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How to Make Gold Detector in Infinite Craft

Gold Detector sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Dust Detector plus River.

The final combination

Dust DetectorRiverGold Detector

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 135 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  6. 6SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  7. 7DustSmoke DetectorDust Detector
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWaterRiver
  10. 10Dust DetectorRiverGold Detector
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap6Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector7Dust + Smoke Detector→ Dust Detector8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Tree + Water→ River10Dust Detector + River→ Gold Detector

Other ways to make Gold Detector

5 combinations are known to produce Gold Detector. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gold Detector
FirstSecondResult
Dust DetectorRiverGold Detector
Dust DetectorGoldGold Detector
Dust DetectorMidasGold Detector
Dust DetectorOreGold Detector
MidasSteam DetectorGold Detector

What you can make with Gold Detector

Gold Detector at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
13
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
96
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gold Detector in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dust Detector with River. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gold Detector?

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

Is Gold Detector hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gold Detector?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Gold Detector, 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.