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How to Make Dirty Needle in Infinite Craft

Dirty Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dusty Glass plus Tetanus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dusty GlassTetanusDirty Needle

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 23

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8DustRadioDusty Springfield
  9. 9Dusty SpringfieldGlassDusty Glass
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12FireFireVolcano
  13. 13TsunamiVolcanoEarthquake
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17EnginePlantCar
  18. 18CarDustRust
  19. 19EarthquakeRustTetanus
  20. 20Dusty GlassTetanusDirty Needle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Dust + Radio→ Dusty Springfield9Dusty Springfield + Glass→ Dusty Glass10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Fire + Fire→ Volcano13Tsunami + Volcano→ Earthquake14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Earth + Water→ Plant17Engine + Plant→ Car18Car + Dust→ Rust19Earthquake + Rust→ Tetanus20Dusty Glass + Tetanus→ Dirty Needle

What you can make with Dirty Needle

Dirty Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
23
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
87
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dirty Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dusty Glass with Tetanus. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dirty Needle?

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

Is Dirty Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dirty Needle?

Only one known combination produces Dirty Needle.

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