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How to Make Red Herring in Infinite Craft

Red Herring sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Herring plus Wind.

The final combination

HerringWindRed Herring

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1368 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineWindWindmill
  6. 6TeaWindmillDutch
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10DutchFishHerring
  11. 11HerringWindRed Herring
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill6Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch7Water + Waterโ†’ Lake8Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean9Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish10Dutch + Fishโ†’ Herring11Herring + Windโ†’ Red Herring

Other ways to make Red Herring

68 combinations are known to produce Red Herring. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Red Herring
FirstSecondResult
Mars TroutRepublicanRed Herring
DenialFish SandwichRed Herring
Black RoseSalmon PhishingRed Herring
ConsoleHerringRed Herring
HoneymirrorRed TrawlerRed Herring
HerringWindRed Herring
EngineHerringRed Herring
Red BullSushiRed Herring
Dead FishRubyRed Herring
Drunk FishRubyRed Herring
HerringHouseRed Herring
AirplaneHerringRed Herring
AirshipHerringRed Herring
CommunismFlying FishRed Herring
FishRed BaronRed Herring
HerringRoseRed Herring
HerringSunsetRed Herring
HerringWallRed Herring
Red TornadoSaltRed Herring
Red TrawlerSmokeRed Herring
AnswerDead FishRed Herring
CastleHerringRed Herring
HerringHoleRed Herring
HerringMuddy WineRed Herring
HerringReflectionRed Herring

What you can make with Red Herring

Red Herring at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
13
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
68
ways to make it
Used in
100
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

Similar effort to Red Herring, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Herring in Infinite Craft?

Combine Herring with Wind. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Herring?

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

Is Red Herring hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Herring?

Yes. 68 combinations are known to produce Red Herring, 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.