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How to Make ESB in Infinite Craft

ESB is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Empire Strikes Back plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Empire Strikes BackInitialsESB

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 804 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustWindSandstorm
  5. 5EarthSandstormDune
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7DunePlanetTatooine
  8. 8AvalancheTatooineHoth
  9. 9FireTatooineStar Wars
  10. 10HothStar WarsEmpire Strikes Back
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13TreeWaterRiver
  14. 14RiverTreePaper
  15. 15PaperPlantBook
  16. 16EarthRiverDelta
  17. 17BookDeltaAlphabet
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeMountainFjord
  20. 20DustFjordTroll
  21. 21MountainTrollDwarf
  22. 22DustPlantPollen
  23. 23PollenWaterHoney
  24. 24EarthPlanetMoon
  25. 25HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  26. 26DwarfHoneymoonShort
  27. 27AlphabetShortAcronym
  28. 28PollenWindAllergy
  29. 29FireWaterSteam
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31EnginePlantCar
  32. 32CarDustRust
  33. 33FireRustIron
  34. 34EarthIronMetal
  35. 35AllergyMetalNickel
  36. 36FireWindSmoke
  37. 37NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40PlantStoneFossil
  41. 41FireFossilDinosaur
  42. 42DustTreeWood
  43. 43SandstormWoodSandal
  44. 44DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  45. 45LakeThesaurusSynonym
  46. 46NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  47. 47AcronymNicknameInitials
  48. 48Empire Strikes BackInitialsESB
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm5Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Dune + Planetโ†’ Tatooine8Avalanche + Tatooineโ†’ Hoth9Fire + Tatooineโ†’ Star Wars10Hoth + Star Warsโ†’ Empire Strikes Back11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Tree + Waterโ†’ River14River + Treeโ†’ Paper15Paper + Plantโ†’ Book16Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta17Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet18Water + Waterโ†’ Lake19Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord20Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll21Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf22Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen23Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey24Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon25Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon26Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short27Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym28Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy29Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam30Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine31Engine + Plantโ†’ Car32Car + Dustโ†’ Rust33Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron34Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal35Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel36Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke37Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon38Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava39Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone40Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil41Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur42Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood43Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal44Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus45Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym46Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname47Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials48Empire Strikes Back + Initialsโ†’ ESB

Other ways to make ESB

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

ESB at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make ESB in Infinite Craft?

Combine Empire Strikes Back with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make ESB?

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

Is ESB hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make ESB?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce ESB, 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.