All New Advancements in Minecraft 1.17

Mojang has been hard at work on Minecraft 1.17 since they announced its existence at Minecraft Live 2020. On May 27, 2021, they dropped the first 1.17 Pre-release, which added several new advancements to the game. We have listed each of the new advancements and their descriptions below.

• Whatever Floats Your Goat: Float in a boat with a goat.
• Wax On: Apply wax to a Copper block.
• Wax Off: Scrape wax off a Copper block.
• The Cutest Predator: Catch an axolotl in a bucket.
• The Healing Power of Friendship!: Win a fight with an axolotl helping you.
• Glow and Behold: Make a sign glow.
• Light as a Rabbit: Walk on powder snow with leather boots.
• Surge Protector!: Have a lightning strike a lightning rod near a villager without setting the area on fire.
• Is it a Bird?: Look at a parrot through a spyglass.
• Is it a Balloon: Look at a ghast through a spyglass.
• Is it a Plane?: Look at a dragon through a spyglass.

That's all the advancements that have been added to the first pre-release. Be sure to check out our Minecraft homepage for more great content and guides!

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