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How to Make Elder Shadow in Infinite Craft

Elder Shadow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Alpha Shadow plus Elder Guardian. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Alpha ShadowElder GuardianElder Shadow

Marathon62 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 103

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4MoonWindWerewolf
  5. 5EarthWerewolfWolf
  6. 6WolfWolfWolf Pack
  7. 7WerewolfWolf PackAlpha
  8. 8AlphaEarthAlpha Centauri
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13OceanWaterFish
  14. 14DustFishStarfish
  15. 15StarfishWindFlying Starfish
  16. 16DandelionFlying StarfishSuper Mario
  17. 17Super MarioWindSuper Mario Bros.
  18. 18DustSuper Mario Bros.Nintendo
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WaterWineHoly Water
  21. 21FireHoly WaterVampire
  22. 22NintendoVampireCastlevania
  23. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24EarthSandstormDune
  25. 25DunePlanetTatooine
  26. 26FireTatooineStar Wars
  27. 27EarthPlantTree
  28. 28EarthTreeForest
  29. 29ForestForestJungle
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31TornadoWaterTsunami
  32. 32JungleTsunamiTiger
  33. 33Star WarsTigerTigers Wars
  34. 34CastlevaniaTigers WarsCastlevania: Tigers Wars
  35. 35FireWaterSteam
  36. 36EarthSteamMud
  37. 37FireMudBrick
  38. 38BrickHoly WaterChurch
  39. 39FireWineAlcohol
  40. 40AlcoholWindHangover
  41. 41AlcoholHoly WaterHoly Spirit
  42. 42HangoverHoly SpiritPentecost
  43. 43PentecostWindTongues
  44. 44ChurchTonguesLatin
  45. 45FireSteamEngine
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  49. 49LatinSingularitySingular
  50. 50Castlevania: Tigers WarsSingularCastlevania: Lords of Shadow
  51. 51Alpha CentauriCastlevania: Lords of ShadowAlpha Shadow
  52. 52FireFireVolcano
  53. 53DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  54. 54EarthFireLava
  55. 55LavaWaterStone
  56. 56LavaStoneObsidian
  57. 57FireworksObsidianNether Star
  58. 58PlantWaterSwamp
  59. 59FireSwampDragon
  60. 60DragonForestTreant
  61. 61Nether StarTreantElder Guardian
  62. 62Alpha ShadowElder GuardianElder Shadow
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Earth + Planet→ Moon4Moon + Wind→ Werewolf5Earth + Werewolf→ Wolf6Wolf + Wolf→ Wolf Pack7Werewolf + Wolf Pack→ Alpha8Alpha + Earth→ Alpha Centauri9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Water→ Ocean13Ocean + Water→ Fish14Dust + Fish→ Starfish15Starfish + Wind→ Flying Starfish16Dandelion + Flying Starfish→ Super Mario17Super Mario + Wind→ Super Mario Bros.18Dust + Super Mario Bros.→ Nintendo19Dandelion + Water→ Wine20Water + Wine→ Holy Water21Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire22Nintendo + Vampire→ Castlevania23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune25Dune + Planet→ Tatooine26Fire + Tatooine→ Star Wars27Earth + Plant→ Tree28Earth + Tree→ Forest29Forest + Forest→ Jungle30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Tornado + Water→ Tsunami32Jungle + Tsunami→ Tiger33Star Wars + Tiger→ Tigers Wars34Castlevania + Tigers Wars→ Castlevania: Tigers Wars35Fire + Water→ Steam36Earth + Steam→ Mud37Fire + Mud→ Brick38Brick + Holy Water→ Church39Fire + Wine→ Alcohol40Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover41Alcohol + Holy Water→ Holy Spirit42Hangover + Holy Spirit→ Pentecost43Pentecost + Wind→ Tongues44Church + Tongues→ Latin45Fire + Steam→ Engine46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity49Latin + Singularity→ Singular50Castlevania: Tigers Wars + Singular→ Castlevania: Lords of Shadow51Alpha Centauri + Castlevania: Lords of Shadow→ Alpha Shadow52Fire + Fire→ Volcano53Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks54Earth + Fire→ Lava55Lava + Water→ Stone56Lava + Stone→ Obsidian57Fireworks + Obsidian→ Nether Star58Plant + Water→ Swamp59Fire + Swamp→ Dragon60Dragon + Forest→ Treant61Nether Star + Treant→ Elder Guardian62Alpha Shadow + Elder Guardian→ Elder Shadow

Elder Shadow at a glance

Steps to craft
62
Marathon
Crafting depth
103
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 62 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Elder Shadow in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alpha Shadow with Elder Guardian. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Elder Shadow?

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

Is Elder Shadow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Elder Shadow?

Only one known combination produces Elder Shadow.

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