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How to Make Lou Reed in Infinite Craft

Lou Reed is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Thesaurus plus Velvet Underground. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ThesaurusVelvet UndergroundLou Reed

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 343 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FireFossilDinosaur
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9DustTreeWood
  10. 10SandstormWoodSandal
  11. 11DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13PlanetSandstormMars
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15PlanetSteamSteampunk
  16. 16SteampunkWindAirship
  17. 17AirshipWindZeppelin
  18. 18MarsZeppelinDavid Bowie
  19. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  21. 21David BowieVenus FlytrapVenus in Furs
  22. 22PlantVenus in FursVelvet Underground
  23. 23ThesaurusVelvet UndergroundLou Reed
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Dust + Tree→ Wood10Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal11Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars14Fire + Water→ Steam15Planet + Steam→ Steampunk16Steampunk + Wind→ Airship17Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin18Mars + Zeppelin→ David Bowie19Plant + Water→ Swamp20Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap21David Bowie + Venus Flytrap→ Venus in Furs22Plant + Venus in Furs→ Velvet Underground23Thesaurus + Velvet Underground→ Lou Reed

Other ways to make Lou Reed

3 combinations are known to produce Lou Reed. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lou Reed
FirstSecondResult
ThesaurusVelvet UndergroundLou Reed
SynonymVelvet UndergroundLou Reed
LessVelvet UndergroundLou Reed

Lou Reed at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

Similar effort to Lou Reed, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lou Reed in Infinite Craft?

Combine Thesaurus with Velvet Underground. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lou Reed?

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

Is Lou Reed hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lou Reed?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Lou Reed, 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.