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How to Make Key in Infinite Craft

Key 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 Lock.

The final combination

FireLockKey

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 10320 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthEngineTractor
  5. 5LakeTractorPlow
  6. 6PlowWaterCanal
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8CanalMountainLock
  9. 9FireLockKey
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor5Lake + Tractorโ†’ Plow6Plow + Waterโ†’ Canal7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Canal + Mountainโ†’ Lock9Fire + Lockโ†’ Key

Other ways to make Key

320 combinations are known to produce Key. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Key

Key at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
320
ways to make it
Used in
237
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Key in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Key?

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

Is Key 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 Key?

Yes. 320 combinations are known to produce Key, and the shortest route is shown above.

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