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How to Make Hinges in Infinite Craft

Hinges is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Author plus Doors. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AuthorDoorsHinges

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7BirdDustFeather
  8. 8FeatherWaterPen
  9. 9FishPenAuthor
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoTornadoHurricane
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWaterSwamp
  14. 14HurricaneSwampAlligator
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18AlligatorPaperBill
  19. 19BillSwampGates
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22WindWineBalloon
  23. 23BalloonDustDust Bunny
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26AshFirePhoenix
  27. 27DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  28. 28Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  29. 29GatesOppositeDoors
  30. 30AuthorDoorsHinges
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean3Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish4Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Bird + Dustโ†’ Feather8Feather + Waterโ†’ Pen9Fish + Penโ†’ Author10Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado11Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane12Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant13Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp14Hurricane + Swampโ†’ Alligator15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Tree + Waterโ†’ River17River + Treeโ†’ Paper18Alligator + Paperโ†’ Bill19Bill + Swampโ†’ Gates20Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion21Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine22Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon23Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash26Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix27Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang28Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite29Gates + Oppositeโ†’ Doors30Author + Doorsโ†’ Hinges

Hinges at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hinges in Infinite Craft?

Combine Author with Doors. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hinges?

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

Is Hinges hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hinges?

Only one known combination produces Hinges.

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