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How to Make Idle in Infinite Craft

Idle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Idol plus Traffic. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IdolTrafficIdle

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 204 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6SmokeStoneStatue
  7. 7DiamondStatueIdol
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12SteamWindCloud
  13. 13CloudWaterRain
  14. 14CarRainTraffic
  15. 15IdolTrafficIdle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava2Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone3Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond5Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke6Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue7Diamond + Statueโ†’ Idol8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Engine + Plantโ†’ Car12Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud13Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain14Car + Rainโ†’ Traffic15Idol + Trafficโ†’ Idle

Other ways to make Idle

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

Alternative combinations that produce Idle
FirstSecondResult
IdolTrafficIdle
AlwaysIdolIdle
IdahoSlowIdle
IdolTraffic TicketIdle

What you can make with Idle

Idle at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Idle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Idol with Traffic. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Idle?

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

Is Idle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Idle?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Idle, 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.