How to Make Needle in Infinite Craft
Needle sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Cactus plus Metal.
The final combination
CactusMetalNeedle
Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 14111 known recipes
Full crafting path from the base elements
Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.
- 1EarthWaterPlant
- 2WaterWindWave
- 3EarthWaveSand
- 4PlantSandCactus
- 5FireWaterSteam
- 6FireSteamEngine
- 7EnginePlantCar
- 8EarthWindDust
- 9CarDustRust
- 10FireRustIron
- 11EarthIronMetal
- 12CactusMetalNeedle
Other ways to make Needle
111 combinations are known to produce Needle. Here are 25 of them.
| First | Second | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Cactus | Metal | Needle |
| Airplane | Haystack | Needle |
| Atlantis | Haystack | Needle |
| Black Hole | Haystack | Needle |
| Diamond | Haystack | Needle |
| Haystack | Magnifying Glass | Needle |
| Acupuncture | Fire | Needle |
| Clean | Haystack | Needle |
| Cotton | Metal | Needle |
| Drain | Haystack | Needle |
| Grand Canyon | Haystack | Needle |
| Haystack | Hole | Needle |
| Haystack | Shard | Needle |
| Pin | Water | Needle |
| Acupuncture | Mountain | Needle |
| Balloon | Cactuar | Needle |
| Blowgun | Cactus | Needle |
| Book | Haystack | Needle |
| Crack | Haystack | Needle |
| Crayon | Haystack | Needle |
| Dustbuster | Haystack | Needle |
| Eraser | Haystack | Needle |
| Flash | Haystack | Needle |
| Freedom | Haystack | Needle |
| Galileo | Haystack | Needle |
What you can make with Needle
- NeedleSteam TornadoTornado
- NeedleSteam BreathSteam
- NeedleSmoke DanceSmoke
- NeedleTidal WaveTsunami
- NeedleSolar FlareSun
- NeedleTea BagTea
- NeedleWind FarmWindmill
- NeedleSteam PhoenixPhoenix
- NeedleSwamp FireDragon
- NeedleTesla CoilLightning
- NeedleRain DanceRain
- NeedlePetal DanceFlower
- NeedleOptimus PrimeTransformer
- NeedlePearl DiverPearl
- NeedlePickle RickPickle
- NeedleSandy ClausSanta
- NeedleSnap, Crackle, PopRice Krispies
- NeedleSteam SurfIron
- NeedleTsunamas TreeBonsai
- NeedleUgly DucklingSwan
- NeedleSlow TideTurtle
- NeedleSwiss CheeseMouse
- NeedleRainbow CigaretteJoint
- NeedleRainbow StewKaleidoscope
Needle at a glance
- Steps to craft
- 12
- Long
- Crafting depth
- 14
- longer than 58% of solved elements
- Known recipes
- 111
- ways to make it
- Used in
- 1,436
- other combinations
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Frequently asked questions
How do you make Needle in Infinite Craft?
Combine Cactus with Metal. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Needle?
12 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?
It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Needle?
Yes. 111 combinations are known to produce Needle, and the shortest route is shown above.