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How to Make Shovel in Infinite Craft

Shovel sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Swamp plus Tool.

The final combination

SwampToolShovel

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1541 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7EarthTreeForest
  8. 8ForestForestJungle
  9. 9DustJungleMonkey
  10. 10EngineMonkeyMonkey Wrench
  11. 11EarthMonkey WrenchTool
  12. 12SwampToolShovel
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest8Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle9Dust + Jungleโ†’ Monkey10Engine + Monkeyโ†’ Monkey Wrench11Earth + Monkey Wrenchโ†’ Tool12Swamp + Toolโ†’ Shovel

Other ways to make Shovel

41 combinations are known to produce Shovel. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shovel
FirstSecondResult
KnifeNether StarShovel
MirrorToolShovel
PickaxePickaxeShovel
EarthFire PickShovel
SwampToolShovel
Diamond SwordMudShovel
BladeMoleShovel
MetalRakeShovel
HoeSherryShovel
KnifeMoleShovel
AxePickaxeShovel
HoeHoeShovel
HoePickaxeShovel
ChangeHoeShovel
HoeSynonymShovel
PickPickShovel
ScoopScoopShovel
LakeShovel KnightShovel
PlantShovel KnightShovel
AshShovel KnightShovel
EruptionShovel KnightShovel
MudShovel KnightShovel
Shovel KnightTreeShovel
ClayShovel KnightShovel
PhoenixShovel KnightShovel

What you can make with Shovel

Shovel at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
41
ways to make it
Used in
513
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shovel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Swamp with Tool. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shovel?

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

Is Shovel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shovel?

Yes. 41 combinations are known to produce Shovel, 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.