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How to Make Goldbug in Infinite Craft

Goldbug is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Gold plus Vdub. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GoldVdubGoldbug

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 482 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWaterFishbowl
  6. 6FireFishbowlGoldfish
  7. 7DustGoldfishGold
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9EarthSteamMud
  10. 10FireMudBrick
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14WaterWineHoly Water
  15. 15BrickHoly WaterChurch
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17DustEngineVacuum
  18. 18VacuumWaterSponge
  19. 19SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  20. 20EarthSpongeBobPatrick
  21. 21EngineSteamTrain
  22. 22PatrickTrainThomas
  23. 23ChurchThomasDoubt
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26RiverTreePaper
  27. 27PaperPlantBook
  28. 28EarthRiverDelta
  29. 29BookDeltaAlphabet
  30. 30PlantWaterSwamp
  31. 31PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  32. 32AlphabetVenus FlytrapV
  33. 33DoubtVVdub
  34. 34GoldVdubGoldbug
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Fish + Water→ Fishbowl6Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish7Dust + Goldfish→ Gold8Fire + Water→ Steam9Earth + Steam→ Mud10Fire + Mud→ Brick11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Water + Wine→ Holy Water15Brick + Holy Water→ Church16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Dust + Engine→ Vacuum18Vacuum + Water→ Sponge19Sponge + Steam→ SpongeBob20Earth + SpongeBob→ Patrick21Engine + Steam→ Train22Patrick + Train→ Thomas23Church + Thomas→ Doubt24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Tree + Water→ River26River + Tree→ Paper27Paper + Plant→ Book28Earth + River→ Delta29Book + Delta→ Alphabet30Plant + Water→ Swamp31Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap32Alphabet + Venus Flytrap→ V33Doubt + V→ Vdub34Gold + Vdub→ Goldbug

Other ways to make Goldbug

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

Alternative combinations that produce Goldbug
FirstSecondResult
GoldVdubGoldbug
GOLDVdubGoldbug

Goldbug at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Goldbug in Infinite Craft?

Combine Gold with Vdub. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Goldbug?

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

Is Goldbug hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Goldbug?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Goldbug, 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.