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How to Make Ariadne Thread in Infinite Craft

Ariadne Thread is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ariadne plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AriadneFuture TenseAriadne Thread

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 58

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5LilyWaveMermaid
  6. 6MermaidWindAriel
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9EarthTsunamiIsland
  10. 10EarthIslandContinent
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13ContinentWineEurope
  14. 14EuropeFireGreece
  15. 15EarthGreeceAthens
  16. 16ArielAthensAriadne
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22EarthTractorFarm
  23. 23FarmFireBarbecue
  24. 24AshBarbecueBurger
  25. 25BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33DustEarthPlanet
  34. 34FirePlanetSun
  35. 35SunTime MachineFuture
  36. 36DutchFutureTense
  37. 37Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  38. 38AriadneFuture TenseAriadne Thread
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Water + Wind→ Wave5Lily + Wave→ Mermaid6Mermaid + Wind→ Ariel7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Earth + Tsunami→ Island10Earth + Island→ Continent11Plant + Wind→ Dandelion12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Continent + Wine→ Europe14Europe + Fire→ Greece15Earth + Greece→ Athens16Ariel + Athens→ Ariadne17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Earth + Tractor→ Farm23Farm + Fire→ Barbecue24Ash + Barbecue→ Burger25Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Dust + Earth→ Planet34Fire + Planet→ Sun35Sun + Time Machine→ Future36Dutch + Future→ Tense37Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense38Ariadne + Future Tense→ Ariadne Thread

Ariadne Thread at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ariadne Thread in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ariadne with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ariadne Thread?

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

Is Ariadne Thread hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ariadne Thread?

Only one known combination produces Ariadne Thread.

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