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How to Make Shades in Infinite Craft

Shades is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cup plus Sunglasses. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CupSunglassesShades

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 177 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6PlantSteamTea
  7. 7GlassTeaCup
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10EarthPlanetMoon
  11. 11FireMoonEclipse
  12. 12EclipseGlassSunglasses
  13. 13CupSunglassesShades
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea7Glass + Teaโ†’ Cup8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet10Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon11Fire + Moonโ†’ Eclipse12Eclipse + Glassโ†’ Sunglasses13Cup + Sunglassesโ†’ Shades

Other ways to make Shades

7 combinations are known to produce Shades. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shades
FirstSecondResult
BulbSunglassesShades
CupSunglassesShades
PlateSunglassesShades
AbsorbSunglassesShades
SunglassesThesaurusShades
SunglassesSynonymShades
SquintSunglassesShades

What you can make with Shades

Shades at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shades in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cup with Sunglasses. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shades?

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

Is Shades hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shades?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Shades, 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.