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How to Make HOC in Infinite Craft

HOC is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is House Of Cards plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

House Of CardsInitialsHOC

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 754 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7DustPlantPollen
  8. 8PollenWaterHoney
  9. 9HoneyWaterMeade
  10. 10HouseMeadeHouse of Meade
  11. 11BrickHouse of MeadeHouse Of Cards
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13TreeWaterRiver
  14. 14RiverTreePaper
  15. 15PaperPlantBook
  16. 16EarthRiverDelta
  17. 17BookDeltaAlphabet
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeMountainFjord
  21. 21DustFjordTroll
  22. 22MountainTrollDwarf
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24EarthPlanetMoon
  25. 25HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  26. 26DwarfHoneymoonShort
  27. 27AlphabetShortAcronym
  28. 28PollenWindAllergy
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31CarDustRust
  32. 32FireRustIron
  33. 33EarthIronMetal
  34. 34AllergyMetalNickel
  35. 35FireWindSmoke
  36. 36NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  37. 37EarthFireLava
  38. 38LavaWaterStone
  39. 39PlantStoneFossil
  40. 40FireFossilDinosaur
  41. 41DustWindSandstorm
  42. 42DustTreeWood
  43. 43SandstormWoodSandal
  44. 44DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  45. 45LakeThesaurusSynonym
  46. 46NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  47. 47AcronymNicknameInitials
  48. 48House Of CardsInitialsHOC
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Wind→ House5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Earth + Water→ Plant7Dust + Plant→ Pollen8Pollen + Water→ Honey9Honey + Water→ Meade10House + Meade→ House of Meade11Brick + House of Meade→ House Of Cards12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Tree + Water→ River14River + Tree→ Paper15Paper + Plant→ Book16Earth + River→ Delta17Book + Delta→ Alphabet18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Mountain→ Fjord21Dust + Fjord→ Troll22Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf23Dust + Earth→ Planet24Earth + Planet→ Moon25Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon26Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short27Alphabet + Short→ Acronym28Pollen + Wind→ Allergy29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Engine + Plant→ Car31Car + Dust→ Rust32Fire + Rust→ Iron33Earth + Iron→ Metal34Allergy + Metal→ Nickel35Fire + Wind→ Smoke36Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon37Earth + Fire→ Lava38Lava + Water→ Stone39Plant + Stone→ Fossil40Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur41Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm42Dust + Tree→ Wood43Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal44Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus45Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym46Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname47Acronym + Nickname→ Initials48House Of Cards + Initials→ HOC

Other ways to make HOC

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

Alternative combinations that produce HOC
FirstSecondResult
House of CardsInitialsHOC
House Of CardsInitialsHOC
House of CoughsInitialsHOC
House Of CardsINITIALSHOC

HOC at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make HOC in Infinite Craft?

Combine House Of Cards with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make HOC?

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

Is HOC hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make HOC?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce HOC, 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.