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How to Make Infrared in Infinite Craft

Infrared is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is MW plus Shortwave. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MWShortwaveInfrared

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 442 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7LensPlantCamera
  8. 8CameraPlantPhotograph
  9. 9SandWaterBeach
  10. 10GlassWindWindow
  11. 11WindWindowCurtain
  12. 12BeachCurtainToga
  13. 13FireTogaRoman
  14. 14PhotographRomanRoman Numeral
  15. 15MountainRoman NumeralM
  16. 16MWaterMW
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18BeachSandSandcastle
  19. 19WaveWindStorm
  20. 20SandcastleStormRuins
  21. 21DustRuinsArchaeologist
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24ArchaeologistFogIndiana Jones
  25. 25EarthLensTelescope
  26. 26TelescopeWaveRadio
  27. 27Indiana JonesRadioShortwave
  28. 28MWShortwaveInfrared
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Water→ Plant7Lens + Plant→ Camera8Camera + Plant→ Photograph9Sand + Water→ Beach10Glass + Wind→ Window11Wind + Window→ Curtain12Beach + Curtain→ Toga13Fire + Toga→ Roman14Photograph + Roman→ Roman Numeral15Mountain + Roman Numeral→ M16M + Water→ MW17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Beach + Sand→ Sandcastle19Wave + Wind→ Storm20Sandcastle + Storm→ Ruins21Dust + Ruins→ Archaeologist22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Archaeologist + Fog→ Indiana Jones25Earth + Lens→ Telescope26Telescope + Wave→ Radio27Indiana Jones + Radio→ Shortwave28MW + Shortwave→ Infrared

Other ways to make Infrared

2 combinations are known to produce Infrared. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Infrared
FirstSecondResult
MWShortwaveInfrared
MwShortwaveInfrared

What you can make with Infrared

Infrared at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Infrared in Infinite Craft?

Combine MW with Shortwave. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Infrared?

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

Is Infrared hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Infrared?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Infrared, 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.