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How to Make Elder Thing in Infinite Craft

Elder Thing is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cthulhu plus Fertile. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CthulhuFertileElder Thing

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 175 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4DragonWaterSea Serpent
  5. 5Sea SerpentWaterLeviathan
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8EarthPlanetMoon
  9. 9LeviathanMoonCthulhu
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWindLeaf
  12. 12DustLeafCompost
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14CompostVolcanoFertile
  15. 15CthulhuFertileElder Thing
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Dragon + Water→ Sea Serpent5Sea Serpent + Water→ Leviathan6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Earth + Planet→ Moon9Leviathan + Moon→ Cthulhu10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Wind→ Leaf12Dust + Leaf→ Compost13Fire + Fire→ Volcano14Compost + Volcano→ Fertile15Cthulhu + Fertile→ Elder Thing

Other ways to make Elder Thing

5 combinations are known to produce Elder Thing. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Elder Thing
FirstSecondResult
Beach HouseCthulhuElder Thing
CthulhuFertileElder Thing
Black LilyCthulhuElder Thing
CthulhuMoaiElder Thing
CthulhuShoggothElder Thing

What you can make with Elder Thing

Elder Thing at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
23
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Elder Thing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cthulhu with Fertile. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Elder Thing?

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

Is Elder Thing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Elder Thing?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Elder Thing, 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.