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How to Make Sphinx Black in Infinite Craft

Sphinx Black is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Sphinx White. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSphinx WhiteSphinx Black

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25FogPlanetVenus
  26. 26VenusWaterAphrodite
  27. 27FogWaterIce
  28. 28AphroditeIceSnow White
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30EarthFireLava
  31. 31LavaWaterStone
  32. 32SandstormStoneSphinx
  33. 33Snow WhiteSphinxSphinx White
  34. 34Future TenseSphinx WhiteSphinx Black
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Fog + Planet→ Venus26Venus + Water→ Aphrodite27Fog + Water→ Ice28Aphrodite + Ice→ Snow White29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Earth + Fire→ Lava31Lava + Water→ Stone32Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx33Snow White + Sphinx→ Sphinx White34Future Tense + Sphinx White→ Sphinx Black

Sphinx Black at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

Similar effort to Sphinx Black, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sphinx Black in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Sphinx White. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sphinx Black?

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

Is Sphinx Black hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sphinx Black?

Only one known combination produces Sphinx Black.

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