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How to Make Eye of the Needle in Infinite Craft

Eye of the Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fire Swamp plus Needle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Fire SwampNeedleEye of the Needle

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 232 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  4. 4FireVenus FlytrapFire Trap
  5. 5Fire TrapSwampFire Swamp
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8PlantSandCactus
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13CarDustRust
  14. 14FireRustIron
  15. 15EarthIronMetal
  16. 16CactusMetalNeedle
  17. 17Fire SwampNeedleEye of the Needle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap4Fire + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Fire Trap5Fire Trap + Swampโ†’ Fire Swamp6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand8Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine11Engine + Plantโ†’ Car12Earth + Windโ†’ Dust13Car + Dustโ†’ Rust14Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron15Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal16Cactus + Metalโ†’ Needle17Fire Swamp + Needleโ†’ Eye of the Needle

Other ways to make Eye of the Needle

2 combinations are known to produce Eye of the Needle. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Eye of the Needle
FirstSecondResult
Fire SwampNeedleEye of the Needle
Iron MountainNeedleEye of the Needle

What you can make with Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
23
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
89
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to Eye of the Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Eye of the Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire Swamp with Needle. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Eye of the Needle?

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

Is Eye of the Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Eye of the Needle?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Eye of the Needle, 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.