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How to Make Herringbones in Infinite Craft

Herringbones is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Herringbone plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HerringbonePluralHerringbones

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineWindWindmill
  6. 6TeaWindmillDutch
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10DutchFishHerring
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12SwampWaterMarsh
  13. 13HerringMarshHerringbone
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25NoOceanNot
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31HerringbonePluralHerringbones
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill6Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch7Water + Waterโ†’ Lake8Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean9Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish10Dutch + Fishโ†’ Herring11Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp12Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh13Herring + Marshโ†’ Herringbone14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent18Water + Windโ†’ Wave19Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf20Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia21Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain22Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche23Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow24Australia + Snowโ†’ No25No + Oceanโ†’ Not26Earth + Windโ†’ Dust27Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity30Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural31Herringbone + Pluralโ†’ Herringbones

Herringbones at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Herringbones in Infinite Craft?

Combine Herringbone with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Herringbones?

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

Is Herringbones hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Herringbones?

Only one known combination produces Herringbones.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.