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How to Make Patent Sphinx in Infinite Craft

Patent Sphinx is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Patent Troll plus Robot Sphinx. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Patent TrollRobot SphinxPatent Sphinx

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8FireLight BulbIdea
  9. 9FireIdeaInvention
  10. 10IdeaInventionPatent
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15AshPlantTobacco
  16. 16LakeTobaccoPipe
  17. 17PipeWaterFountain
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EngineWindWindmill
  20. 20WaterWindmillEnergy
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  24. 24EnergyMountain DewGamer
  25. 25FountainGamerVideogame
  26. 26PatentVideogamePatent Troll
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28PlanetSteamSteampunk
  29. 29EarthSteampunkRobot
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33SandstormStoneSphinx
  34. 34PlanetRobotCyborg
  35. 35CyborgMountainTerminator
  36. 36SphinxTerminatorSphinxinator
  37. 37RobotSphinxinatorRobot Sphinx
  38. 38Patent TrollRobot SphinxPatent Sphinx
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb8Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea9Fire + Idea→ Invention10Idea + Invention→ Patent11Water + Water→ Lake12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Earth + Water→ Plant15Ash + Plant→ Tobacco16Lake + Tobacco→ Pipe17Pipe + Water→ Fountain18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Engine + Wind→ Windmill20Water + Windmill→ Energy21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew24Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer25Fountain + Gamer→ Videogame26Patent + Videogame→ Patent Troll27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Planet + Steam→ Steampunk29Earth + Steampunk→ Robot30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx34Planet + Robot→ Cyborg35Cyborg + Mountain→ Terminator36Sphinx + Terminator→ Sphinxinator37Robot + Sphinxinator→ Robot Sphinx38Patent Troll + Robot Sphinx→ Patent Sphinx

Patent Sphinx at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Patent Sphinx in Infinite Craft?

Combine Patent Troll with Robot Sphinx. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Patent Sphinx?

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

Is Patent Sphinx hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Patent Sphinx?

Only one known combination produces Patent Sphinx.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.