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How to Make Detours in Infinite Craft

Detours is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Decline plus Tours. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DeclineToursDetours

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4DandelionSwampFrog
  5. 5FrogWindPrince
  6. 6EarthPrinceKing
  7. 7EarthKingKingdom
  8. 8EarthKingdomEmpire
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11FireSandGlass
  12. 12FireGlassLens
  13. 13LensWaterMicroscope
  14. 14EarthMicroscopeBacteria
  15. 15BacteriaWaterSick
  16. 16EmpireSickDecline
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30NoOceanNot
  31. 31EarthWindDust
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33DustEngineVacuum
  34. 34FireVacuumBlack Hole
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36NotSingularityPlural
  37. 37EngineSteamTrain
  38. 38SandWaterBeach
  39. 39DustEarthPlanet
  40. 40FirePlanetSun
  41. 41BeachSunVacation
  42. 42TrainVacationTour
  43. 43PluralTourTours
  44. 44DeclineToursDetours
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog5Frog + Wind→ Prince6Earth + Prince→ King7Earth + King→ Kingdom8Earth + Kingdom→ Empire9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Fire + Sand→ Glass12Fire + Glass→ Lens13Lens + Water→ Microscope14Earth + Microscope→ Bacteria15Bacteria + Water→ Sick16Empire + Sick→ Decline17Wind + Wind→ Tornado18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Earth + Island→ Continent21Fire + Water→ Steam22Steam + Wave→ Surf23Continent + Surf→ Australia24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche26Avalanche + Wind→ Snow27Australia + Snow→ No28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Water→ Ocean30No + Ocean→ Not31Earth + Wind→ Dust32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Dust + Engine→ Vacuum34Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole35Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity36Not + Singularity→ Plural37Engine + Steam→ Train38Sand + Water→ Beach39Dust + Earth→ Planet40Fire + Planet→ Sun41Beach + Sun→ Vacation42Train + Vacation→ Tour43Plural + Tour→ Tours44Decline + Tours→ Detours

Detours at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Detours in Infinite Craft?

Combine Decline with Tours. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Detours?

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

Is Detours hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Detours?

Only one known combination produces Detours.

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