What is the fastest way to get Archeologist in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 12-step path ending in Ashes + Magnifying Glass. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Archeologist in Infinite Craft

Archeologist sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Ashes plus Magnifying Glass.

The final combination

AshesMagnifying GlassArcheologist

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 148 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

1FireWaterSteam
2EarthSteamMud
3FireMudBrick
4BrickWindHouse
5WaterWindWave
6HouseWaveBeach House
7Beach HouseFireAshes
8EarthWaveSand
9FireSandGlass
10FireGlassLens
11FireLensMagnifying Glass
12AshesMagnifying GlassArcheologist

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Archeologist

8 combinations are known to produce Archeologist. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Archeologist
First	Second	Result
Ash Ketchum	Ruins	Archeologist
Dig	Firefighter	Archeologist
Shovel	Soggy Cheeseburger	Archeologist
Archaeologist	Type	Archeologist
Archeology	Fire Pirate	Archeologist
Clue	Fossil Pokemon	Archeologist
40 Years	Magnifying Glass	Archeologist
Ashes	Magnifying Glass	Archeologist

What you can make with Archeologist

ArcheologistWind Dust
ArcheologistEarth Fossil
ArcheologistSmoke Fire
ArcheologistLava Volcano
ArcheologistWave Tsunami
ArcheologistFire Phoenix
ArcheologistSteam Time Machine
ArcheologistWater Atlantis
ArcheologistDust Mummy
ArcheologistLake Loch Ness Monster
ArcheologistVolcano Pompeii
ArcheologistTerror Indiana Jones
ArcheologistMountain Yeti
ArcheologistSingle Married

Archeologist at a glance

Steps to craft: 12; Long
Crafting depth: 14; longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes: 8; ways to make it
Used in: 18; other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Archeologist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ashes with Magnifying Glass. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Archeologist?

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

Is Archeologist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Archeologist?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Archeologist, and the shortest route is shown above.