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How to Make Excavation in Infinite Craft

Excavation is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dig plus Forecast. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DigForecastExcavation

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 292 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8SteampunkWindAirship
  9. 9AirshipWindZeppelin
  10. 10GlassZeppelinGoogle
  11. 11GoogleWaterSearch
  12. 12EarthSearchDig
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17EarthPaperMap
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21LavaStoneObsidian
  22. 22DandelionObsidianClock
  23. 23ClockWindWeather
  24. 24MapWeatherForecast
  25. 25DigForecastExcavation
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Fire + Water→ Steam7Planet + Steam→ Steampunk8Steampunk + Wind→ Airship9Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin10Glass + Zeppelin→ Google11Google + Water→ Search12Earth + Search→ Dig13Earth + Water→ Plant14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Earth + Paper→ Map18Plant + Wind→ Dandelion19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Lava + Stone→ Obsidian22Dandelion + Obsidian→ Clock23Clock + Wind→ Weather24Map + Weather→ Forecast25Dig + Forecast→ Excavation

Other ways to make Excavation

2 combinations are known to produce Excavation. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Excavation
FirstSecondResult
DigForecastExcavation
DiggingSynonymExcavation

What you can make with Excavation

Excavation at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Excavation in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dig with Forecast. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Excavation?

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

Is Excavation hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Excavation?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Excavation, 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.