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How to Make Oil Detector in Infinite Craft

Oil Detector 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 Dust Detector plus Oil.

The final combination

Dust DetectorOilOil Detector

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 154 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  6. 6SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  7. 7DustSmoke DetectorDust Detector
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10PlantStoneFossil
  11. 11FossilWaterOil
  12. 12Dust DetectorOilOil Detector
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap6Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector7Dust + Smoke Detector→ Dust Detector8Earth + Fire→ Lava9Lava + Water→ Stone10Plant + Stone→ Fossil11Fossil + Water→ Oil12Dust Detector + Oil→ Oil Detector

Other ways to make Oil Detector

4 combinations are known to produce Oil Detector. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Oil Detector
FirstSecondResult
Dust DetectorOilOil Detector
OilSteam DetectorOil Detector
Oil SpillSteam DetectorOil Detector
Oil SpillSubmarine DetectorOil Detector

What you can make with Oil Detector

Oil Detector at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Oil Detector in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dust Detector with Oil. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Oil Detector?

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

Is Oil Detector 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 Oil Detector?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Oil Detector, 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.