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How to Make Longwave in Infinite Craft

Longwave is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Shortwave plus Shortwave. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShortwaveShortwaveLongwave

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 372 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4SandWaterBeach
  5. 5BeachSandSandcastle
  6. 6WaveWindStorm
  7. 7SandcastleStormRuins
  8. 8DustRuinsArchaeologist
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11ArchaeologistFogIndiana Jones
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13FireGlassLens
  14. 14EarthLensTelescope
  15. 15TelescopeWaveRadio
  16. 16Indiana JonesRadioShortwave
  17. 17ShortwaveShortwaveLongwave
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach5Beach + Sandโ†’ Sandcastle6Wave + Windโ†’ Storm7Sandcastle + Stormโ†’ Ruins8Dust + Ruinsโ†’ Archaeologist9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog11Archaeologist + Fogโ†’ Indiana Jones12Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass13Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens14Earth + Lensโ†’ Telescope15Telescope + Waveโ†’ Radio16Indiana Jones + Radioโ†’ Shortwave17Shortwave + Shortwaveโ†’ Longwave

Other ways to make Longwave

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

Alternative combinations that produce Longwave
FirstSecondResult
NotShortwaveLongwave
ShortwaveShortwaveLongwave

What you can make with Longwave

Longwave at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
37
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Longwave in Infinite Craft?

Combine Shortwave with Shortwave. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Longwave?

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

Is Longwave hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Longwave?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Longwave, 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.