant since it will always be "villager".
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  zombie: The zombie villager right before the conversion is complete (not when it is initiated). The 'type' tag is redundant since it will always be "zombie_villager".
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:cured_zombie_villager",
      "conditions": {
        "villager": {
          "location": {
            "biome": "minecraft:plains"
          }
        },
        "zombie": {
          "distance": {
            "horizontal": {
              "max": 10
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:effects_changed

Triggers after the player gets a status effect applied or taken from them. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  effects: A list of status effects the player has.
    •  <minecraft:effect_name>: A status effect with the key name being the status effect name.
      •  amplifier: The effect amplifier.
      •  amplifier:
        •  max: The maximum value.
        •  min: The minimum value.
      •  duration: The effect duration in ticks.
      •  duration:
        •  max: The maximum value.
        •  min: The minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:effects_changed",
      "conditions": {
        "effects": {
          "minecraft:weakness": {},
          "minecraft:slowness": {
            "amplifier": 2,
            "duration": {
              "min": 100,
              "max": 500
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:enchanted_item

Triggers after the player enchants an item through an enchanting table (does not get triggered through an anvil, or through commands). Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  item: The item after it has been enchanted.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template
  •  levels: The levels spent by the player on the enchantment.
  •  levels:
    •  max: The maximum value.
    •  min: The minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:enchanted_item",
      "conditions": {
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:wooden_sword",
          "enchantments": [
            {
              "enchantment": "minecraft:sharpness",
              "levels": {
                "min": 2
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "levels": {
          "min": 3
        } 
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:enter_block

Triggers when the player stands in a block. Checks every tick and will try to trigger for each successful match (up to 8 times, the maximum amount of blocks a player can stand in), which only works if the advancement is revoked from within the advancement using a function reward. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  block: The block that the player is standing in. Accepts block IDs.
  •  state: The block states of the block.
    •  <state_name>: A single block state, with the key name being the state name and the value being the required value of that state.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:enter_block",
      "conditions": {
        "block": "minecraft:rose_bush",
        "state": {
          "half": "lower"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:entity_hurt_player

Triggers after a player gets hurt. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  damage: Checks the damage done to the player.
    • Damage tags see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/damage/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:entity_hurt_player",
      "conditions": {
        "damage": {
          "source_entity": {
            "type": "skeleton"
          },
          "direct_entity": {
            "type": "arrow"
          },
          "taken": {
            "min": 4.0
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:entity_killed_player

Triggers after an entity kills a player. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  entity: Checks the entity that was the source of the damage that killed the player (for example: The skeleton that shot the arrow).
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  killing_blow: Checks the type of damage that killed the player.
    • Tags common to all damage types see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/damage_type/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:entity_killed_player",
      "conditions": {
        "entity": {
          "type": "skeleton"
        },
        "killing_blow": {
          "is_projectile": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:filled_bucket

Triggers after the player fills a bucket. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  item: The item resulting from filling the bucket.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template

minecraft:fishing_rod_hooked

Triggers after the player successfully catches an item with a fishing rod or pulls an entity with a fishing rod. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  entity: The entity that was pulled.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  item: The item that was caught.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template
  •  rod: The fishing rod used.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template

minecraft:hero_of_the_village

Triggers when the player defeats a raid and checks where the player is. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  • Tags common to all locations see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/location/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:hero_of_the_village",
      "conditions": {
        "biome": "minecraft:plains",
        "dimension": "minecraft:overworld",
        "position": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 60,
          "z": {
            "min": -10,
            "max": 10
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:impossible

