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How to Make Archaea in Infinite Craft

Archaea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Architect plus Bacteria. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArchitectBacteriaArchaea

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 202 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6LakePlantLily
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10GlassWindWindow
  11. 11LilyWindowMonocle
  12. 12BrickMonocleArchitect
  13. 13FireGlassLens
  14. 14LensWaterMicroscope
  15. 15EarthMicroscopeBacteria
  16. 16ArchitectBacteriaArchaea
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Water + Water→ Lake5Earth + Water→ Plant6Lake + Plant→ Lily7Water + Wind→ Wave8Earth + Wave→ Sand9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Glass + Wind→ Window11Lily + Window→ Monocle12Brick + Monocle→ Architect13Fire + Glass→ Lens14Lens + Water→ Microscope15Earth + Microscope→ Bacteria16Architect + Bacteria→ Archaea

Other ways to make Archaea

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

Alternative combinations that produce Archaea
FirstSecondResult
ArchitectBacteriaArchaea
MooringProkaryoteArchaea

Archaea at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Archaea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Architect with Bacteria. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Archaea?

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

Is Archaea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Archaea?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Archaea, 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.