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How to Make Hired Guns in Infinite Craft

Hired Guns is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 64 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hired plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HiredInitialsHired Guns

Marathon64 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 922 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 64 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8SteamWaveSurf
  9. 9SurfWindSurfing
  10. 10MessageSurfingTexting
  11. 11TextingWaterAutocorrect
  12. 12AutocorrectFireFired
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15DandelionWaterWine
  16. 16WindWineBalloon
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18BalloonDustDust Bunny
  19. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20FireSwampDragon
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22AshFirePhoenix
  23. 23DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  24. 24Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  25. 25FiredOppositeHired
  26. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27TreeWaterRiver
  28. 28RiverTreePaper
  29. 29PaperPlantBook
  30. 30EarthRiverDelta
  31. 31BookDeltaAlphabet
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeMountainFjord
  35. 35DustFjordTroll
  36. 36MountainTrollDwarf
  37. 37DustPlantPollen
  38. 38PollenWaterHoney
  39. 39DustEarthPlanet
  40. 40EarthPlanetMoon
  41. 41HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  42. 42DwarfHoneymoonShort
  43. 43AlphabetShortAcronym
  44. 44PollenWindAllergy
  45. 45FireSteamEngine
  46. 46EnginePlantCar
  47. 47CarDustRust
  48. 48FireRustIron
  49. 49EarthIronMetal
  50. 50AllergyMetalNickel
  51. 51FireWindSmoke
  52. 52NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  53. 53EarthFireLava
  54. 54LavaWaterStone
  55. 55PlantStoneFossil
  56. 56FireFossilDinosaur
  57. 57DustWindSandstorm
  58. 58DustTreeWood
  59. 59SandstormWoodSandal
  60. 60DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  61. 61LakeThesaurusSynonym
  62. 62NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  63. 63AcronymNicknameInitials
  64. 64HiredInitialsHired Guns
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Fire + Water→ Steam8Steam + Wave→ Surf9Surf + Wind→ Surfing10Message + Surfing→ Texting11Texting + Water→ Autocorrect12Autocorrect + Fire→ Fired13Earth + Water→ Plant14Plant + Wind→ Dandelion15Dandelion + Water→ Wine16Wind + Wine→ Balloon17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny19Plant + Water→ Swamp20Fire + Swamp→ Dragon21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Ash + Fire→ Phoenix23Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang24Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite25Fired + Opposite→ Hired26Earth + Plant→ Tree27Tree + Water→ River28River + Tree→ Paper29Paper + Plant→ Book30Earth + River→ Delta31Book + Delta→ Alphabet32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Mountain→ Fjord35Dust + Fjord→ Troll36Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf37Dust + Plant→ Pollen38Pollen + Water→ Honey39Dust + Earth→ Planet40Earth + Planet→ Moon41Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon42Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short43Alphabet + Short→ Acronym44Pollen + Wind→ Allergy45Fire + Steam→ Engine46Engine + Plant→ Car47Car + Dust→ Rust48Fire + Rust→ Iron49Earth + Iron→ Metal50Allergy + Metal→ Nickel51Fire + Wind→ Smoke52Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon53Earth + Fire→ Lava54Lava + Water→ Stone55Plant + Stone→ Fossil56Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur57Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm58Dust + Tree→ Wood59Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal60Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus61Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym62Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname63Acronym + Nickname→ Initials64Hired + Initials→ Hired Guns

Other ways to make Hired Guns

2 combinations are known to produce Hired Guns. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hired Guns
FirstSecondResult
HiredInitialsHired Guns
HiredINITIALSHired Guns

Hired Guns at a glance

Steps to craft
64
Marathon
Crafting depth
92
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 64 steps

Similar effort to Hired Guns, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hired Guns in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hired with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 64 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hired Guns?

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

Is Hired Guns hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 64 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hired Guns?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hired Guns, 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.