Getting an Upgrade

Tab: MinecraftDifficulty: Easy

Tree path: Minecraft › Stone Age › Getting an Upgrade (advancements are independent: they can be completed in any order; the tree only guides progression)

Tree parent: Stone Age

Advancements are exclusive to Java Edition. The Bedrock Edition equivalent is achievements, which have different objectives.

How to get Getting an Upgrade

1. Mine cobblestone with your wooden pickaxe (see the Stone Age guide).
2. Craft a stone pickaxe at the crafting table: 3 cobblestone across the top, 2 sticks down the middle.
3. Have the stone pickaxe in your inventory. That's the whole advancement.

Tips

Blackstone and cobbled deepslate work in the recipe too, not just cobblestone. Stone tools are the gateway to iron: you need this pickaxe to mine the ore for Acquire Hardware.

Advancements this unlocks

• Acquire Hardware

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