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How to Make Inventing in Infinite Craft

Inventing is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Game Invention plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Game InventionPresent TenseInventing

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 81

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  9. 9EnergyMountain DewGamer
  10. 10SteamWindCloud
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeMountainFjord
  15. 15FjordMountainNorway
  16. 16AshNorwayOslo
  17. 17FireOsloNobel
  18. 18CloudNobelEinstein
  19. 19EinsteinLakeTheory
  20. 20GamerTheoryGame Theory
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24CloudFireLightning
  25. 25GlassLightningLight Bulb
  26. 26FireLight BulbIdea
  27. 27FireIdeaInvention
  28. 28Game TheoryInventionGame Invention
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30EarthTractorFarm
  31. 31FarmFireBarbecue
  32. 32AshBarbecueBurger
  33. 33BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  37. 37Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39TeaWindmillDutch
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunTime MachineFuture
  43. 43DutchFutureTense
  44. 44Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  45. 45WindWindTornado
  46. 46Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  47. 47Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  48. 48Game InventionPresent TenseInventing
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Wind→ Windmill4Water + Windmill→ Energy5Earth + Water→ Plant6Plant + Wind→ Dandelion7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew9Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer10Steam + Wind→ Cloud11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Mountain→ Fjord15Fjord + Mountain→ Norway16Ash + Norway→ Oslo17Fire + Oslo→ Nobel18Cloud + Nobel→ Einstein19Einstein + Lake→ Theory20Gamer + Theory→ Game Theory21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Cloud + Fire→ Lightning25Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb26Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea27Fire + Idea→ Invention28Game Theory + Invention→ Game Invention29Earth + Engine→ Tractor30Earth + Tractor→ Farm31Farm + Fire→ Barbecue32Ash + Barbecue→ Burger33Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger34Dust + Engine→ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole36Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine37Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger38Plant + Steam→ Tea39Tea + Windmill→ Dutch40Dust + Earth→ Planet41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Sun + Time Machine→ Future43Dutch + Future→ Tense44Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense45Wind + Wind→ Tornado46Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity47Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense48Game Invention + Present Tense→ Inventing

Inventing at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inventing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Game Invention with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inventing?

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

Is Inventing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inventing?

Only one known combination produces Inventing.

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