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How to Make Challenges in Infinite Craft

Challenges is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Challenge plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChallengePluralChallenges

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 462 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3FogWaterIce
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionWaterWine
  7. 7WindWineBalloon
  8. 8BalloonFirePop
  9. 9PopWineChampagne
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  12. 12IceVenus FlytrapIce Trap
  13. 13ChampagneIce TrapIce Bucket
  14. 14IceIce BucketChallenge
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21SteamWaveSurf
  22. 22ContinentSurfAustralia
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24MountainWindAvalanche
  25. 25AvalancheWindSnow
  26. 26AustraliaSnowNo
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30EarthWindDust
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35NotSingularityPlural
  36. 36ChallengePluralChallenges
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Fog + Water→ Ice4Earth + Water→ Plant5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Dandelion + Water→ Wine7Wind + Wine→ Balloon8Balloon + Fire→ Pop9Pop + Wine→ Champagne10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap12Ice + Venus Flytrap→ Ice Trap13Champagne + Ice Trap→ Ice Bucket14Ice + Ice Bucket→ Challenge15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Earth + Island→ Continent19Fire + Water→ Steam20Water + Wind→ Wave21Steam + Wave→ Surf22Continent + Surf→ Australia23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche25Avalanche + Wind→ Snow26Australia + Snow→ No27Water + Water→ Lake28Lake + Water→ Ocean29No + Ocean→ Not30Earth + Wind→ Dust31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole34Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity35Not + Singularity→ Plural36Challenge + Plural→ Challenges

Other ways to make Challenges

2 combinations are known to produce Challenges. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Challenges
FirstSecondResult
ChallengePluralChallenges
DifficultiesStackChallenges

What you can make with Challenges

Challenges at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
39
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Challenges, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Challenges in Infinite Craft?

Combine Challenge with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Challenges?

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

Is Challenges hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Challenges?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Challenges, 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.