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How to Make Ancient Elm in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AnagramSteam LichenAncient Elm

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

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. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16EarthEarthMountain
  17. 17LakeMountainFjord
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19FjordVolcanoIceland
  20. 20IcelandPlantLichen
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DragonDragonDragon Egg
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25Dragon EggSteamSteam Dragon
  26. 26LichenSteam DragonSteam Lichen
  27. 27AnagramSteam LichenAncient Elm
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 + Earthโ†’ Mountain17Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord18Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano19Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland20Iceland + Plantโ†’ Lichen21Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp22Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon23Dragon + Dragonโ†’ Dragon Egg24Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam25Dragon Egg + Steamโ†’ Steam Dragon26Lichen + Steam Dragonโ†’ Steam Lichen27Anagram + Steam Lichenโ†’ Ancient Elm

What you can make with Ancient Elm

Ancient Elm at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Elm in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Steam Lichen. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Elm?

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

Is Ancient Elm 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 Elm?

Only one known combination produces Ancient Elm.

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