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How to Make Arching in Infinite Craft

Arching is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Arches plus Going. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArchesGoingArching

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWaterRiver
  5. 5MountainRiverCanyon
  6. 6CanyonEarthGrand Canyon
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8SteamWindCloud
  9. 9CloudWaterRain
  10. 10RainWaterRainbow
  11. 11Grand CanyonRainbowRainbow Bridge
  12. 12Grand CanyonRainbow BridgeArches
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15LavaStoneObsidian
  16. 16EarthObsidianDiamond
  17. 17DiamondPlantEmerald
  18. 18EarthEmeraldGreen
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeStoneLighthouse
  21. 21GreenLighthouseGreenlight
  22. 22GreenGreenlightGo
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25DustWindSandstorm
  26. 26PlanetSandstormMars
  27. 27EarthMarsLife
  28. 28PlantWaterSwamp
  29. 29PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  30. 30SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  31. 31MountainSwamp ThingMountain Thing
  32. 32Mountain ThingSwamp ThingThing Thing
  33. 33EarthThing ThingThing
  34. 34LifeThingLiving
  35. 35GoLivingGoing
  36. 36ArchesGoingArching
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Water→ River5Mountain + River→ Canyon6Canyon + Earth→ Grand Canyon7Fire + Water→ Steam8Steam + Wind→ Cloud9Cloud + Water→ Rain10Rain + Water→ Rainbow11Grand Canyon + Rainbow→ Rainbow Bridge12Grand Canyon + Rainbow Bridge→ Arches13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Lava + Stone→ Obsidian16Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond17Diamond + Plant→ Emerald18Earth + Emerald→ Green19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse21Green + Lighthouse→ Greenlight22Green + Greenlight→ Go23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm26Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars27Earth + Mars→ Life28Plant + Water→ Swamp29Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap30Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing31Mountain + Swamp Thing→ Mountain Thing32Mountain Thing + Swamp Thing→ Thing Thing33Earth + Thing Thing→ Thing34Life + Thing→ Living35Go + Living→ Going36Arches + Going→ Arching

What you can make with Arching

Arching at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Arching in Infinite Craft?

Combine Arches with Going. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Arching?

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

Is Arching hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Arching?

Only one known combination produces Arching.

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