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How to Make Idea in Infinite Craft

Idea sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Fire plus Light Bulb.

The final combination

FireLight BulbIdea

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 9918 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8FireLight BulbIdea
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb8Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea

Other ways to make Idea

918 combinations are known to produce Idea. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Idea

Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
9
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
918
ways to make it
Used in
1,753
other combinations

Other elements that take 8 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire with Light Bulb. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Idea?

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

Is Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Idea?

Yes. 918 combinations are known to produce Idea, 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.