Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
Mission 421
The Well in the Sand: Brush Out the Explorer’s Clue
Badge: Sand Whisperer
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Find a desert well, craft a brush and uncover what's hidden in its sand.
“The desert holds the key.” Scrawled under it: “Dig where water sits in the sand.” A lonely well waits…
- New skill Brushing suspicious sand
- Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Survival
- Time 40–60 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
The trail leads to the desert. Craft a brush, then roam the sand dunes until you find a small, rare desert well. Spot the suspicious sand around it and brush it carefully to uncover whatever the explorer left behind, logging every find and where it came from.
Finish line: You've found a desert well, crafted a brush and logged every find with its coordinates.
Bonus challenge: Dig a careful trench around the well and mark every buried block on your grid. Is there a pattern to where the suspicious sand hides?
You’ll need
- A feather
- A copper ingot
- A stick
- Food and torches
You choose
- My dig site's code name
- The find I'm hoping for
- My bet: how many of my finds will be pottery sherds
Stuck?
- Never mine suspicious sand: the find is lost. Hold the brush on it instead until the item pops out.
- Suspicious sand falls like normal sand. Don't break the block under it or it drops and breaks.
- Desert wells are rare. If one desert has none, try another; it's normal to roam a long way.
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