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How to Make Invention in Infinite Craft

Invention sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Fire plus Idea.

The final combination

FireIdeaInvention

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 10510 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8FireLight BulbIdea
  9. 9FireIdeaInvention
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb8Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea9Fire + Idea→ Invention

Other ways to make Invention

510 combinations are known to produce Invention. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Invention
FirstSecondResult
DrunkIdeaInvention
AntIdeaInvention
ChainsawIdeaInvention
IdeaRoad TripInvention
EnergyIdeaInvention
AccidentRenaissanceInvention
FireGeniusInvention
FishIdeaInvention
HurricaneIdeaInvention
IdeaLightningInvention
IdeaWineInvention
BalloonIdeaInvention
DestructionIdeaInvention
DustGeniusInvention
EarthEurekaInvention
EarthquakeIdeaInvention
FarmIdeaInvention
FireworksIdeaInvention
GeyserIdeaInvention
GeysirIdeaInvention
IdeaKiteInvention
IdeaLandInvention
IdeaMountain DewInvention
IdeaSmogInvention
IdeaTrainInvention

What you can make with Invention

Invention at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
510
ways to make it
Used in
409
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Invention in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire with Idea. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Invention?

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

Is Invention hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Invention?

Yes. 510 combinations are known to produce Invention, 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.