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How to Make A Great Idea in Infinite Craft

A Great Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Good Idea plus A Good Idea. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A Good IdeaA Good IdeaA Great Idea

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 643 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10SteamWaveSurf
  11. 11SurfWindSurfing
  12. 12SandstormSurfingSandboarding
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainMountainMountain Range
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16Mountain RangeVolcanoYellowstone
  17. 17SandboardingYellowstoneSandboarding in Yellowstone
  18. 18HangoverSandboarding in YellowstoneA Bad Idea
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20BalloonDustDust Bunny
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27A Bad IdeaOppositeA Good Idea
  28. 28A Good IdeaA Good IdeaA Great Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Fire + Water→ Steam9Water + Wind→ Wave10Steam + Wave→ Surf11Surf + Wind→ Surfing12Sandstorm + Surfing→ Sandboarding13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mountain Range + Volcano→ Yellowstone17Sandboarding + Yellowstone→ Sandboarding in Yellowstone18Hangover + Sandboarding in Yellowstone→ A Bad Idea19Wind + Wine→ Balloon20Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny21Plant + Water→ Swamp22Fire + Swamp→ Dragon23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Ash + Fire→ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite27A Bad Idea + Opposite→ A Good Idea28A Good Idea + A Good Idea→ A Great Idea

Other ways to make A Great Idea

3 combinations are known to produce A Great Idea. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Great Idea
FirstSecondResult
301A Good IdeaA Great Idea
A Good IdeaSimilarA Great Idea
A Good IdeaA Good IdeaA Great Idea

What you can make with A Great Idea

A Great Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

Similar effort to A Great Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Great Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Good Idea with A Good Idea. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Great Idea?

28 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is A Great Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Great Idea?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce A Great Idea, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.