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How to Make Elders in Infinite Craft

Elders is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ancestors plus Youth. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AncestorsYouthElders

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 364 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWaterRiver
  9. 9MountainRiverCanyon
  10. 10CanyonEarthGrand Canyon
  11. 11DateGrand CanyonOld
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13LakeMountainFjord
  14. 14EarthFjordLand
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17WindWineBalloon
  18. 18BalloonFirePop
  19. 19LandPopPeople
  20. 20OldPeopleAncestors
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshPlantTobacco
  25. 25LakeTobaccoPipe
  26. 26PipeWaterFountain
  27. 27DragonFountainFountain of Youth
  28. 28Fountain of YouthWaterYouth
  29. 29AncestorsYouthElders
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Earth + Earth→ Mountain7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Tree + Water→ River9Mountain + River→ Canyon10Canyon + Earth→ Grand Canyon11Date + Grand Canyon→ Old12Water + Water→ Lake13Lake + Mountain→ Fjord14Earth + Fjord→ Land15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Wind + Wine→ Balloon18Balloon + Fire→ Pop19Land + Pop→ People20Old + People→ Ancestors21Plant + Water→ Swamp22Fire + Swamp→ Dragon23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Ash + Plant→ Tobacco25Lake + Tobacco→ Pipe26Pipe + Water→ Fountain27Dragon + Fountain→ Fountain of Youth28Fountain of Youth + Water→ Youth29Ancestors + Youth→ Elders

Other ways to make Elders

4 combinations are known to produce Elders. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Elders
FirstSecondResult
ElderPluralElders
AncestorsYouthElders
OlderPeopleElders
ElderSElders

What you can make with Elders

Elders at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
41
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

Similar effort to Elders, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Elders in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ancestors with Youth. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Elders?

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

Is Elders hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Elders?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Elders, 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.