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How to Make Big Idea in Infinite Craft

Big Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Big Thesaurus plus Eureka. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Big ThesaurusEurekaBig Idea

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5PlanetPlanetStar
  6. 6Mountain RangeStarBig Dipper
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8SandstormWaterOasis
  9. 9OasisWaterMirage
  10. 10Big DipperMirageBig Mirage
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17DustTreeWood
  18. 18SandstormWoodSandal
  19. 19DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  20. 20Big MirageThesaurusBig Thesaurus
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22SteamWindCloud
  23. 23CloudWaterRain
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25RainTornadoFlood
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29FireGlassLens
  30. 30FireLensMagnifying Glass
  31. 31FloodMagnifying GlassArchimedes
  32. 32ArchimedesFireEureka
  33. 33Big ThesaurusEurekaBig Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Earth→ Planet5Planet + Planet→ Star6Mountain Range + Star→ Big Dipper7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis9Oasis + Water→ Mirage10Big Dipper + Mirage→ Big Mirage11Earth + Water→ Plant12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Dust + Tree→ Wood18Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal19Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus20Big Mirage + Thesaurus→ Big Thesaurus21Fire + Water→ Steam22Steam + Wind→ Cloud23Cloud + Water→ Rain24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Rain + Tornado→ Flood26Water + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Fire + Glass→ Lens30Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass31Flood + Magnifying Glass→ Archimedes32Archimedes + Fire→ Eureka33Big Thesaurus + Eureka→ Big Idea

What you can make with Big Idea

Big Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

Similar effort to Big Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Big Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Big Thesaurus with Eureka. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Big Idea?

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

Is Big Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Big Idea?

Only one known combination produces Big Idea.

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