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How to Make Shocking News in Infinite Craft

Shocking News is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Electric Eel plus Paperboy. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Electric EelPaperboyShocking News

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 192 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWaterRiver
  10. 10RiverTreePaper
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13SurfWaveSurfer
  14. 14PaperSurferPaperboy
  15. 15Electric EelPaperboyShocking News
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill4Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy5Water + Waterโ†’ Lake6Energy + Lakeโ†’ Electric Eel7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree9Tree + Waterโ†’ River10River + Treeโ†’ Paper11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf13Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer14Paper + Surferโ†’ Paperboy15Electric Eel + Paperboyโ†’ Shocking News

Other ways to make Shocking News

2 combinations are known to produce Shocking News. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shocking News
FirstSecondResult
Electric EelPaperboyShocking News
ElectricianNewspaperShocking News

Shocking News at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Shocking News, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shocking News in Infinite Craft?

Combine Electric Eel with Paperboy. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shocking News?

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

Is Shocking News hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shocking News?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Shocking News, 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.