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How to Make American Idol in Infinite Craft

American Idol is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cheese plus Clay Aiken. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CheeseClay AikenAmerican Idol

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 225 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6MoonMudCheese
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10FireGlassLens
  11. 11EarthLensTelescope
  12. 12TelescopeWaveRadio
  13. 13DustRadioDusty Springfield
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15Dusty SpringfieldPlantSon of a Preacher Man
  16. 16MudSon of a Preacher ManClay Aiken
  17. 17CheeseClay AikenAmerican Idol
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud6Moon + Mudโ†’ Cheese7Water + Windโ†’ Wave8Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand9Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass10Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens11Earth + Lensโ†’ Telescope12Telescope + Waveโ†’ Radio13Dust + Radioโ†’ Dusty Springfield14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Dusty Springfield + Plantโ†’ Son of a Preacher Man16Mud + Son of a Preacher Manโ†’ Clay Aiken17Cheese + Clay Aikenโ†’ American Idol

Other ways to make American Idol

5 combinations are known to produce American Idol. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce American Idol
FirstSecondResult
Cruise ControlIdolAmerican Idol
American WindowTVAmerican Idol
American PieTVAmerican Idol
CheeseClay AikenAmerican Idol
American WindowDeleteAmerican Idol

What you can make with American Idol

American Idol at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to American Idol, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make American Idol in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cheese with Clay Aiken. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make American Idol?

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

Is American Idol hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make American Idol?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce American Idol, 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.