Mastering 'How Did We Get Here?' in Minecraft: A Complete Guide

Minecraft offers players limitless possibilities. Whether you enjoy building massive multiplayer worlds or exploring solo in smaller realms, there’s something for everyone. As you play, you’ll encounter a variety of achievements (referred to as advancements) that you can strive to complete.

One notable advancement is “How Did We Get Here,” which requires a series of meticulous preparations and steps. In this guide, we’ll outline an efficient approach to achieve this challenging goal. But first, let’s go over the specific requirements needed to unlock this impressive accomplishment.

How Did We Get Here Achievement Requirements

A Minecraft conduit being placed at the center.

To earn the “How Did We Get Here” achievement, you need to apply every single effect at the same time. Since this achievement is hidden, you won’t see it in the advancement menu until you complete it, and it doesn’t disclose the required effects, making it a bit tricky at first.

Here’s the complete list of effects you must have active to achieve “How Did We Get Here”:

Absorption
Bad Omen
Blindness
Conduit Power
Darkness
Dolphin’s Grace
Fire Resistance
Glowing
Haste
Hero of the Village
Hunger
Infested
Invisibility
Jump Boost
Levitation
Mining Fatigue
Nausea
Night Vision
Oozing
Poison
Raid Omen
Regeneration
Resistance
Slow Falling
Slowness
Speed
Strength
Trial Omen
Water Breathing
Wither
Weakness
Weaving
Wind Charged

How To Complete How Did We Get Here

Acquiring all these effects can seem overwhelming, but fear not—we’ll break down how to obtain each one efficiently. Some effects come easy through food or potions, while others may require more effort.

Effect	Description	Best Way To Obtain
Absorption	Adds extra yellow hearts to your HP	Eat a Golden Apple
Bad Omen	This doesn’t do anything on its own, but it can trigger a Raid or Trial Omen	Defeat a Pillager Captain
Blindness	Creates a dark fog around your view	Consume Suspicious Stew crafted with Azure Bluet
Conduit Power	Improves abilities while underwater (water breathing, night vision, and haste)	Be near an active Conduit
Darkness	An effect similar to Blindness caused by the Warden	Be near a Warden
Dolphin’s Grace	Increases swim speed	Be near a Dolphin
Fire Resistance	Grants immunity to fire damage	Drink a Potion of Fire Resistance
Glowing	Highlights entities	Get hit by a Spectral Arrow (or ring a bell, but this lasts only 3 seconds)
Haste	Boosts mining and attack speed	Be near an active Beacon
Hero of the Village	Receive discounts when trading with villagers for 40 minutes	Complete a raid
Hunger	Accelerates the food exhaustion rate (makes you hungry faster)	Eat Raw Chicken, Pufferfish, or Rotten Flesh
Infested	Chance of spawning Silverfish when damaged	Drink a Potion of Infestation
Invisibility	Turns you invisible	Drink a Potion of Invisibility
Jump Boost	Increases your jump height	Drink a Potion of Leaping or be near an active Beacon
Levitation	Lifts you off the ground	Get hit by a Shulker
Mining Fatigue	Slows your mining and attack speed	Stay near an Elder Guardian in an Ocean Monument
Nausea	Warped vision	Consume a Pufferfish (which also inflicts Poison and Hunger)
Night Vision	Allows you to see in the dark	Drink a Potion of Night Vision
Oozing	Slimes spawn when you die	Drink a Potion of Oozing
Poison	Deals damage over time	Drink a Potion of Poison or eat a Pufferfish
Raid Omen	Triggers a raid	Walk into a village with Bad Omen active
Regeneration	Heals over time	Drink a Potion of Regeneration or be near an active Beacon
Resistance	Mitigates incoming damage	Drink a Potion of the Turtle Master
Slow Falling	Reduces fall damage and slows descent	Drink a Potion of Slow Falling
Slowness	Reduces your walking speed	Drink a Potion of the Turtle Master
Speed	Boosts walking speed	Drink a Potion of Swiftness or be near an active Beacon
Strength	Enhances your attack damage	Drink a Potion of Strength or be near an active Beacon
Trial Omen	Creates Ominous versions of spawners in Trial Chambers	Enter a Trial Chamber with Bad Omen
Water Breathing	Prevents drowning	Drink a Potion of Water Breathing or wear a Turtle Shell
Wither	Deals damage over time (also turns hearts black)	Step on a Wither Rose
Weakness	Reduces melee damage	Drink a Potion of Weakness
Weaving	Produces cobwebs upon death	Drink a Potion of Weaving
Wind Charged	Causes a wind burst upon death	Drink a Potion of Wind Charging

Consumable-Based Effects

A brewing stand with a cauldron in Minecraft.

