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How to Make Innovator in Infinite Craft

Innovator is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Founder plus New. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FounderNewInnovator

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 47

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4SmokeWaterFog
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7TreeWaterRiver
  8. 8RiverTreePaper
  9. 9EarthPaperMap
  10. 10FogMapLost
  11. 11AvalancheLostFound
  12. 12PaperPlantBook
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19SurfWindSurfing
  20. 20StoneSurfingSkimming
  21. 21EngineSkimmingSkimmer
  22. 22BookSkimmerReader
  23. 23FoundReaderFounder
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27DustWeedClean
  28. 28CleanStoneSlate
  29. 29CleanSlateFresh Start
  30. 30CleanFresh StartNew
  31. 31FounderNewInnovator
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche3Fire + Wind→ Smoke4Smoke + Water→ Fog5Earth + Water→ Plant6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Tree + Water→ River8River + Tree→ Paper9Earth + Paper→ Map10Fog + Map→ Lost11Avalanche + Lost→ Found12Paper + Plant→ Book13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Earth + Fire→ Lava16Lava + Water→ Stone17Water + Wind→ Wave18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Surf + Wind→ Surfing20Stone + Surfing→ Skimming21Engine + Skimming→ Skimmer22Book + Skimmer→ Reader23Found + Reader→ Founder24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Plant→ Weed27Dust + Weed→ Clean28Clean + Stone→ Slate29Clean + Slate→ Fresh Start30Clean + Fresh Start→ New31Founder + New→ Innovator

What you can make with Innovator

Innovator at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Innovator in Infinite Craft?

Combine Founder with New. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Innovator?

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

Is Innovator hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Innovator?

Only one known combination produces Innovator.

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