Triggers only using commands.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:impossible"
    }
  }
}

minecraft:inventory_changed

Triggers after any changes happen to the player's inventory. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  items: A list of items in the player's inventory. All items in the list must be in the player's inventory, but not all items in the player's inventory have to be in this list.
    • :
      • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template
  •  slots:
    •  empty: The amount of slots empty in the inventory.
    •  empty:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  full: The amount of slots completely filled (stacksize) in the inventory.
    •  full:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  occupied: The amount of slots occupied in the inventory.
    •  occupied:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:inventory_changed",
      "conditions": {
        "items": [
          {
            "item": "minecraft:polished_granite",
            "count": {
              "min": 5,
              "max": 10
            }
          },
          {
            "item": "minecraft:lime_wool"
          },
          {
            "item": "minecraft:wooden_sword",
            "durability": {
              "min": 50
            },
            "nbt": "{display:{Name:\"Example\"}}"
          }
        ],
        "slots": {
          "occupied": 3
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:item_durability_changed

Triggers after any item in the inventory has been damaged in any form. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  delta: The difference in durability.
  •  delta:
    •  max: The maximum value.
    •  min: The minimum value.
  •  durability: The remaining durability of the item.
  •  durability:
    •  max: The maximum value.
    •  min: The minimum value.
  •  item: The item before it was damaged, allows you to check the durability before the item was damaged.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:item_durability_changed",
      "conditions": {
        "delta": -2,
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:wooden_axe",
          "durability": {
            "max": 1
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:killed_by_crossbow

Triggers after the player hurts a mob or player. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  unique_entity_types: The exact count of types of entities killed.
  •  unique_entity_types: The acceptable range of count of types of entities killed.
    •  max: The maximum value.
    •  min: The minimum value.
  •  victims: A predicate for any of the killed entities.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  victims: A list of predicates for any of the killed entities. All of the predicates must be matched, and one killed entity may match only one predicate.
    •  victims: A predicate for any of the killed entities.
      • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:killed_by_crossbow",
      "conditions": {
        "victims": [
          {
            "type": "minecraft:phantom"
          },
          {
            "type": "minecraft:phantom"
          }
        ],
        "unique_entity_types": 5
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:levitation

Triggers when the player has the levitation status effect. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  distance:
    •  absolute:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  horizontal:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  x:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  y:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  z:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
  •  duration: The duration of the levitation in ticks.
  •  duration:
    •  max: The maximum value.
    •  min: The minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:levitation",
      "conditions": {
        "distance": {
          "horizontal": {
            "min": 5
          },
          "y": {
            "min": 2
          }
        },
        "duration": {
          "min": 100
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:location

Triggers every 20 ticks (1 second) and checks where the player is. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  • Tags common to all locations see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/location/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:location",
      "conditions": {
        "biome": "jungle",
        "feature": "Jungle_Pyramid",
        "dimension": "minecraft:overworld",
        "position": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 60,
          "z": {
            "min": -10,
            "max": 10
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:nether_travel

Triggers when the player travels to the Nether and then returns to the Overworld. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  distance: The overworld distance between where the player entered the Nether and where the player exited the Nether.
    •  absolute:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  horizontal:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  x:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  y:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.
    •  z:
      •  max: The maximum value.
      •  min: The minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:nether_travel",
      "conditions": {
        "distance": {
          "horizontal": {
            "min": 1000
          },
          "absolute": {
            "min": 1100
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:placed_block

Triggers when the player placed a block. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  block: The block that was placed. Accepts block IDs.
  •  item: The item that was used to place the block before the item was consumed.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template
  •  location: The location of the block that was placed.
    • Tags common to all locations see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/location/template
  •  state: The block states of the block.
    •  <state_name>: A single block state, with the key name being the state name and the value being the required value of that state.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:placed_block",
      "conditions": {
        "block": "minecraft:wall_torch",
        "state": {
          "facing": "west"
        },
        "location": {
          "position": {
            "x": 10,
            "z": 14
          },
          "biome": "minecraft:plains"
        },
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:torch"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:player_hurt_entity

Triggers after the player hurts a mob or player. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  damage: The damage that was dealt
    • Damage tags see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/damage/template
  •  entity: The entity that was damaged.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:player_hurt_entity",
      "conditions": {
        "damage": {
          "blocked": true,
          "type": {
            "direct_entity": {
              "type": "arrow"
            }
          }
        },
        "entity": {
          "type": "player",
          "nbt": "{Tags:[\"example\"]}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:player_killed_entity

