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How to Make Crux in Infinite Craft

Crux is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Southern Cross plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Southern CrossThesaurusCrux

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 332 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5AshOceanSalt
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10EngineStoneSteamroller
  11. 11SaltSteamrollerGrits
  12. 12GritsSteamrollerSouthern Grits
  13. 13Southern GritsStoneSouthern Cross
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantStoneFossil
  16. 16FireFossilDinosaur
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19DustTreeWood
  20. 20SandstormWoodSandal
  21. 21DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  22. 22Southern CrossThesaurusCrux
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava9Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone10Engine + Stoneโ†’ Steamroller11Salt + Steamrollerโ†’ Grits12Grits + Steamrollerโ†’ Southern Grits13Southern Grits + Stoneโ†’ Southern Cross14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil16Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur17Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm18Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree19Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood20Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal21Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus22Southern Cross + Thesaurusโ†’ Crux

Other ways to make Crux

2 combinations are known to produce Crux. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Crux
FirstSecondResult
Southern CrossThesaurusCrux
Southern CrossSynonymCrux

What you can make with Crux

Crux at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Crux in Infinite Craft?

Combine Southern Cross with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crux?

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

Is Crux hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crux?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Crux, 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.