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How to Make Inroads in Infinite Craft

Inroads is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inroad plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InroadThesaurusInroads

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 482 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 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. 23EarthEngineTractor
  24. 24MountainTractorBulldozer
  25. 25BulldozerMountainRoad
  26. 26InRoadInroad
  27. 27FireFossilDinosaur
  28. 28EarthWindDust
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30EarthPlantTree
  31. 31DustTreeWood
  32. 32SandstormWoodSandal
  33. 33DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  34. 34InroadThesaurusInroads
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→ Mountain23Earth + Engine→ Tractor24Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer25Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road26In + Road→ Inroad27Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur28Earth + Wind→ Dust29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Earth + Plant→ Tree31Dust + Tree→ Wood32Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal33Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus34Inroad + Thesaurus→ Inroads

Other ways to make Inroads

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

Alternative combinations that produce Inroads
FirstSecondResult
InroadThesaurusInroads
InroadPluralInroads

Inroads at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inroads in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inroad with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inroads?

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

Is Inroads hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inroads?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Inroads, 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.