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How to Make Detection in Infinite Craft

Detection is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dismissed plus Prevention. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DismissedPreventionDetection

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 342 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4IncenseSmokePrayer
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EnginePlantCar
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWaterRiver
  10. 10RiverTreePaper
  11. 11CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  12. 12PrayerTraffic TicketDismissed
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoTornadoHurricane
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16HurricaneTsunamiDisaster
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21GlassMountainCrystal
  22. 22CrystalTornadoCrystal Ball
  23. 23Crystal BallTsunamiPrediction
  24. 24DisasterPredictionPrevention
  25. 25DismissedPreventionDetection
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Incense + Smoke→ Prayer5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Plant→ Car8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Tree + Water→ River10River + Tree→ Paper11Car + Paper→ Traffic Ticket12Prayer + Traffic Ticket→ Dismissed13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Hurricane + Tsunami→ Disaster17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Glass + Mountain→ Crystal22Crystal + Tornado→ Crystal Ball23Crystal Ball + Tsunami→ Prediction24Disaster + Prediction→ Prevention25Dismissed + Prevention→ Detection

Other ways to make Detection

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

Alternative combinations that produce Detection
FirstSecondResult
DismissedPreventionDetection
DeElectronDetection

Detection at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Detection in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dismissed with Prevention. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Detection?

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

Is Detection hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Detection?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Detection, 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.