Triggers after a player is the source of a mob or player being killed. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  entity: The entity that was killed.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template
  •  killing_blow: The type of damage that killed an entity.
    • Tags common to all damage types see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/damage_type/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:player_killed_entity",
      "conditions": {
        "entity": {
          "type": "creeper",
          "nbt": "{powered:1b}",
          "location": {
            "biome": "minecraft:the_void"
          },
          "effects": {
            "minecraft:slowness": {},
            "minecraft:weakness": {
              "amplifier": {
                "min": 2
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "killing_blow": {
          "source_entity": {
            "nbt": "{SelectedItem:{id:\"minecraft:wooden_sword\"}}"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:recipe_unlocked

Triggers after the player unlocks a recipe (using a knowledge book for example). Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  recipe: The recipe that was unlocked.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:recipe_unlocked",
      "conditions": {
        "recipe": "minecraft:wooden_sword"
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:shot_crossbow

Triggers when the player placed a block. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  item: The item that was used to place the block before the item was consumed.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:shot_crossbow",
      "conditions": {
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:crossbow"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:slept_in_bed

Triggers when the player enters a bed. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  location:
    • Tags common to all locations see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/location/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:slept_in_bed",
      "conditions": {
        "location": {
          "biome": "minecraft:desert",
          "feature": "Village",
          "position": {
            "y": {
              "min": 50,
              "max": 100
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:summoned_entity

Triggers after an entity has been summoned. Works with iron golems (pumpkin and iron blocks), snow golems (pumpkin and snow blocks), the ender dragon (ender crystals) and the wither (wither skulls and soul sand). Using dispensers to place the wither skulls or pumpkins will still activate this trigger. Spawn eggs, commands and mob spawners will not work however. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  entity:
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:summoned_entity",
      "conditions": {
        "entity": {
          "type": "minecraft:snow_golem"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:tame_animal

Triggers after the player tames an animal. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  entity: Checks the entity that was tamed.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:tame_animal",
      "conditions": {
        "entity": {
          "type": "minecraft:parrot",
          "nbt": "{Variant:2}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:tick

Triggers every tick (20 times a second).

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:tick"
    }
  }
}

minecraft:used_ender_eye

Triggers when the player uses an eye of ender (in a world where strongholds generate). Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  distance: The horizontal distance between the player and the stronghold.
  •  distance:
    •  max: A maximum value.
    •  min: A minimum value.

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:used_ender_eye",
      "conditions": {
        "distance": {
          "min": 100,
          "max": 200
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:used_totem

Triggers when the players uses a totem. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  item: The item, only works with totem items.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:used_totem",
      "conditions": {
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:totem_of_undying"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:villager_trade

Triggers after the player trades with a villager or a wandering trader. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  •  item: The item that was purchased. The "count" tag checks the count from one trade, not multiple.
    • Tags common to all items see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/item/template
  •  villager: The villager the item was purchased from.
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/entity/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:villager_trade",
      "conditions": {
        "item": {
          "item": "minecraft:emerald",
          "count": {
            "min": 1
          }
        },
        "villager": {
          "nbt": "{VillagerData:{career:"minecraft:librarian"}}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

minecraft:voluntary_exile

Triggers when the player causes a raid and checks where the player is. Available conditions:

•  conditions:
  • Tags common to all locations see Template:Nbt inherit/conditions/location/template

An example

{
  "criteria": {
    "example": {
      "trigger": "minecraft:voluntary_exile",
      "conditions": {
        "biome": "minecraft:savanna",
        "dimension": "minecraft:overworld",
        "position": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 60,
          "z": {
            "min": -10,
            "max": 10
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

