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How to Make Red Thing in Infinite Craft

Red Thing is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Blue Thing plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Blue ThingOppositeRed Thing

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWaterRiver
  5. 5MountainRiverCanyon
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9EarthFishWhale
  10. 10CanyonWhaleBlue Whale
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13StoneWaterRock
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  16. 16SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  17. 17RockSwamp ThingRock Thing
  18. 18Blue WhaleRock ThingBlue Thing
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21WindWineBalloon
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23BalloonDustDust Bunny
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26AshFirePhoenix
  27. 27DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  28. 28Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  29. 29Blue ThingOppositeRed Thing
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree4Tree + Waterโ†’ River5Mountain + Riverโ†’ Canyon6Water + Waterโ†’ Lake7Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean8Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish9Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale10Canyon + Whaleโ†’ Blue Whale11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Stone + Waterโ†’ Rock14Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp15Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap16Swamp + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Swamp Thing17Rock + Swamp Thingโ†’ Rock Thing18Blue Whale + Rock Thingโ†’ Blue Thing19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine21Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon22Earth + Windโ†’ Dust23Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash26Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix27Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang28Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite29Blue Thing + Oppositeโ†’ Red Thing

Red Thing at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Thing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Blue Thing with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Thing?

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

Is Red Thing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Thing?

Only one known combination produces Red Thing.

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