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How to Make IRH in Infinite Craft

IRH is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus Red Herring. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsRed HerringIRH

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 7524 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42PlantSteamTea
  43. 43EngineWindWindmill
  44. 44TeaWindmillDutch
  45. 45LakeWaterOcean
  46. 46OceanWaterFish
  47. 47DutchFishHerring
  48. 48HerringWindRed Herring
  49. 49InitialsRed HerringIRH
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord12Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll13Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf14Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen15Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey16Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet17Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon18Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short20Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym21Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy22Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Engine + Plantโ†’ Car25Car + Dustโ†’ Rust26Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron27Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal28Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel29Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke30Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava32Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone33Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil34Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur35Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm36Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood37Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname41Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials42Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea43Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill44Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch45Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean46Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish47Dutch + Fishโ†’ Herring48Herring + Windโ†’ Red Herring49Initials + Red Herringโ†’ IRH

Other ways to make IRH

24 combinations are known to produce IRH. Here are 24 of them.

IRH at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
24
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make IRH in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with Red Herring. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make IRH?

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

Is IRH hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make IRH?

Yes. 24 combinations are known to produce IRH, 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.