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How to Make Ective Detective in Infinite Craft

Ective Detective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ective Detive plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ective DetiveLettersEctive Detective

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 422 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7FireGlassLens
  8. 8FireLensMagnifying Glass
  9. 9IncenseMagnifying GlassDetective
  10. 10SandWaterBeach
  11. 11EarthGlassBottle
  12. 12BeachBottleMessage
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14EarthSteamMud
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17MudWindmillPig
  18. 18PigWaterPiggyback
  19. 19MessagePiggybackPig Latin
  20. 20DetectivePig LatinEctive Detive
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22TreeWaterRiver
  23. 23RiverTreePaper
  24. 24PaperPlantBook
  25. 25EarthRiverDelta
  26. 26BookDeltaAlphabet
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28FireFireVolcano
  29. 29DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  30. 30AlphabetFireworksLetters
  31. 31Ective DetiveLettersEctive Detective
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Fire + Glass→ Lens8Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass9Incense + Magnifying Glass→ Detective10Sand + Water→ Beach11Earth + Glass→ Bottle12Beach + Bottle→ Message13Fire + Water→ Steam14Earth + Steam→ Mud15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Mud + Windmill→ Pig18Pig + Water→ Piggyback19Message + Piggyback→ Pig Latin20Detective + Pig Latin→ Ective Detive21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Tree + Water→ River23River + Tree→ Paper24Paper + Plant→ Book25Earth + River→ Delta26Book + Delta→ Alphabet27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Fire + Fire→ Volcano29Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks30Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters31Ective Detive + Letters→ Ective Detective

Other ways to make Ective Detective

2 combinations are known to produce Ective Detective. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ective Detective
FirstSecondResult
Ective DetiveSynonymEctive Detective
Ective DetiveLettersEctive Detective

Ective Detective at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

Similar effort to Ective Detective, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ective Detective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ective Detive with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ective Detective?

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

Is Ective Detective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ective Detective?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Ective Detective, 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.