History

Java Edition
1.12			February 16, 2017		Dinnerbone tweets that he had spent an entire day designing "a new thing" with Darngeek.
			February 20, 2017		The design on "this thing" is now done and can begin to be implemented; he later hints at the feature's name.
			February 22, 2017		He states that he is "advancing" on the feature; "So. Many. Json. Files." he adds.
					Later that day he states that the project is growing bigger, and that he may need a command "even more complicated than /scoreboard"
			March 6, 2017		The backend of the mysterious feature is finished, but the UI needs work, he tweets.
					"I made a tabthulhu today," he later adds, indicating this feature may use a large number of tabs.
			March 13, 2017		He again references the name of the feature in a tweet, stating that he is almost done with "this new feature advancement".
			March 14, 2017		He tweets that the UI is now working, and that the project took many days and a few research papers to accomplish.
			March 22, 2017		The feature now "awards players with things", he states while making another reference to the feature name.
			March 23, 2017		Dinnerbone states that the feature requires around 500 JSON files.
					He later tweets a teaser of what the feature holds, though it is hidden behind an encrypted .zip file disguised as a .png image, which he clarifies in later tweets. This .zip file contains custom recipe JSON files.
					He posts another encrypted .zip file soon afterwards, containing a few more recipes.
			March 24, 2017		"A deafening metallic condor keeps distracting me", Dinnerbone states. Users quickly pinpointed this bizarre message to this Gfycat URL officially showcasing advancements for the first time.
					He reveals that the UI can have several tabs with advancement trees that are themselves advancements. He clarifies that that's what he meant by "tabthulhu."
					All of the UI is data-driven, including positioning and layout, with no hardcoded data or positions.
			17w13a		Advancements added, replacing Achievements.
			17w14a		Added new advancements, including a new "adventure" tab.
					Added new notifications for when players advance, which have a sliding effect, and come in two colors: yellow for normal advancements, and pink for special challenges.
			17w15a		Added advancement descriptions and changed several titles.
					Added the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
			17w16b		Added trigger minecraft:item_durability_changed.
			17w17a		Added new advancements and two new tabs: "The End" and "Nether"
					Added trigger levitation.
					Added feature condition to the location trigger.
					Advancements can now execute commands when achieved.
					Advancement icons will now allow data values.
					Added five modifiers to the /advancement grant and /advancement revoke commands: "everything", "from", "until", "through", and "only".
			17w17b		The default advancements will now all receive their titles and descriptions from the localization files.
					Added a new number display to track progress while completing certain advancements.
					Added the changed_dimension trigger, which takes two optional conditions: to and from, both being strings that accept "overworld", "the_nether", or "the_end".
					The "location" shared object has a new dimension string (same values as above).
			17w18a		Re-introduced announcements to chat when someone earns an advancement.
					Added new Adventure advancements: "Best Friends Forever", "The Parrots and the Bats", and "Two by Two".
					Added new minecraft:tick and minecraft:tame_animal triggers.
					Added new show_toast and announce_to_chat display options.
					Added /gamerule announceAdvancements, which toggles announcing of advancements, replacing the old server.properties entry
					"entity" objects and the minecraft:levitation trigger will now use a shared "distance" object. They check if the player is within or outside of the specified range on the x, y, or z axis. absolute and horizontal ranges check if the player is within range on all axes, though horizontal will exclude the Y axis.
					The "Great View From Up Here" advancement will now requires 50 vertical blocks, instead of levitating for 30 seconds.
					Changed the "Sniper Duel" advancement to horizontal distance.
					Advancement loading is now strict JSON.
			17w18b		Added a new "Husbandry" tab and several new advancements: "A Seedy Place", "Serious Dedication", "A Balanced Diet", and "Hired Help".
					The advancements added in the previous snapshot were moved to the new Husbandry tab.
					Added new advancement triggers: consume_item, placed_block, and arbitrary_player_tick.
					The "Monster Hunter" and "Monsters Hunted" advancements now use 22 mobs instead of 23, removing the illusioner from the list.
			pre1		Added new advancements: "A Furious Cocktail", "Postmortal", "Subspace Bubble", and "Uneasy Alliance".
					Added hidden field to advancement display info, which defaults to false.
					Added new effects_changed, used_totem, and nether_travel advancements triggers.
					Removed commands from advancement rewards, replaced with function.
					Advancement trees are now centered in the UI.
					Items and entities in advancements will now have an extra NBT field.
					Entities in advancements now have an extra effects and location field.
					Removed arbitrary_player_tick advancement trigger.
			pre2		Added new hidden advancement: "How Did We Get Here?", which rewards 100 experience.
			pre3		Advancement "How Did We Get Here?" will now include the Resistance status effect, and will now reward 1000 experience.
					Advancement "Balanced Diet" will now include all fish types (raw and cooked if possible) and an enchanted golden apple.
					Advancements will now remember the tab the player last selected.
			pre5		All recipe unlock advancements will now have a parent of minecraft:recipes/root.
					Several recipe unlock advancements were renamed.
			pre7		Added experience rewards to all "challenge" advancements.
			release		Added sounds to the toast notifications.
1.13			17w43a		Custom Advancements have been moved into data packs.
			17w45a		Added an advancement selector argument to test for obtained advancements.
			18w14a		Added new advancements: "Fishy Business", "Tactical Fishing", "A Throwaway Joke" and "Very, Very Frightening".
			18w14b		Advancements "A Furious Cocktail" and "How Did We Get Here?" will now include the Slow Falling status effect.
			18w19a		Advancement "How Did We Get Here?" will now include the Conduit Power status effect.
			18w22a		Advancement "Sniper Duel" description changed to not mention it has to be with an arrow (as it can be achieved with a Trident too).
			pre6		Added a nbt field to the advancement icon section.
			pre7		Normal and goal advancements will now have green descriptions, and challenge advancements have purple descriptions.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.14			18w43a		Added new advancements: "Ol' Betsy", "Who's the Pillager Now?", "Two Birds, One Arrow" and "Arbalistic".
			18w44a		Added new advancement: "A Complete Catalogue".
					Advancements "The Parrots and the Bats" and "Best Friends Forever" now require cats, instead of ocelots.
					Advancement "Two by Two" now requires pandas.
			19w12a		Advancement "Two by Two" now requires foxes.
			19w14a		Advancements "Monster Hunter" and "Monsters Hunted" no longer require polar bears to be killed.
			Pre-Release 2		Added 2 new advancements: "Voluntary Exile" and "Hero of the Village".

