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How to Make An Invention in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AnagramInventAn Invention

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 492 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassWindWindow
  17. 17WindWindowCurtain
  18. 18CurtainWindowBlind
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EngineWindWindmill
  22. 22WindWindmillElectricity
  23. 23EarthEngineTractor
  24. 24ElectricityTractorCombine
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27EngineStoneSteamroller
  28. 28EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  29. 29Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  30. 30EarthFrisbeeDisc
  31. 31CombineDiscDiscover
  32. 32BlindDiscoverInvent
  33. 33AnagramInventAn Invention
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Wind→ Window17Wind + Window→ Curtain18Curtain + Window→ Blind19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Engine + Wind→ Windmill22Wind + Windmill→ Electricity23Earth + Engine→ Tractor24Electricity + Tractor→ Combine25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Engine + Stone→ Steamroller28Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth29Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee30Earth + Frisbee→ Disc31Combine + Disc→ Discover32Blind + Discover→ Invent33Anagram + Invent→ An Invention

Other ways to make An Invention

2 combinations are known to produce An Invention. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce An Invention
FirstSecondResult
AnagramInventAn Invention
AnagramInwhenAn Invention

An Invention at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

Similar effort to An Invention, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make An Invention in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Invent. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make An Invention?

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

Is An Invention 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 An Invention?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce An Invention, 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.