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How to Make Sherlock in Infinite Craft

Sherlock sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Detective plus Wind.

The final combination

DetectiveWindSherlock

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 11303 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7FireGlassLens
  8. 8FireLensMagnifying Glass
  9. 9IncenseMagnifying GlassDetective
  10. 10DetectiveWindSherlock
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Fire + Glass→ Lens8Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass9Incense + Magnifying Glass→ Detective10Detective + Wind→ Sherlock

Other ways to make Sherlock

303 combinations are known to produce Sherlock. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sherlock
FirstSecondResult
AshDetectiveSherlock
BookPipeSherlock
Chicken LampSleuthSherlock
CloudDetectiveSherlock
CognacPipeSherlock
ConsoleDetectiveSherlock
ConsoleHolmesSherlock
ConsoleSherrySherlock
ControllerHolmesSherlock
DetectiveDogSherlock
DetectiveDriftSherlock
DetectiveFogSherlock
DetectiveGoogleSherlock
DetectiveHackerSherlock
DetectiveHouseSherlock
DetectiveHumanSherlock
DetectiveIrishSherlock
DetectivePlanetSherlock
DetectivePlantSherlock
DetectiveSandstormSherlock
DetectiveSmokeSherlock
DetectiveSwampSherlock
DetectiveTreeSherlock
DetectiveTVSherlock
DetectiveWaveSherlock

What you can make with Sherlock

Sherlock at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
11
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
303
ways to make it
Used in
139
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sherlock in Infinite Craft?

Combine Detective with Wind. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sherlock?

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

Is Sherlock hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sherlock?

Yes. 303 combinations are known to produce Sherlock, 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.