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How to Make Sphinx Crab in Infinite Craft

Sphinx Crab is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hermit Crab plus Sphinx. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hermit CrabSphinxSphinx Crab

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9CrabDandelionHermit Crab
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12SandstormStoneSphinx
  13. 13Hermit CrabSphinxSphinx Crab
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Crab + Dandelionโ†’ Hermit Crab10Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava11Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone12Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx13Hermit Crab + Sphinxโ†’ Sphinx Crab

Other ways to make Sphinx Crab

2 combinations are known to produce Sphinx Crab. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sphinx Crab
FirstSecondResult
Hermit CrabSphinxSphinx Crab
Lava CrabSphinxSphinx Crab

Sphinx Crab at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sphinx Crab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hermit Crab with Sphinx. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sphinx Crab?

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

Is Sphinx Crab hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sphinx Crab?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Sphinx Crab, 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.