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How to Make Northern Cross in Infinite Craft

Northern Cross is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Reverse plus Southern Cross. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ReverseSouthern CrossNorthern Cross

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 322 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15LakeWaterOcean
  16. 16AshOceanSalt
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19EngineStoneSteamroller
  20. 20SaltSteamrollerGrits
  21. 21GritsSteamrollerSouthern Grits
  22. 22Southern GritsStoneSouthern Cross
  23. 23ReverseSouthern CrossNorthern Cross
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Water + Water→ Lake15Lake + Water→ Ocean16Ash + Ocean→ Salt17Earth + Fire→ Lava18Lava + Water→ Stone19Engine + Stone→ Steamroller20Salt + Steamroller→ Grits21Grits + Steamroller→ Southern Grits22Southern Grits + Stone→ Southern Cross23Reverse + Southern Cross→ Northern Cross

Other ways to make Northern Cross

2 combinations are known to produce Northern Cross. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Northern Cross
FirstSecondResult
ReverseSouthern CrossNorthern Cross
NotSouthern CrossNorthern Cross

Northern Cross at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

Similar effort to Northern Cross, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Northern Cross in Infinite Craft?

Combine Reverse with Southern Cross. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Northern Cross?

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

Is Northern Cross hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Northern Cross?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Northern Cross, 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.