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How to Make Nihilego in Infinite Craft

Nihilego is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Island plus Meltan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IslandMeltanNihilego

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 243 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6EarthPlanetMoon
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9MoonMudCheese
  10. 10CheeseSteamFondue
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14SandWaterBeach
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16BeachLavaHawaii
  17. 17PlantWaveSeaweed
  18. 18HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  19. 19PlantPokePokemon
  20. 20FonduePokemonMeltan
  21. 21IslandMeltanNihilego
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Earth + Planet→ Moon7Fire + Water→ Steam8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Moon + Mud→ Cheese10Cheese + Steam→ Fondue11Earth + Water→ Plant12Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Sand + Water→ Beach15Earth + Fire→ Lava16Beach + Lava→ Hawaii17Plant + Wave→ Seaweed18Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke19Plant + Poke→ Pokemon20Fondue + Pokemon→ Meltan21Island + Meltan→ Nihilego

Other ways to make Nihilego

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

Alternative combinations that produce Nihilego
FirstSecondResult
IslandMeltanNihilego
Alola RegionNidokingNihilego
DevolutionGuzzlordNihilego

What you can make with Nihilego

Nihilego at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
24
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
84
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nihilego in Infinite Craft?

Combine Island with Meltan. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nihilego?

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

Is Nihilego hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nihilego?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Nihilego, 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.