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How to Make Golden Needle in Infinite Craft

Golden Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Golden Spike plus Needle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Golden SpikeNeedleGolden Needle

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 294 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudWaterRain
  4. 4RainWaterRainbow
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6TornadoWaterTsunami
  7. 7EarthTsunamiIsland
  8. 8EarthIslandContinent
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EngineSteamTrain
  11. 11ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  12. 12RainbowTranscontinental RailroadGolden Spike
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16PlantSandCactus
  17. 17EnginePlantCar
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19CarDustRust
  20. 20FireRustIron
  21. 21EarthIronMetal
  22. 22CactusMetalNeedle
  23. 23Golden SpikeNeedleGolden Needle
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Cloud + Water→ Rain4Rain + Water→ Rainbow5Wind + Wind→ Tornado6Tornado + Water→ Tsunami7Earth + Tsunami→ Island8Earth + Island→ Continent9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Steam→ Train11Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad12Rainbow + Transcontinental Railroad→ Golden Spike13Earth + Water→ Plant14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Plant + Sand→ Cactus17Engine + Plant→ Car18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Car + Dust→ Rust20Fire + Rust→ Iron21Earth + Iron→ Metal22Cactus + Metal→ Needle23Golden Spike + Needle→ Golden Needle

Other ways to make Golden Needle

4 combinations are known to produce Golden Needle. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Golden Needle
FirstSecondResult
Golden SpikeNeedleGolden Needle
Dirty NeedleGolden SpikeGolden Needle
Flying NeedleGolden SpikeGolden Needle
Clean NeedleGolden SpikeGolden Needle

Golden Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

Similar effort to Golden Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Golden Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Golden Spike with Needle. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Golden Needle?

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

Is Golden Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Golden Needle?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Golden 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.