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How to Make Gridlock in Infinite Craft

Gridlock sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Pot of Gold plus Traffic.

The final combination

Pot of GoldTrafficGridlock

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1747 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthMudClay
  4. 4SteamWindCloud
  5. 5CloudWaterRain
  6. 6RainWaterRainbow
  7. 7ClayRainbowPot of Gold
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11CarRainTraffic
  12. 12Pot of GoldTrafficGridlock
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Mud→ Clay4Steam + Wind→ Cloud5Cloud + Water→ Rain6Rain + Water→ Rainbow7Clay + Rainbow→ Pot of Gold8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Earth + Water→ Plant10Engine + Plant→ Car11Car + Rain→ Traffic12Pot of Gold + Traffic→ Gridlock

Other ways to make Gridlock

47 combinations are known to produce Gridlock. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gridlock
FirstSecondResult
Surf and TurfTraffic JamGridlock
Pot of GoldTrafficGridlock
TrafficWishboneGridlock
ElectricityTraffic JamGridlock
DivorceTrafficGridlock
River StyxTrafficGridlock
RoseTraffic JamGridlock
Power PlantTrafficGridlock
Dwayne JohnsonTrafficGridlock
NymphTraffic JamGridlock
TidesTrafficGridlock
Christmas TrafficDiamondGridlock
GargoyleTraffic JamGridlock
LionTraffic JamGridlock
PoliticsTrafficGridlock
TrafficTree HuggerGridlock
Mark TwainTraffic JamGridlock
Sinking FeelingTrafficGridlock
CongressLifeguardGridlock
RoadblockTraffic JamGridlock
ShrekTraffic JamGridlock
TrafficTwinsGridlock
SynonymTraffic JamGridlock
StackTraffic JamGridlock
CongressDivisionGridlock

What you can make with Gridlock

Gridlock at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
47
ways to make it
Used in
17
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gridlock in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pot of Gold with Traffic. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gridlock?

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

Is Gridlock hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gridlock?

Yes. 47 combinations are known to produce Gridlock, 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.