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How to Make Crossed Roads in Infinite Craft

Crossed Roads is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crossroads plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CrossroadsPast TenseCrossed Roads

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 582 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4TornadoTornadoHurricane
  5. 5HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  6. 6MudSteamboatMississippi
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthEngineTractor
  10. 10MountainTractorBulldozer
  11. 11BulldozerMountainRoad
  12. 12MississippiRoadCrossroads
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22HistoryMirrorPast
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25EarthWaterPlant
  26. 26FogPlantMushroom
  27. 27EarthMushroomToadstool
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33OasisPlantDate
  34. 34DateWaterDating
  35. 35DatingEarthMarriage
  36. 36EarthMarriageDivorce
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38WaterWishGenie
  39. 39DivorceGenieSingle
  40. 40Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  41. 41PastTriplePast Tense
  42. 42CrossroadsPast TenseCrossed Roads
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud3Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado4Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane5Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat6Mud + Steamboatโ†’ Mississippi7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor10Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer11Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road12Mississippi + Roadโ†’ Crossroads13Earth + Windโ†’ Dust14Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash15Water + Windโ†’ Wave16Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand17Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass18Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time20Ash + Timeโ†’ History21Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror22History + Mirrorโ†’ Past23Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke24Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog25Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant26Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom27Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool28Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion29Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed30Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom31Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm32Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis33Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date34Date + Waterโ†’ Dating35Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage36Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce37Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish38Water + Wishโ†’ Genie39Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single40Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple41Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense42Crossroads + Past Tenseโ†’ Crossed Roads

Other ways to make Crossed Roads

2 combinations are known to produce Crossed Roads. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Crossed Roads
FirstSecondResult
CrossroadsPast TenseCrossed Roads
CrossroadsPast tenseCrossed Roads

Crossed Roads at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to Crossed Roads, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Crossed Roads in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crossroads with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crossed Roads?

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

Is Crossed Roads hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crossed Roads?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Crossed Roads, 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.