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How to Make Shades of Grey in Infinite Craft

Shades of Grey is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 73 combinations to get there, and the final one is Abandoned Sheways plus Anagram. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Abandoned ShewaysAnagramShades of Grey

Marathon73 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 114

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 73 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWindLeaf
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7DustEngineVacuum
  8. 8VacuumWaterSponge
  9. 9LeafSpongeAbsorb
  10. 10EarthSteamMud
  11. 11FireMudBrick
  12. 12BrickBrickWall
  13. 13WallWaterDam
  14. 14DamDustDamn
  15. 15AbsorbDamnAbandon
  16. 16PlantWindDandelion
  17. 17DandelionWaterWine
  18. 18WaterWineHoly Water
  19. 19Holy WaterTreeJesus
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21JesusLakeWalk
  22. 22WalkWalkPath
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainWindAvalanche
  32. 32AvalancheWindSnow
  33. 33AustraliaSnowNo
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35NoOceanNot
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38NotSingularityPlural
  39. 39PathPluralPaths
  40. 40AbandonPathsAbandoned Paths
  41. 41DandelionPlantWeed
  42. 42DustWeedClean
  43. 43DustEarthPlanet
  44. 44FirePlanetSun
  45. 45FireSunSolar
  46. 46PlantSolarOxygen
  47. 47OxygenWaterHydrogen
  48. 48DandelionHydrogenHelium
  49. 49CleanHeliumHe
  50. 50FireHeShe
  51. 51EarthWaveSand
  52. 52MountainSandPyramid
  53. 53PyramidWaterTomb
  54. 54TombWaterMoses
  55. 55MosesWaterParting
  56. 56FireWindSmoke
  57. 57SmokeWaterFog
  58. 58EnginePlantCar
  59. 59CarEarthTire
  60. 60FogTireSkid
  61. 61PartingSkidWays
  62. 62SheWaysSheways
  63. 63Abandoned PathsShewaysAbandoned Sheways
  64. 64TreeWaterRiver
  65. 65RiverTreePaper
  66. 66PaperPlantBook
  67. 67EarthRiverDelta
  68. 68BookDeltaAlphabet
  69. 69AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  70. 70PlantSmokeIncense
  71. 71IncenseSandSnake
  72. 72Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  73. 73Abandoned ShewaysAnagramShades of Grey
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Wind→ Leaf4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Dust + Engine→ Vacuum8Vacuum + Water→ Sponge9Leaf + Sponge→ Absorb10Earth + Steam→ Mud11Fire + Mud→ Brick12Brick + Brick→ Wall13Wall + Water→ Dam14Dam + Dust→ Damn15Absorb + Damn→ Abandon16Plant + Wind→ Dandelion17Dandelion + Water→ Wine18Water + Wine→ Holy Water19Holy Water + Tree→ Jesus20Water + Water→ Lake21Jesus + Lake→ Walk22Walk + Walk→ Path23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Water + Wind→ Wave28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Continent + Surf→ Australia30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche32Avalanche + Wind→ Snow33Australia + Snow→ No34Lake + Water→ Ocean35No + Ocean→ Not36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Not + Singularity→ Plural39Path + Plural→ Paths40Abandon + Paths→ Abandoned Paths41Dandelion + Plant→ Weed42Dust + Weed→ Clean43Dust + Earth→ Planet44Fire + Planet→ Sun45Fire + Sun→ Solar46Plant + Solar→ Oxygen47Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen48Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium49Clean + Helium→ He50Fire + He→ She51Earth + Wave→ Sand52Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid53Pyramid + Water→ Tomb54Tomb + Water→ Moses55Moses + Water→ Parting56Fire + Wind→ Smoke57Smoke + Water→ Fog58Engine + Plant→ Car59Car + Earth→ Tire60Fog + Tire→ Skid61Parting + Skid→ Ways62She + Ways→ Sheways63Abandoned Paths + Sheways→ Abandoned Sheways64Tree + Water→ River65River + Tree→ Paper66Paper + Plant→ Book67Earth + River→ Delta68Book + Delta→ Alphabet69Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup70Plant + Smoke→ Incense71Incense + Sand→ Snake72Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram73Abandoned Sheways + Anagram→ Shades of Grey

Shades of Grey at a glance

Steps to craft
73
Marathon
Crafting depth
114
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shades of Grey in Infinite Craft?

Combine Abandoned Sheways with Anagram. The full path from the base elements takes 73 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shades of Grey?

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

Is Shades of Grey hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 73 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shades of Grey?

Only one known combination produces Shades of Grey.

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