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How to Make Innovation in Infinite Craft

Innovation is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Idea plus Unicorn. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IdeaUnicornInnovation

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1627 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8FireLight BulbIdea
  9. 9CloudWaterRain
  10. 10RainWaterRainbow
  11. 11FireFireVolcano
  12. 12RainbowVolcanoUnicorn
  13. 13IdeaUnicornInnovation
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb8Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea9Cloud + Water→ Rain10Rain + Water→ Rainbow11Fire + Fire→ Volcano12Rainbow + Volcano→ Unicorn13Idea + Unicorn→ Innovation

Other ways to make Innovation

27 combinations are known to produce Innovation. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Innovation
FirstSecondResult
IdeaLightsaberInnovation
IdeaUnicornInnovation
IdeaJailbreakInnovation
IdeaNinjaInnovation
IdeaJaguarInnovation
InventionVisionInnovation
ChangeFactoryInnovation
InventionSynonymInnovation
ChangeCuriosityInnovation
ChangeEnterpriseInnovation
InventionSpellcheckInnovation
InventionNowhereInnovation
CreativityHotterInnovation
ChallengeCreativityInnovation
AbilityEconomic CrisisInnovation
EconomistImprovementInnovation
CreativityInventoryInnovation
CustomersTechnologyInnovation
NeedNewInnovation
LimitsSolutionInnovation
InstructionInventionsInnovation
CreativityUpgradedInnovation
LimitsSOLUTIONInnovation
DiversityEmployeesInnovation
CuriosityProductsInnovation

What you can make with Innovation

Innovation at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
27
ways to make it
Used in
55
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Innovation in Infinite Craft?

Combine Idea with Unicorn. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Innovation?

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

Is Innovation hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Innovation?

Yes. 27 combinations are known to produce Innovation, 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.