Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Problem Sleuth in Infinite Craft

Problem Sleuth is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Homestuck plus Similar. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HomestuckSimilarProblem Sleuth

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3EarthEarthMountain
  4. 4LakeMountainFjord
  5. 5DustFjordTroll
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireMudBrick
  9. 9BrickMudAdobe
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoTornadoHurricane
  12. 12HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  13. 13AdobeSteamboatAdobe Flash
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18PlantWaterSwamp
  19. 19PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  20. 20SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  21. 21PaperSwamp ThingComic Book
  22. 22Adobe FlashComic BookWebcomic
  23. 23TrollWebcomicHomestuck
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DragonDustDragonfly
  26. 26DragonflyEarthAnt
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DandelionEngineHelicopter
  30. 30HelicopterMountainRescue
  31. 31AntRescueAid
  32. 32DustWindSandstorm
  33. 33SandstormWaterOasis
  34. 34OasisPlantDate
  35. 35DateWaterDating
  36. 36BrickBrickWall
  37. 37DatingWallFacebook
  38. 38FacebookFireLike
  39. 39AidLikeSimilar
  40. 40HomestuckSimilarProblem Sleuth
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Earth + Earth→ Mountain4Lake + Mountain→ Fjord5Dust + Fjord→ Troll6Fire + Water→ Steam7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Fire + Mud→ Brick9Brick + Mud→ Adobe10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane12Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat13Adobe + Steamboat→ Adobe Flash14Earth + Water→ Plant15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Tree + Water→ River17River + Tree→ Paper18Plant + Water→ Swamp19Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap20Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing21Paper + Swamp Thing→ Comic Book22Adobe Flash + Comic Book→ Webcomic23Troll + Webcomic→ Homestuck24Fire + Swamp→ Dragon25Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly26Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter30Helicopter + Mountain→ Rescue31Ant + Rescue→ Aid32Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm33Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis34Oasis + Plant→ Date35Date + Water→ Dating36Brick + Brick→ Wall37Dating + Wall→ Facebook38Facebook + Fire→ Like39Aid + Like→ Similar40Homestuck + Similar→ Problem Sleuth

Other ways to make Problem Sleuth

2 combinations are known to produce Problem Sleuth. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Problem Sleuth
FirstSecondResult
HomestuckSimilarProblem Sleuth
HomestuckSIMILARProblem Sleuth

Problem Sleuth at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Problem Sleuth, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Problem Sleuth in Infinite Craft?

Combine Homestuck with Similar. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Problem Sleuth?

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

Is Problem Sleuth hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Problem Sleuth?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Problem Sleuth, 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.