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How to Make Ancient Beacon in Infinite Craft

Ancient Beacon is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Steam Beacon. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramSteam BeaconAncient Beacon

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 36

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 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. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18LakeStoneLighthouse
  19. 19FireLighthouseBeacon
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21FireSwampDragon
  22. 22DragonDragonDragon Egg
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24Dragon EggSteamSteam Dragon
  25. 25BeaconSteam DragonSteam Beacon
  26. 26AnagramSteam BeaconAncient Beacon
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†’ Anagram15Water + Waterโ†’ Lake16Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava17Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone18Lake + Stoneโ†’ Lighthouse19Fire + Lighthouseโ†’ Beacon20Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp21Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon22Dragon + Dragonโ†’ Dragon Egg23Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam24Dragon Egg + Steamโ†’ Steam Dragon25Beacon + Steam Dragonโ†’ Steam Beacon26Anagram + Steam Beaconโ†’ Ancient Beacon

What you can make with Ancient Beacon

Ancient Beacon at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Beacon in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Steam Beacon. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Beacon?

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

Is Ancient Beacon hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient Beacon?

Only one known combination produces Ancient Beacon.

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