Home / Recipes / H.I.E. ๐ค How to Make H.I.E. in Infinite CraftH.I.E. is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hydraulic Engine plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Hydraulic Engine+ ๐ Initials= ๐ค H.I.E.
Marathon 49 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 88 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce H.I.E., so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 88 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.
1 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam2 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine3 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust4 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet5 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm6 ๐ช Planet+ ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm= ๐ช Mars7 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Mars= ๐ฑ Life8 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Life= ๐จ Human9 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Human= ๐ง Mechanic10 ๐ง Mechanic+ ๐ง Water= ๐ง Hydraulics11 ๐ง Hydraulics+ ๐ง Mechanic= ๐ง Hydraulic Mechanic12 ๐ Engine+ ๐ง Hydraulic Mechanic= ๐ Hydraulic Engine13 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree15 ๐ณ Tree+ ๐ง Water= ๐ River16 ๐ River+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Paper17 ๐ Paper+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Book18 ๐ Earth+ ๐ River= โฌ๏ธ Delta19 ๐ Book+ โฌ๏ธ Delta= ๐ Alphabet20 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain21 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake22 ๐ Lake+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐๏ธ Fjord23 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐๏ธ Fjord= ๐น Troll24 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐น Troll= ๐ Dwarf25 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฑ Pollen26 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฏ Honey27 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon28 ๐ฏ Honey+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Honeymoon29 ๐ Dwarf+ ๐ Honeymoon= ๐ Short30 ๐ Alphabet+ ๐ Short= ๐ Acronym31 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐จ Wind= ๐คง Allergy32 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car33 ๐ Car+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐จ Rust34 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Rust= ๐จ Iron35 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Iron= ๐ค Metal36 ๐คง Allergy+ ๐ค Metal= ๐ช Nickel37 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke38 ๐ช Nickel+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฆ Nickelodeon39 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava40 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone41 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil42 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur43 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood44 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal45 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus46 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym47 ๐ฆ Nickelodeon+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Nickname48 ๐ Acronym+ ๐ Nickname= ๐ Initials49 ๐ Hydraulic Engine+ ๐ Initials= ๐ค H.I.E.Crafting tree 1 Fire + Water โ Steam 2 Fire + Steam โ Engine 3 Earth + Wind โ Dust 4 Dust + Earth โ Planet 5 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 6 Planet + Sandstorm โ Mars 7 Earth + Mars โ Life 8 Earth + Life โ Human 9 Engine + Human โ Mechanic 10 Mechanic + Water โ Hydraulics 11 Hydraulics + Mechanic โ Hydraulic Mechanic 12 Engine + Hydraulic Mechanic โ Hydraulic Engine 13 Earth + Water โ Plant 14 Earth + Plant โ Tree 15 Tree + Water โ River 16 River + Tree โ Paper 17 Paper + Plant โ Book 18 Earth + River โ Delta 19 Book + Delta โ Alphabet 20 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 21 Water + Water โ Lake 22 Lake + Mountain โ Fjord 23 Dust + Fjord โ Troll 24 Mountain + Troll โ Dwarf 25 Dust + Plant โ Pollen 26 Pollen + Water โ Honey 27 Earth + Planet โ Moon 28 Honey + Moon โ Honeymoon 29 Dwarf + Honeymoon โ Short 30 Alphabet + Short โ Acronym 31 Pollen + Wind โ Allergy 32 Engine + Plant โ Car 33 Car + Dust โ Rust 34 Fire + Rust โ Iron 35 Earth + Iron โ Metal 36 Allergy + Metal โ Nickel 37 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 38 Nickel + Smoke โ Nickelodeon 39 Earth + Fire โ Lava 40 Lava + Water โ Stone 41 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 42 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 43 Dust + Tree โ Wood 44 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 45 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 46 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 47 Nickelodeon + Synonym โ Nickname 48 Acronym + Nickname โ Initials 49 Hydraulic Engine + Initials โ H.I.E.
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Other ways to make H.I.E. 2 combinations are known to produce H.I.E.. Here are 2 of them.
H.I.E. at a glance
Steps to craft 49 Marathon
Crafting depth 88 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 49 steps Similar effort to H.I.E., if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make H.I.E. in Infinite Craft? Combine Hydraulic Engine with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.
How many steps does it take to make H.I.E.? 49 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is H.I.E. hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make H.I.E.? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce H.I.E., and the shortest route is shown above.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .