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How to Make Ective Detive in Infinite Craft

Ective Detive is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Detective plus Pig Latin. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DetectivePig LatinEctive Detive

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 26

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 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
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 Detive

What you can make with Ective Detive

Ective Detive at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ective Detive in Infinite Craft?

Combine Detective with Pig Latin. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ective Detive?

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

Is Ective Detive hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ective Detive?

Only one known combination produces Ective Detive.

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