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How to Make Investigations in Infinite Craft

Investigations is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Investigation plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InvestigationPluralInvestigations

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28DustEngineVacuum
  29. 29FireVacuumBlack Hole
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31NotSingularityPlural
  32. 32InvestigationPluralInvestigations
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†’ Investigation14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent18Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf19Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia20Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain21Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche22Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow23Australia + Snowโ†’ No24Water + Waterโ†’ Lake25Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean26No + Oceanโ†’ Not27Earth + Windโ†’ Dust28Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum29Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole30Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity31Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural32Investigation + Pluralโ†’ Investigations

Investigations at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Investigations in Infinite Craft?

Combine Investigation with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Investigations?

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

Is Investigations hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Investigations?

Only one known combination produces Investigations.

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