Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Impending Sham in Infinite Craft

Impending Sham is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Pimp Shining. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramPimp ShiningImpending Sham

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15TreeWindLeaf
  16. 16LeafSmokeCigarette
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20CigaretteIslandCuba
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22CubaMountainChe
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SmokeStoneStatue
  28. 28SmokeStatueOzymandias
  29. 29LakeOzymandiasShelley
  30. 30FogShelleyShelley Duvall
  31. 31FogShelley DuvallThe Shining
  32. 32CheThe ShiningChe Shining
  33. 33EarthWindDust
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35FireWaterSteam
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37DustEarthPlanet
  38. 38FogPlanetVenus
  39. 39EngineVenusV8
  40. 40SmokeV8Muscle Car
  41. 41AshMuscle CarPimp
  42. 42Che ShiningPimpPimp Shining
  43. 43AnagramPimp ShiningImpending Sham
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Tree + Wind→ Leaf16Leaf + Smoke→ Cigarette17Wind + Wind→ Tornado18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Cigarette + Island→ Cuba21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Cuba + Mountain→ Che23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Water + Water→ Lake25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Smoke + Stone→ Statue28Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias29Lake + Ozymandias→ Shelley30Fog + Shelley→ Shelley Duvall31Fog + Shelley Duvall→ The Shining32Che + The Shining→ Che Shining33Earth + Wind→ Dust34Dust + Fire→ Ash35Fire + Water→ Steam36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Dust + Earth→ Planet38Fog + Planet→ Venus39Engine + Venus→ V840Smoke + V8→ Muscle Car41Ash + Muscle Car→ Pimp42Che Shining + Pimp→ Pimp Shining43Anagram + Pimp Shining→ Impending Sham

Impending Sham at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Impending Sham, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Impending Sham in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Pimp Shining. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Impending Sham?

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

Is Impending Sham hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Impending Sham?

Only one known combination produces Impending Sham.

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