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How to Make Archaeologist in Infinite Craft

Archaeologist sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Dust plus Ruins.

The final combination

DustRuinsArchaeologist

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 10136 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4SandWaterBeach
  5. 5BeachSandSandcastle
  6. 6WaveWindStorm
  7. 7SandcastleStormRuins
  8. 8DustRuinsArchaeologist
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Sand + Water→ Beach5Beach + Sand→ Sandcastle6Wave + Wind→ Storm7Sandcastle + Storm→ Ruins8Dust + Ruins→ Archaeologist

Other ways to make Archaeologist

136 combinations are known to produce Archaeologist. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Archaeologist
FirstSecondResult
DustyRuinsArchaeologist
Magnifying GlassSkeletonArchaeologist
Magnifying GlassSand PunkArchaeologist
Magnifying GlassRuinsArchaeologist
Magnifying GlassPotterArchaeologist
FieldMagnifying GlassArchaeologist
BulldozerMagnifying GlassArchaeologist
Magnifying GlassPotteryArchaeologist
RuinRuinsArchaeologist
GlassesRuinArchaeologist
Dust TeacupRuinArchaeologist
FarmerRuinArchaeologist
CultivatorRuinsArchaeologist
MortarRuinsArchaeologist
MortarRuinArchaeologist
DustbinRuinsArchaeologist
DirtTouristArchaeologist
RuinsTea SandwichArchaeologist
RuinsSketchArchaeologist
RuinsSoilArchaeologist
CandleRuinsArchaeologist
RuinsTeacupArchaeologist
RuinsSurvivorArchaeologist
DirtRuinsArchaeologist
Dust TeacupRuinsArchaeologist

What you can make with Archaeologist

Archaeologist at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
136
ways to make it
Used in
331
other combinations

Other elements that take 8 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Archaeologist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dust with Ruins. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Archaeologist?

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

Is Archaeologist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Archaeologist?

Yes. 136 combinations are known to produce Archaeologist, 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.