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How to Make Elder Guardian in Infinite Craft

Elder Guardian is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nether Star plus Treant. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Nether StarTreantElder Guardian

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 183 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireFireVolcano
  4. 4DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7LavaStoneObsidian
  8. 8FireworksObsidianNether Star
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10FireSwampDragon
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12EarthTreeForest
  13. 13DragonForestTreant
  14. 14Nether StarTreantElder Guardian
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano4Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks5Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava6Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone7Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian8Fireworks + Obsidianโ†’ Nether Star9Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp10Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon11Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree12Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest13Dragon + Forestโ†’ Treant14Nether Star + Treantโ†’ Elder Guardian

Other ways to make Elder Guardian

3 combinations are known to produce Elder Guardian. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Elder Guardian
FirstSecondResult
Nether StarTreantElder Guardian
CthulhuNether StarElder Guardian
ElderEnder WhaleElder Guardian

What you can make with Elder Guardian

Elder Guardian at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
23
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

Similar effort to Elder Guardian, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Elder Guardian in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nether Star with Treant. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Elder Guardian?

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

Is Elder Guardian hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Elder Guardian?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Elder Guardian, 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.