The Ex Nihilo skyblock challenge

Start on one dirt block and one tree, then work through every advancement the mod adds. There are 37, from your first crafting table to machines that run the island for you.

How it works#

• Each advancement unlocks as soon as the item it names is in your inventory.
• They have their own Ex Nihilo Reborn tab in the advancements screen.
• 3 of them come with a feature data pack (Machines) and only show up while it is on.
• The Getting Started guide walks through the same steps in order.

Every advancement#

Advancement	Unlocks when you get	In-game text	Comes after
Ex Nihilo Reborn	Crafting Table	Fabricate from Nothing	The start
Barrels	Any Barrels	Far more versatile than your fake chests.	Ex Nihilo Reborn
Zen	Clay	Perfectly balanced.	Barrels
Budget Bucket	Clay Bucket	Fire a clay bucket. It carries lava exactly one time.	Zen
Green Thumb	Watering Can	Craft a watering can and hurry your crops along.	Budget Bucket
Porcelain	Porcelain	Craft this, so you can craft that.	Zen
Crucible	Porcelain Crucible	More weight.	Porcelain
I am not a crook.	Wooden Crook	Use a crook to pull down leaves.	Ex Nihilo Reborn
Wiggle	Silkworm	wiggle wiggle wiggle ...	I am not a crook.
Mesh	String Mesh	Use it in a sieve.	Wiggle
Spores	Ancient Spores	Have you checked your bathroom walls for mold recently?	Mesh
Witch Water Goal	Witch Water Bucket	Like normal water, except *eeevil*.	Spores
Reinforced	Flint Mesh	This mesh is stiffer, but somehow allows more items through???	Mesh
The ore mesh	Iron Mesh	It is picky.	Reinforced
Even shinier	Gold Mesh	Shinier mesh, shinier gems.	The ore mesh
Better ore mesh	Diamond Mesh	It is less picky.	Even shinier
The ultimate mesh	Netherite Mesh	Unless you need gems...	Better ore mesh
Sieve Yourself the Trouble Machines	Auto Sieve	Let an auto sieve do the sifting.	The ore mesh
Pebbles sans Bamm-Bamm	Stone Pebble	Sift through some dirt to get little rocks.	Mesh
Cobblestone	Cobblestone	This normally isn't this much work.	Pebbles sans Bamm-Bamm
Under Pressure	Any Compressed Blocks	Pack nine blocks into one.	Cobblestone
Stop!	Wooden Hammer	Hammer time.	Cobblestone
"Better"?	Golden Hammer	Huh?	Stop!
Gravel	Gravel	Pile up small rocks then smash them down into smaller rocks...	Stop!
Sand	Sand	And even smaller rocks	Gravel
Briny Depths Goal	Brine Bucket	Homeopathic salt	Sand
Dust	Dust	At what point does something stop being a small rock?	Sand
Rock solid.	Stone Hammer	That wood is no good.	Stop!
Better Tools	Iron Hammer	Better tools are better.	Rock solid.
Diamonds	Diamond Hammer	Are everyone's best friend.	Better Tools
To the top!	Netherite Hammer	Is this enough?	Diamonds
Smashing	Sledgehammer	Forge a sledgehammer and crush three by three.	Diamonds
Hands Off Machines	Auto Hammer	Let an auto hammer do the crushing.	Better Tools
Bottomless Cobble Machines	Cobblestone Generator	Build a cobblestone generator.	Cobblestone
Low-Hanging Fruit	Any Fruits	Pick fruit from a tree you grew yourself.	Ex Nihilo Reborn
Outstanding in Its Field	Scarecrow	Build a scarecrow. Rustlers keep their distance.	Low-Hanging Fruit
Ring for Service	Trader's Bell	Craft a bell that calls the wandering trader, once.	Ex Nihilo Reborn

Written for version 1.0.1 · Minecraft 26.3