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How to Make Checkmate! in Infinite Craft

Checkmate! is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 68 combinations to get there, and the final one is Checkmate? plus Fire Breathing Jet Ski. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Checkmate?Fire Breathing Jet SkiCheckmate!

Marathon68 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1142 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 68 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7PlanetSandstormMars
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10PotatoSandstormPringles
  11. 11GlassPringlesCan
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16SandstormStoneSphinx
  17. 17FogSphinxRiddle
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21SteamWineStew
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23StewTreeStewpid
  24. 24RiddleStewpidYou
  25. 25CanYouCanyou
  26. 26PlantWaterSwamp
  27. 27FireSwampDragon
  28. 28DragonDustDragonfly
  29. 29DragonflyEarthAnt
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31DandelionEngineHelicopter
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33HelicopterMountainRescue
  34. 34AntRescueAid
  35. 35SandstormWaterOasis
  36. 36OasisPlantDate
  37. 37DateWaterDating
  38. 38EarthSteamMud
  39. 39FireMudBrick
  40. 40BrickBrickWall
  41. 41DatingWallFacebook
  42. 42FacebookFireLike
  43. 43AidLikeSimilar
  44. 44CanyouSimilarCan you
  45. 45DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  46. 46Dandelion PatchWineDandelion Wine
  47. 47DandelionFogFairy
  48. 48EarthFairyGnome
  49. 49Dandelion WineGnomeGnome Wine
  50. 50Can youGnome WineCan Gnome Wine
  51. 51WaterWaterLake
  52. 52DandelionWindSeed
  53. 53SeedTreeApple
  54. 54AppleSteamPie
  55. 55LakePiePiece
  56. 56FirePieceChess
  57. 57FogTreeGhost
  58. 58EarthGhostZombie
  59. 59FireZombieSkeleton
  60. 60ChessSkeletonChess King
  61. 61Can Gnome WineChess KingCheckmate?
  62. 62DragonWineDrunken Dragon
  63. 63Drunken DragonFireFire Breathing Dragon
  64. 64SteamWaveSurf
  65. 65SurfWaveSurfer
  66. 66EngineSurferJet Ski
  67. 67Fire Breathing DragonJet SkiFire Breathing Jet Ski
  68. 68Checkmate?Fire Breathing Jet SkiCheckmate!
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm7Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Mars + Plantโ†’ Potato10Potato + Sandstormโ†’ Pringles11Glass + Pringlesโ†’ Can12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava15Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone16Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx17Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle18Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine21Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew22Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree23Stew + Treeโ†’ Stewpid24Riddle + Stewpidโ†’ You25Can + Youโ†’ Canyou26Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp27Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon28Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly29Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant30Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine31Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter32Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain33Helicopter + Mountainโ†’ Rescue34Ant + Rescueโ†’ Aid35Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis36Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date37Date + Waterโ†’ Dating38Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud39Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick40Brick + Brickโ†’ Wall41Dating + Wallโ†’ Facebook42Facebook + Fireโ†’ Like43Aid + Likeโ†’ Similar44Canyou + Similarโ†’ Can you45Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch46Dandelion Patch + Wineโ†’ Dandelion Wine47Dandelion + Fogโ†’ Fairy48Earth + Fairyโ†’ Gnome49Dandelion Wine + Gnomeโ†’ Gnome Wine50Can you + Gnome Wineโ†’ Can Gnome Wine51Water + Waterโ†’ Lake52Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed53Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple54Apple + Steamโ†’ Pie55Lake + Pieโ†’ Piece56Fire + Pieceโ†’ Chess57Fog + Treeโ†’ Ghost58Earth + Ghostโ†’ Zombie59Fire + Zombieโ†’ Skeleton60Chess + Skeletonโ†’ Chess King61Can Gnome Wine + Chess Kingโ†’ Checkmate?62Dragon + Wineโ†’ Drunken Dragon63Drunken Dragon + Fireโ†’ Fire Breathing Dragon64Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf65Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer66Engine + Surferโ†’ Jet Ski67Fire Breathing Dragon + Jet Skiโ†’ Fire Breathing Jet Ski68Checkmate? + Fire Breathing Jet Skiโ†’ Checkmate!

Other ways to make Checkmate!

2 combinations are known to produce Checkmate!. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Checkmate!
FirstSecondResult
Checkmate?Fire Breathing Jet SkiCheckmate!
Checkmate?MoreCheckmate!

Checkmate! at a glance

Steps to craft
68
Marathon
Crafting depth
114
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 68 steps

Similar effort to Checkmate!, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Checkmate! in Infinite Craft?

Combine Checkmate? with Fire Breathing Jet Ski. The full path from the base elements takes 68 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Checkmate!?

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

Is Checkmate! hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 68 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Checkmate!?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Checkmate!, and the shortest route is shown above.

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