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How to Make Black Hydra in Infinite Craft

Black Hydra is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Sand plus Hydra. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black SandHydraBlack Hydra

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 183 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7BeachObsidianBlack Sand
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10EarthPlanetMoon
  11. 11MoonWindWerewolf
  12. 12EarthWerewolfWolf
  13. 13FireWolfHellhound
  14. 14EarthHellhoundCerberus
  15. 15CerberusWaterHydra
  16. 16Black SandHydraBlack Hydra
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Lava + Stone→ Obsidian7Beach + Obsidian→ Black Sand8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Earth + Planet→ Moon11Moon + Wind→ Werewolf12Earth + Werewolf→ Wolf13Fire + Wolf→ Hellhound14Earth + Hellhound→ Cerberus15Cerberus + Water→ Hydra16Black Sand + Hydra→ Black Hydra

Other ways to make Black Hydra

3 combinations are known to produce Black Hydra. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Hydra
FirstSecondResult
Black SandHydraBlack Hydra
Black PearlHydrasharkBlack Hydra
Black SandClean HydraBlack Hydra

What you can make with Black Hydra

Black Hydra at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Black Hydra, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Hydra in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Sand with Hydra. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Hydra?

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

Is Black Hydra hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Hydra?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Black Hydra, and the shortest route is shown above.

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