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How to Make Dusty Detective in Infinite Craft

Dusty Detective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagramdetective plus Dusty Sugarman. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramdetectiveDusty SugarmanDusty Detective

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16FireGlassLens
  17. 17FireLensMagnifying Glass
  18. 18IncenseMagnifying GlassDetective
  19. 19AnagramDetectiveAnagramdetective
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustPlantPollen
  22. 22EarthFireLava
  23. 23LavaWaterStone
  24. 24PollenStoneAmber
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27FireSteamEngine
  28. 28DandelionEngineHelicopter
  29. 29AmberHelicopterAmber Alert
  30. 30WaterWaterLake
  31. 31LakeWaterOcean
  32. 32LakeOceanSea
  33. 33SeaWindSail
  34. 34FireSailPirate
  35. 35DustPirateDusty
  36. 36Amber AlertDustyDusty Alert
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40SnowWindBlizzard
  41. 41DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  42. 42BlizzardMountain DewDiabetes
  43. 43SmokeWaterFog
  44. 44FogPlantMushroom
  45. 45IncenseMushroomShaman
  46. 46DiabetesShamanSugarman
  47. 47Dusty AlertSugarmanDusty Sugarman
  48. 48AnagramdetectiveDusty SugarmanDusty Detective
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Fire + Glass→ Lens17Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass18Incense + Magnifying Glass→ Detective19Anagram + Detective→ Anagramdetective20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Plant→ Pollen22Earth + Fire→ Lava23Lava + Water→ Stone24Pollen + Stone→ Amber25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Fire + Water→ Steam27Fire + Steam→ Engine28Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter29Amber + Helicopter→ Amber Alert30Water + Water→ Lake31Lake + Water→ Ocean32Lake + Ocean→ Sea33Sea + Wind→ Sail34Fire + Sail→ Pirate35Dust + Pirate→ Dusty36Amber Alert + Dusty→ Dusty Alert37Earth + Earth→ Mountain38Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche39Avalanche + Wind→ Snow40Snow + Wind→ Blizzard41Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew42Blizzard + Mountain Dew→ Diabetes43Smoke + Water→ Fog44Fog + Plant→ Mushroom45Incense + Mushroom→ Shaman46Diabetes + Shaman→ Sugarman47Dusty Alert + Sugarman→ Dusty Sugarman48Anagramdetective + Dusty Sugarman→ Dusty Detective

Dusty Detective at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dusty Detective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagramdetective with Dusty Sugarman. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dusty Detective?

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

Is Dusty Detective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dusty Detective?

Only one known combination produces Dusty Detective.

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