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How to Make Great Idea in Infinite Craft

Great Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Good Idea plus Good Idea. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Good IdeaGood IdeaGreat Idea

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5DandelionEngineHelicopter
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8SurfWindSurfing
  9. 9HelicopterSurfingHelisurfing
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11PlantSandCactus
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13CactusWineTequila
  14. 14HelisurfingTequilaBad Idea
  15. 15Bad IdeaBad IdeaGood Idea
  16. 16Good IdeaGood IdeaGreat Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Surf + Wind→ Surfing9Helicopter + Surfing→ Helisurfing10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Plant + Sand→ Cactus12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Cactus + Wine→ Tequila14Helisurfing + Tequila→ Bad Idea15Bad Idea + Bad Idea→ Good Idea16Good Idea + Good Idea→ Great Idea

What you can make with Great Idea

Great Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
46
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Great Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Great Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Good Idea with Good Idea. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Great Idea?

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

Is Great Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Great Idea?

Only one known combination produces Great Idea.

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