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How to Make Hollow Caves in Infinite Craft

Hollow Caves is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Caves of Qud plus Hollow. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Caves of QudHollowHollow Caves

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 672 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6HouseMountainCave
  7. 7BrickMudAdobe
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9TornadoTornadoHurricane
  10. 10HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  11. 11AdobeSteamboatAdobe Flash
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17SandstormWaterOasis
  18. 18Mountain DewOasisMountain Oasis
  19. 19Adobe FlashMountain OasisIndie Game
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23DustFogSmog
  24. 24SmogWaterAcid Rain
  25. 25Acid RainSwampMutant
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshFirePhoenix
  28. 28MutantPhoenixX-Men
  29. 29SwampX-MenGambit
  30. 30GambitX-MenRogue
  31. 31Indie GameRogueRoguelike
  32. 32CaveRoguelikeCaves of Qud
  33. 33TornadoWaterTsunami
  34. 34EarthTsunamiIsland
  35. 35EarthIslandContinent
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37ContinentLakeAmerica
  38. 38AmericaTsunamiJapan
  39. 39JapanSteamAnime
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41FogTreeGhost
  42. 42AnimeGhostHollow
  43. 43Caves of QudHollowHollow Caves
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Wind→ House5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6House + Mountain→ Cave7Brick + Mud→ Adobe8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane10Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat11Adobe + Steamboat→ Adobe Flash12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis18Mountain Dew + Oasis→ Mountain Oasis19Adobe Flash + Mountain Oasis→ Indie Game20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Dust + Fog→ Smog24Smog + Water→ Acid Rain25Acid Rain + Swamp→ Mutant26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Fire→ Phoenix28Mutant + Phoenix→ X-Men29Swamp + X-Men→ Gambit30Gambit + X-Men→ Rogue31Indie Game + Rogue→ Roguelike32Cave + Roguelike→ Caves of Qud33Tornado + Water→ Tsunami34Earth + Tsunami→ Island35Earth + Island→ Continent36Water + Water→ Lake37Continent + Lake→ America38America + Tsunami→ Japan39Japan + Steam→ Anime40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Fog + Tree→ Ghost42Anime + Ghost→ Hollow43Caves of Qud + Hollow→ Hollow Caves

Other ways to make Hollow Caves

2 combinations are known to produce Hollow Caves. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hollow Caves
FirstSecondResult
Caves of QudHollowHollow Caves
Caves Of QudHollowHollow Caves

What you can make with Hollow Caves

Hollow Caves at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Hollow Caves, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hollow Caves in Infinite Craft?

Combine Caves of Qud with Hollow. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hollow Caves?

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

Is Hollow Caves hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hollow Caves?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hollow Caves, 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.