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How to Make Inlay in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

InwaysLettersInlay

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7PlantStoneFossil
  8. 8FossilWaterOil
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10OilSwampTar
  11. 11TarWaterPitch
  12. 12EarthPitchBaseball
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17CarMudRally
  18. 18PlantRallyProtest
  19. 19EngineProtestStrike
  20. 20BaseballStrikeOut
  21. 21BeachOutIn
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23MountainSandPyramid
  24. 24PyramidWaterTomb
  25. 25TombWaterMoses
  26. 26MosesWaterParting
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28SmokeWaterFog
  29. 29CarEarthTire
  30. 30FogTireSkid
  31. 31PartingSkidWays
  32. 32InWaysInways
  33. 33EarthPlantTree
  34. 34TreeWaterRiver
  35. 35RiverTreePaper
  36. 36PaperPlantBook
  37. 37EarthRiverDelta
  38. 38BookDeltaAlphabet
  39. 39PlantWindDandelion
  40. 40FireFireVolcano
  41. 41DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  42. 42AlphabetFireworksLetters
  43. 43InwaysLettersInlay
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Plant + Stone→ Fossil8Fossil + Water→ Oil9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Oil + Swamp→ Tar11Tar + Water→ Pitch12Earth + Pitch→ Baseball13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Car + Mud→ Rally18Plant + Rally→ Protest19Engine + Protest→ Strike20Baseball + Strike→ Out21Beach + Out→ In22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid24Pyramid + Water→ Tomb25Tomb + Water→ Moses26Moses + Water→ Parting27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Smoke + Water→ Fog29Car + Earth→ Tire30Fog + Tire→ Skid31Parting + Skid→ Ways32In + Ways→ Inways33Earth + Plant→ Tree34Tree + Water→ River35River + Tree→ Paper36Paper + Plant→ Book37Earth + River→ Delta38Book + Delta→ Alphabet39Plant + Wind→ Dandelion40Fire + Fire→ Volcano41Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks42Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters43Inways + Letters→ Inlay

Other ways to make Inlay

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

Alternative combinations that produce Inlay
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InwaysLettersInlay
InwayLettersInlay

Inlay at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inlay in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inways with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inlay?

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

Is Inlay 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 Inlay?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Inlay, 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.