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How to Make Detained in Infinite Craft

Detained is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 66 combinations to get there, and the final one is Containment plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ContainmentPast TenseDetained

Marathon66 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1092 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 66 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5EnginePlanetSaturn
  6. 6EarthSaturnTitan
  7. 7FireTitanPrometheus
  8. 8PrometheusWaterPandora
  9. 9EarthPandoraBox
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13IslandWaterShip
  14. 14BoxShipContainer
  15. 15PlanetPlanetStar
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18PlantSmokeIncense
  19. 19IncenseSmokePrayer
  20. 20SmokeWaterFog
  21. 21FogPrayerPriest
  22. 22PrayerPriestConfession
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWindSeed
  25. 25ConfessionSeedTruth
  26. 26StarTruthFact
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30ContinentSurfAustralia
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34AustraliaSnowNo
  35. 35EarthNoO
  36. 36FactOOf
  37. 37ContainerOfContain
  38. 38DustFireAsh
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 42AshNotIs
  43. 43ContainIsContainment
  44. 44EarthWaveSand
  45. 45FireSandGlass
  46. 46GlassSandHourglass
  47. 47FireHourglassTime
  48. 48AshTimeHistory
  49. 49GlassSteamMirror
  50. 50HistoryMirrorPast
  51. 51FogPlantMushroom
  52. 52EarthMushroomToadstool
  53. 53DandelionPlantWeed
  54. 54ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  55. 55DustWindSandstorm
  56. 56SandstormWaterOasis
  57. 57OasisPlantDate
  58. 58DateWaterDating
  59. 59DatingEarthMarriage
  60. 60EarthMarriageDivorce
  61. 61DandelionDustWish
  62. 62WaterWishGenie
  63. 63DivorceGenieSingle
  64. 64Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  65. 65PastTriplePast Tense
  66. 66ContainmentPast TenseDetained
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Earth→ Planet5Engine + Planet→ Saturn6Earth + Saturn→ Titan7Fire + Titan→ Prometheus8Prometheus + Water→ Pandora9Earth + Pandora→ Box10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Island + Water→ Ship14Box + Ship→ Container15Planet + Planet→ Star16Earth + Water→ Plant17Fire + Wind→ Smoke18Plant + Smoke→ Incense19Incense + Smoke→ Prayer20Smoke + Water→ Fog21Fog + Prayer→ Priest22Prayer + Priest→ Confession23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Wind→ Seed25Confession + Seed→ Truth26Star + Truth→ Fact27Earth + Island→ Continent28Water + Wind→ Wave29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Continent + Surf→ Australia31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Australia + Snow→ No35Earth + No→ O36Fact + O→ Of37Container + Of→ Contain38Dust + Fire→ Ash39Water + Water→ Lake40Lake + Water→ Ocean41No + Ocean→ Not42Ash + Not→ Is43Contain + Is→ Containment44Earth + Wave→ Sand45Fire + Sand→ Glass46Glass + Sand→ Hourglass47Fire + Hourglass→ Time48Ash + Time→ History49Glass + Steam→ Mirror50History + Mirror→ Past51Fog + Plant→ Mushroom52Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool53Dandelion + Plant→ Weed54Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom55Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm56Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis57Oasis + Plant→ Date58Date + Water→ Dating59Dating + Earth→ Marriage60Earth + Marriage→ Divorce61Dandelion + Dust→ Wish62Water + Wish→ Genie63Divorce + Genie→ Single64Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple65Past + Triple→ Past Tense66Containment + Past Tense→ Detained

Other ways to make Detained

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

Alternative combinations that produce Detained
FirstSecondResult
ContainmentPast TenseDetained
ContainmentPast tenseDetained

Detained at a glance

Steps to craft
66
Marathon
Crafting depth
109
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 66 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Detained in Infinite Craft?

Combine Containment with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 66 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Detained?

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

Is Detained hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 66 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Detained?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Detained, 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.