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How to Make Ancient City in Infinite Craft

Ancient City is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Citizens. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramCitizensAncient City

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 60

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 16EarthEarthMountain
  17. 17LakeMountainFjord
  18. 18EarthFjordLand
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FirePlanetSun
  22. 22FireSunSolar
  23. 23PlanetSolarSystem
  24. 24LandSystemGovernment
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26IncenseSwampMosquito
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  29. 29Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  30. 30FireSeedsPopcorn
  31. 31MountainPopcornMovie
  32. 32MosquitoMovieIt
  33. 33FireWaterSteam
  34. 34FireSteamEngine
  35. 35EarthEngineTractor
  36. 36LakeTractorPlow
  37. 37PlowWaterCanal
  38. 38CanalMountainLock
  39. 39EarthLockSafe
  40. 40ItSafeIt’s
  41. 41ItIt’sIts
  42. 42GovernmentItsCitizens
  43. 43AnagramCitizensAncient City
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→ Anagram15Water + Water→ Lake16Earth + Earth→ Mountain17Lake + Mountain→ Fjord18Earth + Fjord→ Land19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Planet→ Sun22Fire + Sun→ Solar23Planet + Solar→ System24Land + System→ Government25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch29Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds30Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn31Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie32Mosquito + Movie→ It33Fire + Water→ Steam34Fire + Steam→ Engine35Earth + Engine→ Tractor36Lake + Tractor→ Plow37Plow + Water→ Canal38Canal + Mountain→ Lock39Earth + Lock→ Safe40It + Safe→ It’s41It + It’s→ Its42Government + Its→ Citizens43Anagram + Citizens→ Ancient City

Ancient City at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient City in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Citizens. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient City?

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

Is Ancient City hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient City?

Only one known combination produces Ancient City.

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