Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make P.D.Q. Bach in Infinite Craft

P.D.Q. Bach is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dutchman’s Pipe plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dutchman’s PipeInitialsP.D.Q. Bach

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 804 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineWindWindmill
  6. 6TeaWindmillDutch
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9SteamTsunamiTitanic
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  12. 12TitanicVenus FlytrapTitanic Flytrap
  13. 13DutchTitanic FlytrapDutchman’s Pipe
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17PaperPlantBook
  18. 18EarthRiverDelta
  19. 19BookDeltaAlphabet
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakeMountainFjord
  24. 24DustFjordTroll
  25. 25MountainTrollDwarf
  26. 26DustPlantPollen
  27. 27PollenWaterHoney
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29EarthPlanetMoon
  30. 30HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  31. 31DwarfHoneymoonShort
  32. 32AlphabetShortAcronym
  33. 33PollenWindAllergy
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35CarDustRust
  36. 36FireRustIron
  37. 37EarthIronMetal
  38. 38AllergyMetalNickel
  39. 39FireWindSmoke
  40. 40NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43PlantStoneFossil
  44. 44FireFossilDinosaur
  45. 45DustWindSandstorm
  46. 46DustTreeWood
  47. 47SandstormWoodSandal
  48. 48DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  49. 49LakeThesaurusSynonym
  50. 50NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  51. 51AcronymNicknameInitials
  52. 52Dutchman’s PipeInitialsP.D.Q. Bach
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Water→ Steam3Plant + Steam→ Tea4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Engine + Wind→ Windmill6Tea + Windmill→ Dutch7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap12Titanic + Venus Flytrap→ Titanic Flytrap13Dutch + Titanic Flytrap→ Dutchman’s Pipe14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Paper + Plant→ Book18Earth + River→ Delta19Book + Delta→ Alphabet20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Water + Water→ Lake23Lake + Mountain→ Fjord24Dust + Fjord→ Troll25Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf26Dust + Plant→ Pollen27Pollen + Water→ Honey28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Earth + Planet→ Moon30Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon31Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short32Alphabet + Short→ Acronym33Pollen + Wind→ Allergy34Engine + Plant→ Car35Car + Dust→ Rust36Fire + Rust→ Iron37Earth + Iron→ Metal38Allergy + Metal→ Nickel39Fire + Wind→ Smoke40Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon41Earth + Fire→ Lava42Lava + Water→ Stone43Plant + Stone→ Fossil44Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur45Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm46Dust + Tree→ Wood47Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal48Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus49Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym50Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname51Acronym + Nickname→ Initials52Dutchman’s Pipe + Initials→ P.D.Q. Bach

Other ways to make P.D.Q. Bach

4 combinations are known to produce P.D.Q. Bach. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce P.D.Q. Bach
FirstSecondResult
Dutchman’s PipeInitialsP.D.Q. Bach
InitialsPearl DewquakeP.D.Q. Bach
InitialsPanini DewquakeP.D.Q. Bach
Dutchman’s PipeINITIALSP.D.Q. Bach

P.D.Q. Bach at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

Similar effort to P.D.Q. Bach, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make P.D.Q. Bach in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dutchman’s Pipe with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make P.D.Q. Bach?

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

Is P.D.Q. Bach hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make P.D.Q. Bach?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce P.D.Q. Bach, 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.