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How to Make Ective Detectives in Infinite Craft

Ective Detectives is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ective Detive plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ective DetivePluralEctive Detectives

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23EarthTsunamiIsland
  24. 24EarthIslandContinent
  25. 25SteamWaveSurf
  26. 26ContinentSurfAustralia
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28MountainWindAvalanche
  29. 29AvalancheWindSnow
  30. 30AustraliaSnowNo
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33NoOceanNot
  34. 34EarthWindDust
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38NotSingularityPlural
  39. 39Ective DetivePluralEctive Detectives
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 Detive21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Tornado + Water→ Tsunami23Earth + Tsunami→ Island24Earth + Island→ Continent25Steam + Wave→ Surf26Continent + Surf→ Australia27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche29Avalanche + Wind→ Snow30Australia + Snow→ No31Water + Water→ Lake32Lake + Water→ Ocean33No + Ocean→ Not34Earth + Wind→ Dust35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Not + Singularity→ Plural39Ective Detive + Plural→ Ective Detectives

Ective Detectives at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ective Detectives in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ective Detive with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ective Detectives?

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

Is Ective Detectives hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ective Detectives?

Only one known combination produces Ective Detectives.

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