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How to Make Ancient Alien in Infinite Craft

Ancient Alien is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Ice Alien. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramIce AlienAncient Alien

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 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. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineEngineRocket
  18. 18PlantRocketSpace Plant
  19. 19EarthSpace PlantAlien
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22LakeMountainFjord
  23. 23FjordFjordGlacier
  24. 24LakePlantLily
  25. 25GlacierLilyIce Lily
  26. 26AlienIce LilyIce Alien
  27. 27AnagramIce AlienAncient Alien
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine17Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket18Plant + Rocketโ†’ Space Plant19Earth + Space Plantโ†’ Alien20Water + Waterโ†’ Lake21Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain22Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord23Fjord + Fjordโ†’ Glacier24Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily25Glacier + Lilyโ†’ Ice Lily26Alien + Ice Lilyโ†’ Ice Alien27Anagram + Ice Alienโ†’ Ancient Alien

Ancient Alien at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to Ancient Alien, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Alien in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Ice Alien. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Alien?

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

Is Ancient Alien hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient Alien?

Only one known combination produces Ancient Alien.

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