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How to Make HLI in Infinite Craft

HLI is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 68 combinations to get there, and the final one is HL plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HLInitialsHLI

Marathon68 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1024 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 68 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14SmokeWaterFog
  15. 15DustFogSmog
  16. 16FireSmogPollution
  17. 17PollutionWaterAcid
  18. 18AAcidH
  19. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20TornadoWaterTsunami
  21. 21EarthTsunamiIsland
  22. 22EarthIslandContinent
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24ContinentLakeAmerica
  25. 25AmericaTsunamiJapan
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27JapanSteamAnime
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EarthWaterPlant
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31CarFireCrash
  32. 32AnimeCrashDeath Note
  33. 33Death NoteLakeL
  34. 34HLHL
  35. 35EarthPlantTree
  36. 36TreeWaterRiver
  37. 37RiverTreePaper
  38. 38PaperPlantBook
  39. 39EarthRiverDelta
  40. 40BookDeltaAlphabet
  41. 41EarthEarthMountain
  42. 42LakeMountainFjord
  43. 43DustFjordTroll
  44. 44MountainTrollDwarf
  45. 45DustPlantPollen
  46. 46PollenWaterHoney
  47. 47EarthPlanetMoon
  48. 48HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  49. 49DwarfHoneymoonShort
  50. 50AlphabetShortAcronym
  51. 51PollenWindAllergy
  52. 52CarDustRust
  53. 53FireRustIron
  54. 54EarthIronMetal
  55. 55AllergyMetalNickel
  56. 56NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  57. 57EarthFireLava
  58. 58LavaWaterStone
  59. 59PlantStoneFossil
  60. 60FireFossilDinosaur
  61. 61DustWindSandstorm
  62. 62DustTreeWood
  63. 63SandstormWoodSandal
  64. 64DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  65. 65LakeThesaurusSynonym
  66. 66NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  67. 67AcronymNicknameInitials
  68. 68HLInitialsHLI
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Fire + Wind→ Smoke14Smoke + Water→ Fog15Dust + Fog→ Smog16Fire + Smog→ Pollution17Pollution + Water→ Acid18A + Acid→ H19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Tornado + Water→ Tsunami21Earth + Tsunami→ Island22Earth + Island→ Continent23Water + Water→ Lake24Continent + Lake→ America25America + Tsunami→ Japan26Fire + Water→ Steam27Japan + Steam→ Anime28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Earth + Water→ Plant30Engine + Plant→ Car31Car + Fire→ Crash32Anime + Crash→ Death Note33Death Note + Lake→ L34H + L→ HL35Earth + Plant→ Tree36Tree + Water→ River37River + Tree→ Paper38Paper + Plant→ Book39Earth + River→ Delta40Book + Delta→ Alphabet41Earth + Earth→ Mountain42Lake + Mountain→ Fjord43Dust + Fjord→ Troll44Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf45Dust + Plant→ Pollen46Pollen + Water→ Honey47Earth + Planet→ Moon48Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon49Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short50Alphabet + Short→ Acronym51Pollen + Wind→ Allergy52Car + Dust→ Rust53Fire + Rust→ Iron54Earth + Iron→ Metal55Allergy + Metal→ Nickel56Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon57Earth + Fire→ Lava58Lava + Water→ Stone59Plant + Stone→ Fossil60Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur61Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm62Dust + Tree→ Wood63Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal64Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus65Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym66Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname67Acronym + Nickname→ Initials68HL + Initials→ HLI

Other ways to make HLI

4 combinations are known to produce HLI. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce HLI
FirstSecondResult
HLInitialsHLI
HlInitialsHLI
HLINITIALSHLI
HlINITIALSHLI

What you can make with HLI

HLI at a glance

Steps to craft
68
Marathon
Crafting depth
102
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 68 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make HLI in Infinite Craft?

Combine HL with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 68 steps.

How many steps does it take to make HLI?

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

Is HLI hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 68 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make HLI?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce HLI, 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.