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How to Make Investigation in Infinite Craft

Investigation is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Magnifying Glass plus Trainwreck. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Magnifying GlassTrainwreckInvestigation

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 162 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5FireLensMagnifying Glass
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionPlantWeed
  12. 12TrainWeedTrainwreck
  13. 13Magnifying GlassTrainwreckInvestigation
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens5Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Engine + Steamโ†’ Train9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion11Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed12Train + Weedโ†’ Trainwreck13Magnifying Glass + Trainwreckโ†’ Investigation

Other ways to make Investigation

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

Alternative combinations that produce Investigation
FirstSecondResult
Magnifying GlassTrain WreckInvestigation
Magnifying GlassTrainwreckInvestigation

What you can make with Investigation

Investigation at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Investigation in Infinite Craft?

Combine Magnifying Glass with Trainwreck. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Investigation?

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

Is Investigation hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Investigation?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Investigation, 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.