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How to Make Ancient Mars in Infinite Craft

Ancient Mars is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ancient Pipes plus Mars Vac. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ancient PipesMars VacAncient Mars

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 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. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainWindAvalanche
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18AvalancheLakeIceberg
  19. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  21. 21IcebergVenus FlytrapIce Plant
  22. 22AnagramIce PlantAncient Pipes
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25SandstormWindDust Storm
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27PlanetSandstormMars
  28. 28Dust StormMarsMars Rover
  29. 29IncenseSwampMosquito
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33MosquitoVacuumSkeetervac
  34. 34Mars RoverSkeetervacMars Vac
  35. 35Ancient PipesMars VacAncient Mars
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→ Anagram15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche17Water + Water→ Lake18Avalanche + Lake→ Iceberg19Plant + Water→ Swamp20Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap21Iceberg + Venus Flytrap→ Ice Plant22Anagram + Ice Plant→ Ancient Pipes23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm26Dust + Earth→ Planet27Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars28Dust Storm + Mars→ Mars Rover29Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito30Fire + Water→ Steam31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Mosquito + Vacuum→ Skeetervac34Mars Rover + Skeetervac→ Mars Vac35Ancient Pipes + Mars Vac→ Ancient Mars

Ancient Mars at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Mars in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ancient Pipes with Mars Vac. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Mars?

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

Is Ancient Mars hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient Mars?

Only one known combination produces Ancient Mars.

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