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How to Make Spike Needle in Infinite Craft

Spike Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mars Needle plus Spike. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mars NeedleSpikeSpike Needle

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 422 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6HouseWaveBeach House
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9DustWindSandstorm
  10. 10PlanetSandstormMars
  11. 11Beach HouseMarsMars House
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15AshPollenCough
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17CoughTreeCedar
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EngineEngineRocket
  20. 20CedarRocketSpace Needle
  21. 21Mars HouseSpace NeedleMars Needle
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23TreeWindLeaf
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25LeafTornadoTumbleweed
  26. 26SmokeTumbleweedCowboy
  27. 27CowboyWaterDrowned Cowboy
  28. 28TornadoTornadoHurricane
  29. 29Drowned CowboyHurricaneCowboy Bebop
  30. 30Cowboy BebopPlantSpike
  31. 31Mars NeedleSpikeSpike Needle
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Wind→ House5Water + Wind→ Wave6House + Wave→ Beach House7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Earth→ Planet9Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm10Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars11Beach House + Mars→ Mars House12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Earth + Water→ Plant14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Ash + Pollen→ Cough16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Cough + Tree→ Cedar18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Engine + Engine→ Rocket20Cedar + Rocket→ Space Needle21Mars House + Space Needle→ Mars Needle22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Tree + Wind→ Leaf24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Leaf + Tornado→ Tumbleweed26Smoke + Tumbleweed→ Cowboy27Cowboy + Water→ Drowned Cowboy28Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane29Drowned Cowboy + Hurricane→ Cowboy Bebop30Cowboy Bebop + Plant→ Spike31Mars Needle + Spike→ Spike Needle

Other ways to make Spike Needle

2 combinations are known to produce Spike Needle. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Spike Needle
FirstSecondResult
Mars NeedleSpikeSpike Needle
Spike CannonTwin NeedleSpike Needle

What you can make with Spike Needle

Spike Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

Similar effort to Spike Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Spike Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mars Needle with Spike. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Spike Needle?

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

Is Spike Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Spike Needle?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Spike Needle, 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.