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How to Make Metal Detectors in Infinite Craft

Metal Detectors is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Metal Detector plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Metal DetectorPluralMetal Detectors

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWindLeaf
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  8. 8SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  9. 9DustSmoke DetectorDust Detector
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12Dust DetectorMudMud Detector
  13. 13LeafMud DetectorMetal Detector
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32NotSingularityPlural
  33. 33Metal DetectorPluralMetal Detectors
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Wind→ Leaf4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap8Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector9Dust + Smoke Detector→ Dust Detector10Fire + Water→ Steam11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Dust Detector + Mud→ Mud Detector13Leaf + Mud Detector→ Metal Detector14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunami→ Island17Earth + Island→ Continent18Water + Wind→ Wave19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Not + Singularity→ Plural33Metal Detector + Plural→ Metal Detectors

Metal Detectors at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

Similar effort to Metal Detectors, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Metal Detectors in Infinite Craft?

Combine Metal Detector with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Metal Detectors?

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

Is Metal Detectors hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Metal Detectors?

Only one known combination produces Metal Detectors.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.