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How to Make Cryptic Surfing in Infinite Craft

Cryptic Surfing is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus City Surfing. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramCity SurfingCryptic Surfing

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EarthEngineTractor
  18. 18EarthTractorFarm
  19. 19FarmFarmVillage
  20. 20EarthVillageCity
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23FirePlanetSun
  24. 24PlanetSunSolar System
  25. 25SteamWaveSurf
  26. 26SurfWindSurfing
  27. 27Solar SystemSurfingSurfing the Solar System
  28. 28CitySurfing the Solar SystemCity Surfing
  29. 29AnagramCity SurfingCryptic Surfing
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine17Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor18Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm19Farm + Farmโ†’ Village20Earth + Villageโ†’ City21Earth + Windโ†’ Dust22Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet23Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun24Planet + Sunโ†’ Solar System25Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf26Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing27Solar System + Surfingโ†’ Surfing the Solar System28City + Surfing the Solar Systemโ†’ City Surfing29Anagram + City Surfingโ†’ Cryptic Surfing

Cryptic Surfing at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cryptic Surfing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with City Surfing. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cryptic Surfing?

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

Is Cryptic Surfing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cryptic Surfing?

Only one known combination produces Cryptic Surfing.

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