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How to Make H.O.I.V. in Infinite Craft

H.O.I.V. is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hooverdam plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HooverdamInitialsH.O.I.V.

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 832 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6FarmMountainGoat
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEngineVacuum
  9. 9GoatVacuumHoover
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12FjordMountainNorway
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15NorwayPollenNorway Maple
  16. 16HooverNorway MapleHooverdam
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19RiverTreePaper
  20. 20PaperPlantBook
  21. 21EarthRiverDelta
  22. 22BookDeltaAlphabet
  23. 23DustFjordTroll
  24. 24MountainTrollDwarf
  25. 25PollenWaterHoney
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27EarthPlanetMoon
  28. 28HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  29. 29DwarfHoneymoonShort
  30. 30AlphabetShortAcronym
  31. 31PollenWindAllergy
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33CarDustRust
  34. 34FireRustIron
  35. 35EarthIronMetal
  36. 36AllergyMetalNickel
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  39. 39EarthFireLava
  40. 40LavaWaterStone
  41. 41PlantStoneFossil
  42. 42FireFossilDinosaur
  43. 43DustWindSandstorm
  44. 44DustTreeWood
  45. 45SandstormWoodSandal
  46. 46DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  47. 47LakeThesaurusSynonym
  48. 48NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  49. 49AcronymNicknameInitials
  50. 50HooverdamInitialsH.O.I.V.
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor4Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6Farm + Mountainโ†’ Goat7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum9Goat + Vacuumโ†’ Hoover10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord12Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway13Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant14Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen15Norway + Pollenโ†’ Norway Maple16Hoover + Norway Mapleโ†’ Hooverdam17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Tree + Waterโ†’ River19River + Treeโ†’ Paper20Paper + Plantโ†’ Book21Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta22Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet23Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll24Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf25Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey26Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet27Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon28Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon29Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short30Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym31Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy32Engine + Plantโ†’ Car33Car + Dustโ†’ Rust34Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron35Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal36Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel37Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke38Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon39Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava40Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone41Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil42Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur43Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm44Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood45Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal46Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus47Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym48Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname49Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials50Hooverdam + Initialsโ†’ H.O.I.V.

Other ways to make H.O.I.V.

2 combinations are known to produce H.O.I.V.. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce H.O.I.V.
FirstSecondResult
HooverdamInitialsH.O.I.V.
HooverdamINITIALSH.O.I.V.

H.O.I.V. at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

Similar effort to H.O.I.V., if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make H.O.I.V. in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hooverdam with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make H.O.I.V.?

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

Is H.O.I.V. hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make H.O.I.V.?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce H.O.I.V., 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.