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How to Make Excellent Shovels in Infinite Craft

Excellent Shovels is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 65 combinations to get there, and the final one is Excellent Shove plus Interesting Plurals. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Excellent ShoveInteresting PluralsExcellent Shovels

Marathon65 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 106

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 65 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshTreePencil
  9. 9BookPencilHomework
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11SwampTreeMangrove
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14PlanetSandstormMars
  15. 15MangroveMarsMangalyaan
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17PlantSmokeIncense
  18. 18IncenseSmokePrayer
  19. 19MangalyaanPrayerSuccess
  20. 20HomeworkSuccessExcellence
  21. 21EarthSandstormDune
  22. 22DunePlanetTatooine
  23. 23PlantTatooineYoda
  24. 24WindYodaForce
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28FishWindFlying Fish
  29. 29EarthFlying FishBird
  30. 30BirdWaterPenguin
  31. 31ForcePenguinPush
  32. 32PushPushShove
  33. 33ExcellenceShoveExcellent Shove
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35LavaWaterStone
  36. 36LavaStoneObsidian
  37. 37EarthObsidianDiamond
  38. 38DiamondTreeMoney Tree
  39. 39FireMoney TreeBank
  40. 40WaterWindWave
  41. 41EarthWaveSand
  42. 42FireSandGlass
  43. 43GlassSandHourglass
  44. 44FireHourglassTime
  45. 45BankTimeInterest
  46. 46InterestLakeInteresting
  47. 47WindWindTornado
  48. 48TornadoWaterTsunami
  49. 49EarthTsunamiIsland
  50. 50EarthIslandContinent
  51. 51FireWaterSteam
  52. 52SteamWaveSurf
  53. 53ContinentSurfAustralia
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55MountainWindAvalanche
  56. 56AvalancheWindSnow
  57. 57AustraliaSnowNo
  58. 58NoOceanNot
  59. 59FireSteamEngine
  60. 60DustEngineVacuum
  61. 61FireVacuumBlack Hole
  62. 62Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  63. 63NotSingularityPlural
  64. 64InterestingPluralInteresting Plurals
  65. 65Excellent ShoveInteresting PluralsExcellent Shovels
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Fire→ Ash8Ash + Tree→ Pencil9Book + Pencil→ Homework10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Swamp + Tree→ Mangrove12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars15Mangrove + Mars→ Mangalyaan16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Plant + Smoke→ Incense18Incense + Smoke→ Prayer19Mangalyaan + Prayer→ Success20Homework + Success→ Excellence21Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune22Dune + Planet→ Tatooine23Plant + Tatooine→ Yoda24Wind + Yoda→ Force25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish29Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird30Bird + Water→ Penguin31Force + Penguin→ Push32Push + Push→ Shove33Excellence + Shove→ Excellent Shove34Earth + Fire→ Lava35Lava + Water→ Stone36Lava + Stone→ Obsidian37Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond38Diamond + Tree→ Money Tree39Fire + Money Tree→ Bank40Water + Wind→ Wave41Earth + Wave→ Sand42Fire + Sand→ Glass43Glass + Sand→ Hourglass44Fire + Hourglass→ Time45Bank + Time→ Interest46Interest + Lake→ Interesting47Wind + Wind→ Tornado48Tornado + Water→ Tsunami49Earth + Tsunami→ Island50Earth + Island→ Continent51Fire + Water→ Steam52Steam + Wave→ Surf53Continent + Surf→ Australia54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche56Avalanche + Wind→ Snow57Australia + Snow→ No58No + Ocean→ Not59Fire + Steam→ Engine60Dust + Engine→ Vacuum61Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole62Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity63Not + Singularity→ Plural64Interesting + Plural→ Interesting Plurals65Excellent Shove + Interesting Plurals→ Excellent Shovels

Excellent Shovels at a glance

Steps to craft
65
Marathon
Crafting depth
106
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 65 steps

Similar effort to Excellent Shovels, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Excellent Shovels in Infinite Craft?

Combine Excellent Shove with Interesting Plurals. The full path from the base elements takes 65 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Excellent Shovels?

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

Is Excellent Shovels hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 65 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Excellent Shovels?

Only one known combination produces Excellent Shovels.

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