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How to Make Caves of Qud in Infinite Craft

Caves of Qud is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cave plus Roguelike. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CaveRoguelikeCaves of Qud

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6HouseMountainCave
  7. 7BrickMudAdobe
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9TornadoTornadoHurricane
  10. 10HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  11. 11AdobeSteamboatAdobe Flash
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17SandstormWaterOasis
  18. 18Mountain DewOasisMountain Oasis
  19. 19Adobe FlashMountain OasisIndie Game
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23DustFogSmog
  24. 24SmogWaterAcid Rain
  25. 25Acid RainSwampMutant
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshFirePhoenix
  28. 28MutantPhoenixX-Men
  29. 29SwampX-MenGambit
  30. 30GambitX-MenRogue
  31. 31Indie GameRogueRoguelike
  32. 32CaveRoguelikeCaves of Qud
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Wind→ House5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6House + Mountain→ Cave7Brick + Mud→ Adobe8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane10Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat11Adobe + Steamboat→ Adobe Flash12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis18Mountain Dew + Oasis→ Mountain Oasis19Adobe Flash + Mountain Oasis→ Indie Game20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Dust + Fog→ Smog24Smog + Water→ Acid Rain25Acid Rain + Swamp→ Mutant26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Fire→ Phoenix28Mutant + Phoenix→ X-Men29Swamp + X-Men→ Gambit30Gambit + X-Men→ Rogue31Indie Game + Rogue→ Roguelike32Cave + Roguelike→ Caves of Qud

What you can make with Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
24
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to Caves of Qud, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Caves of Qud in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cave with Roguelike. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Caves of Qud?

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

Is Caves of Qud hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Caves of Qud?

Only one known combination produces Caves of Qud.

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