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How to Make Sheldon Sphinx in Infinite Craft

Sheldon Sphinx is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Sheldon Cooper plus Sphinx. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Sheldon CooperSphinxSheldon Sphinx

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 26

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireWindSmoke
  5. 5SmokeWaterFog
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9DustEngineVacuum
  10. 10FireVacuumBlack Hole
  11. 11SteamWaveSurf
  12. 12SurfWindSurfing
  13. 13Black HoleSurfingHawking
  14. 14FogHawkingStephen
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16StephenTornadoSheldon
  17. 17BeachSheldonSheldon Cooper
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21SandstormStoneSphinx
  22. 22Sheldon CooperSphinxSheldon Sphinx
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke5Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum10Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole11Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf12Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing13Black Hole + Surfingโ†’ Hawking14Fog + Hawkingโ†’ Stephen15Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado16Stephen + Tornadoโ†’ Sheldon17Beach + Sheldonโ†’ Sheldon Cooper18Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm19Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava20Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone21Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx22Sheldon Cooper + Sphinxโ†’ Sheldon Sphinx

What you can make with Sheldon Sphinx

Sheldon Sphinx at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
26
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to Sheldon Sphinx, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sheldon Sphinx in Infinite Craft?

Combine Sheldon Cooper with Sphinx. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sheldon Sphinx?

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

Is Sheldon Sphinx hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sheldon Sphinx?

Only one known combination produces Sheldon Sphinx.

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