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How to Make Nian in Infinite Craft

Nian is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fjord Ghost plus New Year. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Fjord GhostNew YearNian

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 273 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3LakeMountainFjord
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWaterSwamp
  6. 6PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  7. 7FjordVenus FlytrapFjord Flytrap
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11FogTreeGhost
  12. 12Fjord FlytrapGhostFjord Ghost
  13. 13MountainWindAvalanche
  14. 14AvalancheWindSnow
  15. 15SnowTreeChristmas
  16. 16PlantWindDandelion
  17. 17FireFireVolcano
  18. 18DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  19. 19ChristmasFireworksNew Year
  20. 20Fjord GhostNew YearNian
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Lake + Mountain→ Fjord4Earth + Water→ Plant5Plant + Water→ Swamp6Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap7Fjord + Venus Flytrap→ Fjord Flytrap8Fire + Wind→ Smoke9Smoke + Water→ Fog10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Fog + Tree→ Ghost12Fjord Flytrap + Ghost→ Fjord Ghost13Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche14Avalanche + Wind→ Snow15Snow + Tree→ Christmas16Plant + Wind→ Dandelion17Fire + Fire→ Volcano18Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks19Christmas + Fireworks→ New Year20Fjord Ghost + New Year→ Nian

Other ways to make Nian

3 combinations are known to produce Nian. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Nian
FirstSecondResult
Fjord GhostNew YearNian
CantoneseEaster Loch Ness MonsterNian
NienShrimpNian

Nian at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
27
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nian in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fjord Ghost with New Year. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nian?

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

Is Nian hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nian?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Nian, 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.