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How to Make Light Year in Infinite Craft

Light Year is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Telescope plus Year. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

TelescopeYearLight Year

Long15 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 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5EarthLensTelescope
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8SandstormWaterOasis
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10OasisPlantDate
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13DateStoneCalendar
  14. 14CalendarEarthYear
  15. 15TelescopeYearLight Year
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens5Earth + Lensโ†’ Telescope6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm8Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Date + Stoneโ†’ Calendar14Calendar + Earthโ†’ Year15Telescope + Yearโ†’ Light Year

Other ways to make Light Year

2 combinations are known to produce Light Year. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Light Year
FirstSecondResult
TelescopeYearLight Year
BillionDistanceLight Year

What you can make with Light Year

Light Year at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Light Year, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Light Year in Infinite Craft?

Combine Telescope with Year. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Light Year?

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

Is Light Year hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Light Year?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Light Year, and the shortest route is shown above.

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