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How to Make Nene Needle in Infinite Craft

Nene Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Needle plus Nene Venus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NeedleNene VenusNene Needle

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 60

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EnginePlantCar
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9CarDustRust
  10. 10FireRustIron
  11. 11EarthIronMetal
  12. 12CactusMetalNeedle
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16PaperPlantBook
  17. 17EarthRiverDelta
  18. 18BookDeltaAlphabet
  19. 19AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21PlantSmokeIncense
  22. 22IncenseSandSnake
  23. 23Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  24. 24PlantWaveSeaweed
  25. 25SeaweedWindKite
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27KiteMountainEagle
  28. 28SandWaterBeach
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30BeachLavaHawaii
  31. 31EagleHawaiiHawaiian Eagle
  32. 32HawaiiHawaiian EagleHawaiian Hawk
  33. 33Hawaiian EagleHawaiian HawkHawaiian Goose
  34. 34AnagramHawaiian GooseNene
  35. 35PlantWaterSwamp
  36. 36PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  37. 37NeneVenus FlytrapNene Venus
  38. 38NeedleNene VenusNene Needle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Plant→ Car8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Car + Dust→ Rust10Fire + Rust→ Iron11Earth + Iron→ Metal12Cactus + Metal→ Needle13Earth + Plant→ Tree14Tree + Water→ River15River + Tree→ Paper16Paper + Plant→ Book17Earth + River→ Delta18Book + Delta→ Alphabet19Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup20Fire + Wind→ Smoke21Plant + Smoke→ Incense22Incense + Sand→ Snake23Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram24Plant + Wave→ Seaweed25Seaweed + Wind→ Kite26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Kite + Mountain→ Eagle28Sand + Water→ Beach29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Beach + Lava→ Hawaii31Eagle + Hawaii→ Hawaiian Eagle32Hawaii + Hawaiian Eagle→ Hawaiian Hawk33Hawaiian Eagle + Hawaiian Hawk→ Hawaiian Goose34Anagram + Hawaiian Goose→ Nene35Plant + Water→ Swamp36Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap37Nene + Venus Flytrap→ Nene Venus38Needle + Nene Venus→ Nene Needle

What you can make with Nene Needle

Nene Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Nene Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nene Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Needle with Nene Venus. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nene Needle?

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

Is Nene Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nene Needle?

Only one known combination produces Nene Needle.

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