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How to Make Orphans in Infinite Craft

Orphans is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Children plus Lost. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChildrenLostOrphans

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 253 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  10. 10Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  11. 11MarriageSeedsChildren
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17EarthPaperMap
  18. 18FogMapLost
  19. 19ChildrenLostOrphans
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch10Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds11Marriage + Seeds→ Children12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Earth + Paper→ Map18Fog + Map→ Lost19Children + Lost→ Orphans

Other ways to make Orphans

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

Alternative combinations that produce Orphans
FirstSecondResult
GrandparentsNotOrphans
ChildrenLostOrphans
ChildrenLOSTOrphans

What you can make with Orphans

Orphans at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
25
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Orphans in Infinite Craft?

Combine Children with Lost. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Orphans?

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

Is Orphans hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Orphans?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Orphans, 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.