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How to Make Ability to Key in Infinite Craft

Ability to Key is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ability plus Muddy Key. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AbilityMuddy KeyAbility to Key

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13BeachSunVacation
  14. 14DustVacationDustin
  15. 15BeachDustinStranger Things
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18Stranger ThingsTreeWill
  19. 19AWillAble
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakePlantLily
  22. 22AbleLilyAbility
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26LakeTractorPlow
  27. 27PlowWaterCanal
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29CanalMountainLock
  30. 30FireLockKey
  31. 31EarthSteamMud
  32. 32KeyMudMuddy Key
  33. 33AbilityMuddy KeyAbility to Key
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Beach + Sun→ Vacation14Dust + Vacation→ Dustin15Beach + Dustin→ Stranger Things16Earth + Water→ Plant17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Stranger Things + Tree→ Will19A + Will→ Able20Water + Water→ Lake21Lake + Plant→ Lily22Able + Lily→ Ability23Fire + Water→ Steam24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Earth + Engine→ Tractor26Lake + Tractor→ Plow27Plow + Water→ Canal28Earth + Earth→ Mountain29Canal + Mountain→ Lock30Fire + Lock→ Key31Earth + Steam→ Mud32Key + Mud→ Muddy Key33Ability + Muddy Key→ Ability to Key

Ability to Key at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ability to Key in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ability with Muddy Key. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ability to Key?

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

Is Ability to Key hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ability to Key?

Only one known combination produces Ability to Key.

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