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How to Make Archae in Infinite Craft

Archae is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Excavate plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ExcavateLettersArchae

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 362 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8SteampunkWindAirship
  9. 9AirshipWindZeppelin
  10. 10GlassZeppelinGoogle
  11. 11GoogleWaterSearch
  12. 12EarthSearchDig
  13. 13DigSearchExcavate
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18PaperPlantBook
  19. 19EarthRiverDelta
  20. 20BookDeltaAlphabet
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22FireFireVolcano
  23. 23DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  24. 24AlphabetFireworksLetters
  25. 25ExcavateLettersArchae
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Steampunk + Windโ†’ Airship9Airship + Windโ†’ Zeppelin10Glass + Zeppelinโ†’ Google11Google + Waterโ†’ Search12Earth + Searchโ†’ Dig13Dig + Searchโ†’ Excavate14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Tree + Waterโ†’ River17River + Treeโ†’ Paper18Paper + Plantโ†’ Book19Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta20Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet21Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion22Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano23Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks24Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters25Excavate + Lettersโ†’ Archae

Other ways to make Archae

2 combinations are known to produce Archae. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Archae
FirstSecondResult
ExcavateLettersArchae
ExcavationLettersArchae

Archae at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

Similar effort to Archae, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Archae in Infinite Craft?

Combine Excavate with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Archae?

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

Is Archae hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Archae?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Archae, 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.