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How to Make Hordes in Infinite Craft

Hordes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Horde plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HordeInitialsHordes

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 802 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6ContinentMountainAsia
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9PlantSmokeIncense
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11IncenseSwampMosquito
  12. 12MosquitoMosquitoSwarm
  13. 13AsiaSwarmHorde
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17PaperPlantBook
  18. 18EarthRiverDelta
  19. 19BookDeltaAlphabet
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22LakeMountainFjord
  23. 23DustFjordTroll
  24. 24MountainTrollDwarf
  25. 25DustPlantPollen
  26. 26PollenWaterHoney
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28EarthPlanetMoon
  29. 29HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  30. 30DwarfHoneymoonShort
  31. 31AlphabetShortAcronym
  32. 32PollenWindAllergy
  33. 33FireWaterSteam
  34. 34FireSteamEngine
  35. 35EnginePlantCar
  36. 36CarDustRust
  37. 37FireRustIron
  38. 38EarthIronMetal
  39. 39AllergyMetalNickel
  40. 40NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43PlantStoneFossil
  44. 44FireFossilDinosaur
  45. 45DustWindSandstorm
  46. 46DustTreeWood
  47. 47SandstormWoodSandal
  48. 48DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  49. 49LakeThesaurusSynonym
  50. 50NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  51. 51AcronymNicknameInitials
  52. 52HordeInitialsHordes
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island4Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6Continent + Mountainโ†’ Asia7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke9Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense10Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp11Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito12Mosquito + Mosquitoโ†’ Swarm13Asia + Swarmโ†’ Horde14Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree15Tree + Waterโ†’ River16River + Treeโ†’ Paper17Paper + Plantโ†’ Book18Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta19Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet20Earth + Windโ†’ Dust21Water + Waterโ†’ Lake22Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord23Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll24Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf25Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen26Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey27Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet28Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon29Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon30Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short31Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym32Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy33Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam34Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine35Engine + Plantโ†’ Car36Car + Dustโ†’ Rust37Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron38Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal39Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel40Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon41Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava42Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone43Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil44Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur45Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm46Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood47Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal48Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus49Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym50Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname51Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials52Horde + Initialsโ†’ Hordes

Other ways to make Hordes

2 combinations are known to produce Hordes. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hordes
FirstSecondResult
HordeInitialsHordes
HordeINITIALSHordes

Hordes at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hordes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Horde with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hordes?

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

Is Hordes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hordes?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hordes, 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.