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How to Make Dust Shield in Infinite Craft

Dust Shield is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dust Detector plus Shield. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dust DetectorShieldDust Shield

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  6. 6SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  7. 7DustSmoke DetectorDust Detector
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9MountainWindAvalanche
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12LavaStoneObsidian
  13. 13ObsidianStoneBlade
  14. 14BladeFireSword
  15. 15AvalancheSwordShield
  16. 16Dust DetectorShieldDust Shield
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap6Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector7Dust + Smoke Detector→ Dust Detector8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche10Earth + Fire→ Lava11Lava + Water→ Stone12Lava + Stone→ Obsidian13Obsidian + Stone→ Blade14Blade + Fire→ Sword15Avalanche + Sword→ Shield16Dust Detector + Shield→ Dust Shield

Other ways to make Dust Shield

3 combinations are known to produce Dust Shield. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dust Shield
FirstSecondResult
Dust DetectorShieldDust Shield
Dust ArkShieldDust Shield
Dust KnightShieldDust Shield

What you can make with Dust Shield

Dust Shield at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Dust Shield, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dust Shield in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dust Detector with Shield. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dust Shield?

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

Is Dust Shield hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dust Shield?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Dust Shield, 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.