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How to Make Headless Child in Infinite Craft

Headless Child is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Child plus Headless Horseman. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChildHeadless HorsemanHeadless Child

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 29

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5EarthFishWhale
  6. 6DustWhaleSperm
  7. 7SpermWaterBaby
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshEarthSoil
  10. 10SoilSoilDirt
  11. 11BabyDirtChild
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16FogTreeGhost
  17. 17TreeWindLeaf
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21LeafTractorHay
  22. 22HayPlantHorse
  23. 23GhostHorseHeadless Horseman
  24. 24ChildHeadless HorsemanHeadless Child
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Earth + Fish→ Whale6Dust + Whale→ Sperm7Sperm + Water→ Baby8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Ash + Earth→ Soil10Soil + Soil→ Dirt11Baby + Dirt→ Child12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Fog + Tree→ Ghost17Tree + Wind→ Leaf18Fire + Water→ Steam19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Leaf + Tractor→ Hay22Hay + Plant→ Horse23Ghost + Horse→ Headless Horseman24Child + Headless Horseman→ Headless Child

What you can make with Headless Child

Headless Child at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to Headless Child, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Headless Child in Infinite Craft?

Combine Child with Headless Horseman. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Headless Child?

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

Is Headless Child hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Headless Child?

Only one known combination produces Headless Child.

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