That’s a lengthy list of effects! Let’s categorize them based on how you can obtain them, starting with effects that are easily achieved by consuming specific items.

Item	Effect Granted	Potion or Food?
Golden Apple	Absorption Regeneration	Food
Suspicious Stew (with Azure Bluet)	Blindness	Food
Potion of Fire Resistance	Fire Resistance	Potion
Pufferfish	Hunger Poison Nausea	Food
Potion of Infestation	Infested	Potion
Potion of Invisibility	Invisibility	Potion
Potion of Night Vision	Night Vision	Potion
Potion of Oozing	Oozing	Potion
Potion of the Turtle Master	Resistance Slowness	Potion
Potion of Slow Falling	Slow Falling	Potion
Potion of Water Breathing	Water Breathing	Potion
Potion of Weakness	Weakness	Potion
Potion of Weaving	Weaving	Potion
Potion of Wind Charging	Wind Charging	Potion

To achieve the effects quickly, consume the potions and foods listed above. Since it might take time to individually consume everything, we recommend using splash potions. Setting up dispensers to toss all the potions in your vicinity ensures you gain all the effects at once.

After doing so, merely consume the Pufferfish, Golden Apple, and Suspicious Stew made with Azure Bluet.

Beacon Effects

A colorful beacon in Minecraft surrounded by stained glass.

In addition, several of these effects can be achieved by standing close to a beacon. For the best outcome, set up beacons that provide the following effects:

Haste
Jump Boost
Regeneration
Speed
Strength

Tips To Obtain Other Effects

A Minecraft player observing a raid captain.

Some effects can be more challenging to collect. Here are some tips for obtaining each one:

Effect(s)	Tips
Bad Omen, Raid Omen, and Trial Omen	These effects are linked. Defeat a Pillager Captain near a village, and then head to a Trial Chamber. Bad Omen lasts 1 hour 40 minutes, Raid Omen is valid for 30 seconds after entering a village, and Trial Omen lasts 15 minutes at the minimum.
Conduit	Simply be near an active Conduit (this applies underwater, and the effect lasts for 12 seconds after leaving the water).
Hero of the Village	Defeat a raid to obtain this effect, which lasts for 40 minutes.
Levitation	Shulkers are the only ones that grant this effect, so it might be tricky. You need to bring a Shulker into the overworld to utilize this effect.
Mining Fatigue	Elder Guardians are located in Ocean Monuments. You can either bring one to your location or set up your “How Did We Get Here?” station near an Ocean Monument. Stay within 50 blocks of the Elder Guardian to get this effect.
Wither	Step on a Wither Rose to receive this effect. Wither Roses drop when a Wither destroys a mob (the flower drops from the fallen mob).
Dolphin’s Grace	Dolphins inhabit oceans, so you’ll need to find one and possibly capture it. A lead can help you guide a Dolphin to your desired location for the achievement.
Glowing	Set up a dispenser to shoot a Spectral Arrow at yourself.
Darkness	This effect is harder to achieve, as it comes from either the Warden or naturally generated Sculk Shriekers. As a shortcut, you could consider transporting a Warden to your chosen location.

With this information, you should aim to create an open area where you can stage all the necessary effects. Set up dispensers to drop potions, using the Spectral Arrow, as well as the Wither Rose, dolphin, Shulker, and Warden.

Keep in mind that this isn’t going to be an easy task. Various strategies might help simplify the process; consider consulting the Minecraft community online for successful methods they’ve employed.

The most important takeaway is to prepare in advance. Completing “How Did We Get Here” is a challenging task that requires substantial preparation, and it might involve several trial attempts.