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How to Make Ancient Library in Infinite Craft

Ancient Library is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Libraries plus Past Libraries. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past LibrariesPast LibrariesAncient Library

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 962 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6BookEarthLibrary
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9EarthTsunamiIsland
  10. 10EarthIslandContinent
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13SteamWaveSurf
  14. 14ContinentSurfAustralia
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainWindAvalanche
  17. 17AvalancheWindSnow
  18. 18AustraliaSnowNo
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeWaterOcean
  21. 21NoOceanNot
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  27. 27NotSingularityPlural
  28. 28LibraryPluralLibraries
  29. 29DustFireAsh
  30. 30EarthWaveSand
  31. 31FireSandGlass
  32. 32GlassSandHourglass
  33. 33FireHourglassTime
  34. 34AshTimeHistory
  35. 35GlassSteamMirror
  36. 36HistoryMirrorPast
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39FogPlantMushroom
  40. 40EarthMushroomToadstool
  41. 41PlantWindDandelion
  42. 42DandelionPlantWeed
  43. 43ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45SandstormWaterOasis
  46. 46OasisPlantDate
  47. 47DateWaterDating
  48. 48DatingEarthMarriage
  49. 49EarthMarriageDivorce
  50. 50DandelionDustWish
  51. 51WaterWishGenie
  52. 52DivorceGenieSingle
  53. 53Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  54. 54PastTriplePast Tense
  55. 55LibrariesPast TensePast Libraries
  56. 56Past LibrariesPast LibrariesAncient Library
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Book + Earth→ Library7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Earth + Tsunami→ Island10Earth + Island→ Continent11Fire + Water→ Steam12Water + Wind→ Wave13Steam + Wave→ Surf14Continent + Surf→ Australia15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche17Avalanche + Wind→ Snow18Australia + Snow→ No19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Water→ Ocean21No + Ocean→ Not22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity27Not + Singularity→ Plural28Library + Plural→ Libraries29Dust + Fire→ Ash30Earth + Wave→ Sand31Fire + Sand→ Glass32Glass + Sand→ Hourglass33Fire + Hourglass→ Time34Ash + Time→ History35Glass + Steam→ Mirror36History + Mirror→ Past37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Smoke + Water→ Fog39Fog + Plant→ Mushroom40Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool41Plant + Wind→ Dandelion42Dandelion + Plant→ Weed43Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom44Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm45Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis46Oasis + Plant→ Date47Date + Water→ Dating48Dating + Earth→ Marriage49Earth + Marriage→ Divorce50Dandelion + Dust→ Wish51Water + Wish→ Genie52Divorce + Genie→ Single53Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple54Past + Triple→ Past Tense55Libraries + Past Tense→ Past Libraries56Past Libraries + Past Libraries→ Ancient Library

Other ways to make Ancient Library

2 combinations are known to produce Ancient Library. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ancient Library
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AnagramPast LibrariesAncient Library
Past LibrariesPast LibrariesAncient Library

Ancient Library at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
96
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Library in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Libraries with Past Libraries. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Library?

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

Is Ancient Library hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient Library?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Ancient Library, 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.