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How to Make HQ in Infinite Craft

HQ is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Day plus Headquarters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DayHeadquartersHQ

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 264 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustEarthPlanet
  4. 4FirePlanetSun
  5. 5LakeSunSunset
  6. 6SunsetWaterSunrise
  7. 7EarthSunriseDay
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10LavaStoneObsidian
  11. 11ObsidianStoneBlade
  12. 12BladeStoneAxe
  13. 13AxeStoneHead
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17HeadIslandHeadquarters
  18. 18DayHeadquartersHQ
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Windโ†’ Dust3Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet4Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun5Lake + Sunโ†’ Sunset6Sunset + Waterโ†’ Sunrise7Earth + Sunriseโ†’ Day8Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava9Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone10Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian11Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade12Blade + Stoneโ†’ Axe13Axe + Stoneโ†’ Head14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Head + Islandโ†’ Headquarters18Day + Headquartersโ†’ HQ

Other ways to make HQ

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

Alternative combinations that produce HQ
FirstSecondResult
DayHeadquartersHQ
AHeadquartersHQ
EmotionHeadquartersHQ
HQHQ

What you can make with HQ

HQ at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
54
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make HQ in Infinite Craft?

Combine Day with Headquarters. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make HQ?

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

Is HQ hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make HQ?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce HQ, 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.