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How to Make Rainbow Needle in Infinite Craft

Rainbow Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Needle plus Rainbow Mario. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NeedleRainbow MarioRainbow Needle

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 284 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EnginePlantCar
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9CarDustRust
  10. 10FireRustIron
  11. 11EarthIronMetal
  12. 12CactusMetalNeedle
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14SmokeWaterFog
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17MushroomPlanetMario
  18. 18MarioWindFlying Mario
  19. 19SteamWindCloud
  20. 20CloudWaterRain
  21. 21RainWaterRainbow
  22. 22Flying MarioRainbowRainbow Mario
  23. 23NeedleRainbow MarioRainbow Needle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Plant→ Car8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Car + Dust→ Rust10Fire + Rust→ Iron11Earth + Iron→ Metal12Cactus + Metal→ Needle13Fire + Wind→ Smoke14Smoke + Water→ Fog15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Mushroom + Planet→ Mario18Mario + Wind→ Flying Mario19Steam + Wind→ Cloud20Cloud + Water→ Rain21Rain + Water→ Rainbow22Flying Mario + Rainbow→ Rainbow Mario23Needle + Rainbow Mario→ Rainbow Needle

Other ways to make Rainbow Needle

4 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Needle. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rainbow Needle
FirstSecondResult
Flying NeedleRainbowRainbow Needle
NeedleRainbow MarioRainbow Needle
NeedleRainbow WarningRainbow Needle
Bog NeedleDouble Rainbow TsunamiRainbow Needle

What you can make with Rainbow Needle

Rainbow Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
28
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

Similar effort to Rainbow Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rainbow Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Needle with Rainbow Mario. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rainbow Needle?

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

Is Rainbow Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rainbow Needle?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Needle, 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.