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How to Make Shininess in Infinite Craft

Shininess is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Shini plus Shiniest. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShiniShiniestShininess

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7GenieWeedHashish
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9DandelionWaterWine
  10. 10FireWineAlcohol
  11. 11AlcoholLakeVodka
  12. 12LakeVodkaMartini
  13. 13HashishMartiniHashini
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EnginePlantCar
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassSteamMirror
  21. 21FireFireVolcano
  22. 22MirrorVolcanoEcho
  23. 23CarEchoReverse
  24. 24HashiniReverseShini
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26PlantSmokeIncense
  27. 27IncenseSmokePrayer
  28. 28FirePrayerCandle
  29. 29CandleWaterWax
  30. 30CarWaxShine
  31. 31DandelionWindSeed
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33SeedTreeApple
  34. 34DustWeedClean
  35. 35AppleCleanShiny
  36. 36ShineShinyShinier
  37. 37ShineShinierShiniest
  38. 38ShiniShiniestShininess
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dandelion + Dust→ Wish5Water + Wish→ Genie6Dandelion + Plant→ Weed7Genie + Weed→ Hashish8Water + Water→ Lake9Dandelion + Water→ Wine10Fire + Wine→ Alcohol11Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka12Lake + Vodka→ Martini13Hashish + Martini→ Hashini14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Plant→ Car17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Glass + Steam→ Mirror21Fire + Fire→ Volcano22Mirror + Volcano→ Echo23Car + Echo→ Reverse24Hashini + Reverse→ Shini25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Plant + Smoke→ Incense27Incense + Smoke→ Prayer28Fire + Prayer→ Candle29Candle + Water→ Wax30Car + Wax→ Shine31Dandelion + Wind→ Seed32Earth + Plant→ Tree33Seed + Tree→ Apple34Dust + Weed→ Clean35Apple + Clean→ Shiny36Shine + Shiny→ Shinier37Shine + Shinier→ Shiniest38Shini + Shiniest→ Shininess

What you can make with Shininess

Shininess at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shininess in Infinite Craft?

Combine Shini with Shiniest. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shininess?

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

Is Shininess hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shininess?

Only one known combination produces Shininess.

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