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How to Make SOS in Infinite Craft

SOS sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 7 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Fire plus Smoke Signal.

The final combination

FireSmoke SignalSOS

Moderate7 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 8505 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 7 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustEarthPlanet
  4. 4FirePlanetSun
  5. 5SunWindSunflower
  6. 6SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  7. 7FireSmoke SignalSOS
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Earth→ Planet4Fire + Planet→ Sun5Sun + Wind→ Sunflower6Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal7Fire + Smoke Signal→ SOS

Other ways to make SOS

505 combinations are known to produce SOS. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with SOS

SOS at a glance

Steps to craft
7
Moderate
Crafting depth
8
faster than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
505
ways to make it
Used in
3,013
other combinations

Other elements that take 7 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make SOS in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire with Smoke Signal. The full path from the base elements takes 7 steps.

How many steps does it take to make SOS?

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

Is SOS hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 7 steps it is faster than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make SOS?

Yes. 505 combinations are known to produce SOS, 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.