Issues

Issues relating to "Advancements" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Fourteen of the old Java Edition achievements were re-implemented as advancements: Benchmarking (called Minecraft), Getting an Upgrade, Acquire Hardware, We Need to Go Deeper, The End?, Return to Sender, Into Fire, Local Brewery, The Beginning? (called Withering Heights), Beaconator, DIAMONDS! (called Diamonds!), Adventuring Time, Monster Hunter and Sniper Duel.
• Six achievements from other editions were re-implemented as advancements: Body Guard (called Hired Help), Cheating Death (called Postmortal), Zombie Doctor, You Need a Mint, The End... Again... and Great View From Up Here.

References

• The Adventuring Time advancement is a reference to the Cartoon Network cartoon 'Adventure Time'.
• The Withering Heights advancement is possibly a reference to the book 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë.
• The Isn't it Iron Pick advancement is a reference to Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic'.
• The Very Very Frightening advancement is a reference to Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.
• The Ol' Betsy advancement is possibly a reference to Disney's Robin Hood.‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14]}
• The We Need To Go Deeper advancement is a reference to the film "Inception," often used as an innuendo.
• The Not Today, Thank You advancement is a reference to a quote by Bilbo Baggins in the novel The Hobbit.
• The Spooky Scary Skeleton advancement is a reference to the song of the same name by Andrew Gold.
• The The Next Generation advancement is a reference to the TV show, Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Gallery

• 

  First look at advancements; Dinnerbone showcasing usage of the interface. (Click to play.)

• 

  "Tabthulhu."

See also

• Tutorials/Advancement guide
• Data pack

References

Gameplay

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