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How to Make Insects in Infinite Craft

Insects is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bug plus In-Laws. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BugIn-LawsInsects

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 214 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7EngineGlassWindshield
  8. 8DustWindshieldBug
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11FireSwampDragon
  12. 12DustWindSandstorm
  13. 13SandstormWaterOasis
  14. 14OasisPlantDate
  15. 15DateWaterDating
  16. 16DatingEarthMarriage
  17. 17DragonMarriageIn-Laws
  18. 18BugIn-LawsInsects
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Engine + Glass→ Windshield8Dust + Windshield→ Bug9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Fire + Swamp→ Dragon12Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm13Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis14Oasis + Plant→ Date15Date + Water→ Dating16Dating + Earth→ Marriage17Dragon + Marriage→ In-Laws18Bug + In-Laws→ Insects

Other ways to make Insects

4 combinations are known to produce Insects. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Insects
FirstSecondResult
BugIn-LawsInsects
BugsThesaurusInsects
BugsSynonymInsects
EntomologistLettersInsects

Insects at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Insects in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bug with In-Laws. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Insects?

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

Is Insects hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Insects?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Insects, 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.