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How to Make Dancing Needle in Infinite Craft

Dancing Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is David Dance plus Needle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

David DanceNeedleDancing Needle

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 352 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3AshDustCinder
  4. 4FireWindSmoke
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7SmokeStoneStatue
  8. 8CinderStatueDavid
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10SteamWindCloud
  11. 11CloudWaterRain
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWaterSwamp
  14. 14PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  15. 15SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  16. 16RainSmoke DetectorRain Dance
  17. 17DavidRain DanceDavid Dance
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20PlantSandCactus
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22EnginePlantCar
  23. 23CarDustRust
  24. 24FireRustIron
  25. 25EarthIronMetal
  26. 26CactusMetalNeedle
  27. 27David DanceNeedleDancing Needle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Ash + Dust→ Cinder4Fire + Wind→ Smoke5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Smoke + Stone→ Statue8Cinder + Statue→ David9Fire + Water→ Steam10Steam + Wind→ Cloud11Cloud + Water→ Rain12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Water→ Swamp14Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap15Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector16Rain + Smoke Detector→ Rain Dance17David + Rain Dance→ David Dance18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Plant + Sand→ Cactus21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Engine + Plant→ Car23Car + Dust→ Rust24Fire + Rust→ Iron25Earth + Iron→ Metal26Cactus + Metal→ Needle27David Dance + Needle→ Dancing Needle

Other ways to make Dancing Needle

2 combinations are known to produce Dancing Needle. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dancing Needle
FirstSecondResult
David DanceNeedleDancing Needle
Dance MoreNeedleDancing Needle

What you can make with Dancing Needle

Dancing Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
40
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to Dancing Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dancing Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine David Dance with Needle. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dancing Needle?

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

Is Dancing Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dancing Needle?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dancing Needle, 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.