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How to Make Effective Detective in Infinite Craft

Effective Detective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ective Detive plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ective DetiveOppositeEffective Detective

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23WindWineBalloon
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25BalloonDustDust Bunny
  26. 26PlantWaterSwamp
  27. 27FireSwampDragon
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29AshFirePhoenix
  30. 30DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  31. 31Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  32. 32Ective DetiveOppositeEffective 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 Detive21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Water→ Wine23Wind + Wine→ Balloon24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny26Plant + Water→ Swamp27Fire + Swamp→ Dragon28Dust + Fire→ Ash29Ash + Fire→ Phoenix30Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang31Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite32Ective Detive + Opposite→ Effective Detective

Effective Detective at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Effective Detective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ective Detive with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Effective Detective?

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

Is Effective Detective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Effective Detective?

Only one known combination produces Effective Detective.

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