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How to Make Check Mate in Infinite Craft

Check 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

Chess on IceNancy KerriganCheck Mate

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionWindSeed
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6SeedTreeApple
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8AppleSteamPie
  9. 9LakePiePiece
  10. 10FirePieceChess
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12SmokeWaterFog
  13. 13FogWaterIce
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18SurfWindSurfing
  19. 19StoneSurfingSkimming
  20. 20IceSkimmingIce Skating
  21. 21ChessIce SkatingChess on Ice
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23DandelionDustWish
  24. 24WaterWishGenie
  25. 25LavaStoneObsidian
  26. 26ObsidianStoneBlade
  27. 27BladeIceIce Skate
  28. 28GenieIce SkateTonya Harding
  29. 29FireTonya HardingNancy Kerrigan
  30. 30Chess on IceNancy KerriganCheck Mate
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed5Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree6Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Apple + Steamโ†’ Pie9Lake + Pieโ†’ Piece10Fire + Pieceโ†’ Chess11Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke12Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog13Fog + Waterโ†’ Ice14Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava15Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone16Water + Windโ†’ Wave17Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf18Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing19Stone + Surfingโ†’ Skimming20Ice + Skimmingโ†’ Ice Skating21Chess + Ice Skatingโ†’ Chess on Ice22Earth + Windโ†’ Dust23Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish24Water + Wishโ†’ Genie25Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian26Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade27Blade + Iceโ†’ Ice Skate28Genie + Ice Skateโ†’ Tonya Harding29Fire + Tonya Hardingโ†’ Nancy Kerrigan30Chess on Ice + Nancy Kerriganโ†’ Check Mate

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.

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