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How to Make Ideate in Infinite Craft

Ideate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ideas plus T. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IdeasTIdeate

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8FireLight BulbIdea
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoTornadoHurricane
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13EarthPlanetMoon
  14. 14GlassSandHourglass
  15. 15FireHourglassTime
  16. 16MoonTimeMonth
  17. 17HurricaneMonthSeptember
  18. 18IdeaSeptemberIdeas
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21EnginePlantCar
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionEarthFlower
  24. 24CarFlowerCarnation
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26CarnationTeaT
  27. 27IdeasTIdeate
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud6Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning7Glass + Lightningโ†’ Light Bulb8Fire + Light Bulbโ†’ Idea9Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado10Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane11Earth + Windโ†’ Dust12Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet13Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon14Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass15Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time16Moon + Timeโ†’ Month17Hurricane + Monthโ†’ September18Idea + Septemberโ†’ Ideas19Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine20Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant21Engine + Plantโ†’ Car22Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion23Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower24Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation25Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea26Carnation + Teaโ†’ T27Ideas + Tโ†’ Ideate

What you can make with Ideate

Ideate at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ideate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ideas with T. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ideate?

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

Is Ideate hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ideate?

Only one known combination produces Ideate.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.