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How to Make Rivers in Infinite Craft

Rivers is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Irrigation plus Reverse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IrrigationReverseRivers

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 253 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthEngineTractor
  5. 5LakeTractorPlow
  6. 6PlowWaterCanal
  7. 7CanalPlowIrrigation
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13GlassSteamMirror
  14. 14FireFireVolcano
  15. 15MirrorVolcanoEcho
  16. 16CarEchoReverse
  17. 17IrrigationReverseRivers
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor5Lake + Tractorโ†’ Plow6Plow + Waterโ†’ Canal7Canal + Plowโ†’ Irrigation8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Engine + Plantโ†’ Car10Water + Windโ†’ Wave11Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand12Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass13Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror14Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano15Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo16Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse17Irrigation + Reverseโ†’ Rivers

Other ways to make Rivers

3 combinations are known to produce Rivers. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rivers
FirstSecondResult
IrrigationReverseRivers
RapidsReverseRivers
PluralRiverRivers

What you can make with Rivers

Rivers at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
25
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to Rivers, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rivers in Infinite Craft?

Combine Irrigation with Reverse. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rivers?

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

Is Rivers hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rivers?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Rivers, 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.