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How to Make Detain in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

DecideHoldDetain

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5FireHoneyBee
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlantSolarOxygen
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11PlantSteamTea
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DustTreeWood
  14. 14TeaWoodTable
  15. 15OxygenTablePeriodic
  16. 16BeePeriodicBeryllium
  17. 17BerylliumFireBe
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21EarthFarmField
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23MountainTractorBulldozer
  24. 24BulldozerMountainRoad
  25. 25FieldRoadCrossroad
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27SmokeWaterFog
  28. 28FogTreeGhost
  29. 29CrossroadGhostDecision
  30. 30BeDecisionDecide
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33FireSandGlass
  34. 34FireGlassLens
  35. 35LensWaterMicroscope
  36. 36SandWaterBeach
  37. 37BeachPlantPalm
  38. 38MicroscopePalmHand
  39. 39PlantWaveSeaweed
  40. 40SeaweedWaterKelp
  41. 41HandKelpHold
  42. 42DecideHoldDetain
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Water→ Honey5Fire + Honey→ Bee6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Fire + Sun→ Solar9Plant + Solar→ Oxygen10Fire + Water→ Steam11Plant + Steam→ Tea12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Dust + Tree→ Wood14Tea + Wood→ Table15Oxygen + Table→ Periodic16Bee + Periodic→ Beryllium17Beryllium + Fire→ Be18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Earth + Tractor→ Farm21Earth + Farm→ Field22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer24Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road25Field + Road→ Crossroad26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Smoke + Water→ Fog28Fog + Tree→ Ghost29Crossroad + Ghost→ Decision30Be + Decision→ Decide31Water + Wind→ Wave32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Fire + Sand→ Glass34Fire + Glass→ Lens35Lens + Water→ Microscope36Sand + Water→ Beach37Beach + Plant→ Palm38Microscope + Palm→ Hand39Plant + Wave→ Seaweed40Seaweed + Water→ Kelp41Hand + Kelp→ Hold42Decide + Hold→ Detain

What you can make with Detain

Detain at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Detain in Infinite Craft?

Combine Decide with Hold. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Detain?

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

Is Detain 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 Detain?

Only one known combination produces Detain.

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