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How to Make Clues in Infinite Craft

Clues is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Sherlock Holmes. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersSherlock HolmesClues

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 294 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13PlantSteamTea
  14. 14FireTeaChai
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18FireGlassLens
  19. 19FireLensMagnifying Glass
  20. 20ChaiMagnifying GlassSherlock Holmes
  21. 21LettersSherlock HolmesClues
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Fire + Water→ Steam13Plant + Steam→ Tea14Fire + Tea→ Chai15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Fire + Glass→ Lens19Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass20Chai + Magnifying Glass→ Sherlock Holmes21Letters + Sherlock Holmes→ Clues

Other ways to make Clues

4 combinations are known to produce Clues. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Clues
FirstSecondResult
LettersSherlock HolmesClues
CluePluralClues
BluesMyClues
CrimeHintsClues

What you can make with Clues

Clues at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
41
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Clues in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Sherlock Holmes. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Clues?

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

Is Clues hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Clues?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Clues, 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.