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How to Make DKQ in Infinite Craft

DKQ is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Diddy Kong’s Quest plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Diddy Kong’s QuestInitialsDKQ

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 902 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4SmokeWaterFog
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6FogPlantMushroom
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8MushroomPlanetMario
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MarioMountainDonkey Kong
  11. 11AshDonkey KongDiddy Kong
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15SmokeStoneStatue
  16. 16SmokeStatueOzymandias
  17. 17LakeOzymandiasShelley
  18. 18FogShelleyShelley Duvall
  19. 19WaterWindWave
  20. 20Shelley DuvallWavePoseidon Adventure
  21. 21FirePoseidon AdventureShelley Winters
  22. 22Diddy KongShelley WintersDiddy Kong’s Quest
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29LakeMountainFjord
  30. 30DustFjordTroll
  31. 31MountainTrollDwarf
  32. 32DustPlantPollen
  33. 33PollenWaterHoney
  34. 34EarthPlanetMoon
  35. 35HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  36. 36DwarfHoneymoonShort
  37. 37AlphabetShortAcronym
  38. 38PollenWindAllergy
  39. 39FireWaterSteam
  40. 40FireSteamEngine
  41. 41EnginePlantCar
  42. 42CarDustRust
  43. 43FireRustIron
  44. 44EarthIronMetal
  45. 45AllergyMetalNickel
  46. 46NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  47. 47PlantStoneFossil
  48. 48FireFossilDinosaur
  49. 49DustWindSandstorm
  50. 50DustTreeWood
  51. 51SandstormWoodSandal
  52. 52DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  53. 53LakeThesaurusSynonym
  54. 54NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  55. 55AcronymNicknameInitials
  56. 56Diddy Kong’s QuestInitialsDKQ
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Wind→ Smoke4Smoke + Water→ Fog5Earth + Water→ Plant6Fog + Plant→ Mushroom7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Mushroom + Planet→ Mario9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mario + Mountain→ Donkey Kong11Ash + Donkey Kong→ Diddy Kong12Water + Water→ Lake13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Smoke + Stone→ Statue16Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias17Lake + Ozymandias→ Shelley18Fog + Shelley→ Shelley Duvall19Water + Wind→ Wave20Shelley Duvall + Wave→ Poseidon Adventure21Fire + Poseidon Adventure→ Shelley Winters22Diddy Kong + Shelley Winters→ Diddy Kong’s Quest23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Lake + Mountain→ Fjord30Dust + Fjord→ Troll31Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf32Dust + Plant→ Pollen33Pollen + Water→ Honey34Earth + Planet→ Moon35Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon36Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short37Alphabet + Short→ Acronym38Pollen + Wind→ Allergy39Fire + Water→ Steam40Fire + Steam→ Engine41Engine + Plant→ Car42Car + Dust→ Rust43Fire + Rust→ Iron44Earth + Iron→ Metal45Allergy + Metal→ Nickel46Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon47Plant + Stone→ Fossil48Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur49Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm50Dust + Tree→ Wood51Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal52Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus53Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym54Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname55Acronym + Nickname→ Initials56Diddy Kong’s Quest + Initials→ DKQ

Other ways to make DKQ

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

Alternative combinations that produce DKQ
FirstSecondResult
Diddy Kong’s QuestInitialsDKQ
Diddy Kong’s QuestINITIALSDKQ

DKQ at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make DKQ in Infinite Craft?

Combine Diddy Kong’s Quest with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make DKQ?

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

Is DKQ hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make DKQ?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce DKQ, 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.