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How to Make Indexes in Infinite Craft

Indexes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Indices plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IndicesThesaurusIndexes

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 565 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWindSeed
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5SeedTreeApple
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11MountainSandPyramid
  12. 12LensPyramidEye
  13. 13AppleEyeI
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16PlantStoneFossil
  17. 17FossilWaveAmmonite
  18. 18AmmoniteFireAmmonia
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21AmmoniaEngineNitrogen
  22. 22INitrogenIN
  23. 23DandelionWaterWine
  24. 24WaterWineHoly Water
  25. 25Holy WaterWineCatholic Church
  26. 26TreeWaterRiver
  27. 27RiverTreePaper
  28. 28PaperPlantBook
  29. 29BookEarthLibrary
  30. 30Catholic ChurchLibraryIndex
  31. 31INIndexIndices
  32. 32FireFossilDinosaur
  33. 33EarthWindDust
  34. 34DustWindSandstorm
  35. 35DustTreeWood
  36. 36SandstormWoodSandal
  37. 37DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  38. 38IndicesThesaurusIndexes
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Wind→ Seed4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Seed + Tree→ Apple6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Fire + Sand→ Glass9Fire + Glass→ Lens10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid12Lens + Pyramid→ Eye13Apple + Eye→ I14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Plant + Stone→ Fossil17Fossil + Wave→ Ammonite18Ammonite + Fire→ Ammonia19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Ammonia + Engine→ Nitrogen22I + Nitrogen→ IN23Dandelion + Water→ Wine24Water + Wine→ Holy Water25Holy Water + Wine→ Catholic Church26Tree + Water→ River27River + Tree→ Paper28Paper + Plant→ Book29Book + Earth→ Library30Catholic Church + Library→ Index31IN + Index→ Indices32Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur33Earth + Wind→ Dust34Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm35Dust + Tree→ Wood36Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal37Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus38Indices + Thesaurus→ Indexes

Other ways to make Indexes

5 combinations are known to produce Indexes. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Indexes
FirstSecondResult
IndicesThesaurusIndexes
IndicesSynonymIndexes
IndicesPluralIndexes
IndicesMoreIndexes
IndicesPast TenseIndexes

Indexes at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Indexes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Indices with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Indexes?

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

Is Indexes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Indexes?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Indexes, 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.