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How to Make H.C.Q.I. in Infinite Craft

H.C.Q.I. is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hot Chocolate Quagmire plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hot Chocolate QuagmireInitialsH.C.Q.I.

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 822 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3FogWaterIce
  4. 4FireFireVolcano
  5. 5IceVolcanoIce Cream
  6. 6FireIce CreamHot Fudge
  7. 7Hot FudgeWaterChocolate Milk
  8. 8Chocolate MilkFireHot Chocolate
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10EarthSteamMud
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWaterSwamp
  13. 13MudSwampQuagmire
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16PlanetSteamSteampunk
  17. 17QuagmireSteampunkSteamquagmire
  18. 18Hot ChocolateSteamquagmireHot Chocolate Quagmire
  19. 19EarthPlantTree
  20. 20TreeWaterRiver
  21. 21RiverTreePaper
  22. 22PaperPlantBook
  23. 23EarthRiverDelta
  24. 24BookDeltaAlphabet
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeMountainFjord
  28. 28DustFjordTroll
  29. 29MountainTrollDwarf
  30. 30DustPlantPollen
  31. 31PollenWaterHoney
  32. 32EarthPlanetMoon
  33. 33HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  34. 34DwarfHoneymoonShort
  35. 35AlphabetShortAcronym
  36. 36PollenWindAllergy
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38EnginePlantCar
  39. 39CarDustRust
  40. 40FireRustIron
  41. 41EarthIronMetal
  42. 42AllergyMetalNickel
  43. 43NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45LavaWaterStone
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FireFossilDinosaur
  48. 48DustWindSandstorm
  49. 49DustTreeWood
  50. 50SandstormWoodSandal
  51. 51DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  52. 52LakeThesaurusSynonym
  53. 53NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  54. 54AcronymNicknameInitials
  55. 55Hot Chocolate QuagmireInitialsH.C.Q.I.
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Fog + Water→ Ice4Fire + Fire→ Volcano5Ice + Volcano→ Ice Cream6Fire + Ice Cream→ Hot Fudge7Hot Fudge + Water→ Chocolate Milk8Chocolate Milk + Fire→ Hot Chocolate9Fire + Water→ Steam10Earth + Steam→ Mud11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Water→ Swamp13Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Planet + Steam→ Steampunk17Quagmire + Steampunk→ Steamquagmire18Hot Chocolate + Steamquagmire→ Hot Chocolate Quagmire19Earth + Plant→ Tree20Tree + Water→ River21River + Tree→ Paper22Paper + Plant→ Book23Earth + River→ Delta24Book + Delta→ Alphabet25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Mountain→ Fjord28Dust + Fjord→ Troll29Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf30Dust + Plant→ Pollen31Pollen + Water→ Honey32Earth + Planet→ Moon33Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon34Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short35Alphabet + Short→ Acronym36Pollen + Wind→ Allergy37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Engine + Plant→ Car39Car + Dust→ Rust40Fire + Rust→ Iron41Earth + Iron→ Metal42Allergy + Metal→ Nickel43Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon44Earth + Fire→ Lava45Lava + Water→ Stone46Plant + Stone→ Fossil47Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur48Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm49Dust + Tree→ Wood50Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal51Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus52Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym53Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname54Acronym + Nickname→ Initials55Hot Chocolate Quagmire + Initials→ H.C.Q.I.

Other ways to make H.C.Q.I.

2 combinations are known to produce H.C.Q.I.. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce H.C.Q.I.
FirstSecondResult
Hot Chocolate QuagmireInitialsH.C.Q.I.
Hot Chocolate QuagmireINITIALSH.C.Q.I.

H.C.Q.I. at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to H.C.Q.I., if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make H.C.Q.I. in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hot Chocolate Quagmire with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make H.C.Q.I.?

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

Is H.C.Q.I. hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make H.C.Q.I.?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce H.C.Q.I., 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.