Home / Recipes / Ruse ๐ฉ How to Make Ruse in Infinite CraftRuse is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is RU plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ท๐บ RU+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ฉ Ruse
Marathon 28 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 36 ยท 3 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 3 known combinations produce Ruse, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Ruse is close to a dead end. It feeds only 2 onward combinations, so it is more of a collectible than a building block. Its crafting depth of 36 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.
1 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam2 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ฉ Mud3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฉ Mud= ๐งฑ Brick4 ๐งฑ Brick+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ House5 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado6 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Tsunami7 ๐ House+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐๏ธ Ruin8 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust9 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke10 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog11 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ซ๏ธ Fog= ๐ซ๏ธ Smog12 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐ข Titanic13 ๐ข Titanic+ ๐ช๏ธ Tornado= ๐ Titanado14 ๐ซ๏ธ Smog+ ๐ Titanado= ๐ซ๏ธ Smogon15 ๐๏ธ Ruin+ ๐ซ๏ธ Smogon= ๐ท๐บ RU16 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake17 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant18 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava19 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone20 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil21 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur22 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm23 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree24 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood25 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal26 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus27 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym28 ๐ท๐บ RU+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ฉ RuseCrafting tree 1 Fire + Water โ Steam 2 Earth + Steam โ Mud 3 Fire + Mud โ Brick 4 Brick + Wind โ House 5 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 6 Tornado + Water โ Tsunami 7 House + Tsunami โ Ruin 8 Earth + Wind โ Dust 9 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 10 Smoke + Water โ Fog 11 Dust + Fog โ Smog 12 Steam + Tsunami โ Titanic 13 Titanic + Tornado โ Titanado 14 Smog + Titanado โ Smogon 15 Ruin + Smogon โ RU 16 Water + Water โ Lake 17 Earth + Water โ Plant 18 Earth + Fire โ Lava 19 Lava + Water โ Stone 20 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 21 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 22 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 23 Earth + Plant โ Tree 24 Dust + Tree โ Wood 25 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 26 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 27 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 28 RU + Synonym โ Ruse
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Other ways to make Ruse 3 combinations are known to produce Ruse. Here are 3 of them.
What you can make with Ruse Ruse at a glance
Steps to craft 28 Marathon
Crafting depth 36 longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes 3 ways to make it
Used in 2 other combinations Other elements that take 28 steps Similar effort to Ruse, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Ruse in Infinite Craft? Combine RU with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Ruse? 28 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Ruse hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Ruse? Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Ruse, and the shortest route is shown above.
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