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How to Make Elder in Infinite Craft

Elder sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Dragon plus Time.

The final combination

DragonTimeElder

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1230 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7GlassSandHourglass
  8. 8FireHourglassTime
  9. 9DragonTimeElder
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Water + Windโ†’ Wave5Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand6Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass7Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass8Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time9Dragon + Timeโ†’ Elder

Other ways to make Elder

30 combinations are known to produce Elder. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Elder

Elder at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
30
ways to make it
Used in
2,776
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Elder in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dragon with Time. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Elder?

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

Is Elder hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Elder?

Yes. 30 combinations are known to produce Elder, and the shortest route is shown above.

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