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How to Make Author in Infinite Craft

Author sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Fish plus Pen.

The final combination

FishPenAuthor

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1381 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7BirdDustFeather
  8. 8FeatherWaterPen
  9. 9FishPenAuthor
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean3Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish4Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Bird + Dustโ†’ Feather8Feather + Waterโ†’ Pen9Fish + Penโ†’ Author

Other ways to make Author

81 combinations are known to produce Author. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Author

Author at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
13
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
81
ways to make it
Used in
157
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Author in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fish with Pen. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Author?

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

Is Author hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Author?

Yes. 81 combinations are known to produce Author, and the shortest route is shown above.

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