Home / Recipes / Check Mate โ๏ธ How to Make Check Mate in Infinite CraftCheck Mate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chess on Ice plus Nancy Kerrigan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
โธ๏ธ Chess on Ice+ ๐ Nancy Kerrigan= โ๏ธ Check Mate
Marathon 30 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 43
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What is worth knowing At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Check Mate is close to a dead end. It feeds only 1 onward combination, so it is more of a collectible than a building block. Its crafting depth of 43 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.
1 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake2 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant3 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion4 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฑ Seed5 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree6 ๐ฑ Seed+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Apple7 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam8 ๐ Apple+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ฅง Pie9 ๐ Lake+ ๐ฅง Pie= ๐งฉ Piece10 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐งฉ Piece= โ๏ธ Chess11 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke12 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog13 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ง Water= โ๏ธ Ice14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava15 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone16 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave17 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ Wave= ๐ Surf18 ๐ Surf+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Surfing19 ๐ชจ Stone+ ๐ Surfing= ๐ฅ๏ธ Skimming20 โ๏ธ Ice+ ๐ฅ๏ธ Skimming= โธ๏ธ Ice Skating21 โ๏ธ Chess+ โธ๏ธ Ice Skating= โธ๏ธ Chess on Ice22 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust23 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ Wish24 ๐ง Water+ ๐ Wish= ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie25 ๐ Lava+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ช Obsidian26 ๐ช Obsidian+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ก๏ธ Blade27 ๐ก๏ธ Blade+ โ๏ธ Ice= โธ๏ธ Ice Skate28 ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie+ โธ๏ธ Ice Skate= ๐
Tonya Harding29 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐
Tonya Harding= ๐ Nancy Kerrigan30 โธ๏ธ Chess on Ice+ ๐ Nancy Kerrigan= โ๏ธ Check MateCrafting tree 1 Water + Water โ Lake 2 Earth + Water โ Plant 3 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 4 Dandelion + Wind โ Seed 5 Earth + Plant โ Tree 6 Seed + Tree โ Apple 7 Fire + Water โ Steam 8 Apple + Steam โ Pie 9 Lake + Pie โ Piece 10 Fire + Piece โ Chess 11 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 12 Smoke + Water โ Fog 13 Fog + Water โ Ice 14 Earth + Fire โ Lava 15 Lava + Water โ Stone 16 Water + Wind โ Wave 17 Steam + Wave โ Surf 18 Surf + Wind โ Surfing 19 Stone + Surfing โ Skimming 20 Ice + Skimming โ Ice Skating 21 Chess + Ice Skating โ Chess on Ice 22 Earth + Wind โ Dust 23 Dandelion + Dust โ Wish 24 Water + Wish โ Genie 25 Lava + Stone โ Obsidian 26 Obsidian + Stone โ Blade 27 Blade + Ice โ Ice Skate 28 Genie + Ice Skate โ Tonya Harding 29 Fire + Tonya Harding โ Nancy Kerrigan 30 Chess on Ice + Nancy Kerrigan โ Check Mate
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What you can make with Check Mate Check Mate at a glance
Steps to craft 30 Marathon
Crafting depth 43 longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes 1 only one way
Used in 1 other combinations Other elements that take 30 steps Similar effort to Check Mate, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Check Mate in Infinite Craft? Combine Chess on Ice with Nancy Kerrigan. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Check Mate? 30 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Check Mate hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Check Mate? Only one known combination produces Check Mate.
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