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How to Make Greatest Invention in Infinite Craft

Greatest Invention is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Greatest plus In. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GreatestInGreatest Invention

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 652 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionWaterWine
  7. 7WaterWineHoly Water
  8. 8DestructionHoly WaterEvil
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14DustFogSmog
  15. 15FireSmogPollution
  16. 16EarthPollutionTrash
  17. 17EngineTrashRecycle
  18. 18EvilRecycleGood
  19. 19GoodGoodGreat
  20. 20GreatGreatGreatest
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23SandWaterBeach
  24. 24EarthFireLava
  25. 25LavaWaterStone
  26. 26PlantStoneFossil
  27. 27FossilWaterOil
  28. 28PlantWaterSwamp
  29. 29OilSwampTar
  30. 30TarWaterPitch
  31. 31EarthPitchBaseball
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33EarthSteamMud
  34. 34CarMudRally
  35. 35PlantRallyProtest
  36. 36EngineProtestStrike
  37. 37BaseballStrikeOut
  38. 38BeachOutIn
  39. 39GreatestInGreatest Invention
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction4Earth + Water→ Plant5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Dandelion + Water→ Wine7Water + Wine→ Holy Water8Destruction + Holy Water→ Evil9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Dust + Fog→ Smog15Fire + Smog→ Pollution16Earth + Pollution→ Trash17Engine + Trash→ Recycle18Evil + Recycle→ Good19Good + Good→ Great20Great + Great→ Greatest21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Sand + Water→ Beach24Earth + Fire→ Lava25Lava + Water→ Stone26Plant + Stone→ Fossil27Fossil + Water→ Oil28Plant + Water→ Swamp29Oil + Swamp→ Tar30Tar + Water→ Pitch31Earth + Pitch→ Baseball32Engine + Plant→ Car33Earth + Steam→ Mud34Car + Mud→ Rally35Plant + Rally→ Protest36Engine + Protest→ Strike37Baseball + Strike→ Out38Beach + Out→ In39Greatest + In→ Greatest Invention

Other ways to make Greatest Invention

2 combinations are known to produce Greatest Invention. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Greatest Invention
FirstSecondResult
GreatestInGreatest Invention
GreatestINGreatest Invention

Greatest Invention at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

Similar effort to Greatest Invention, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Greatest Invention in Infinite Craft?

Combine Greatest with In. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Greatest Invention?

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

Is Greatest Invention hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Greatest Invention?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Greatest Invention, 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.