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How to Make The Alien in Infinite Craft

The Alien is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 71 combinations to get there, and the final one is Alien plus The If You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AlienThe If YouThe Alien

Marathon71 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1292 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 71 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineEngineRocket
  5. 5PlantRocketSpace Plant
  6. 6EarthSpace PlantAlien
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10FireSandGlass
  11. 11GlassWindWindow
  12. 12TornadoWindowBroken Window
  13. 13FireGlassLens
  14. 14FireLensMagnifying Glass
  15. 15Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  16. 16Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  17. 17ClueEvidenceCase
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SmokeWaterFog
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustWindSandstorm
  22. 22EarthFireLava
  23. 23LavaWaterStone
  24. 24SandstormStoneSphinx
  25. 25FogSphinxRiddle
  26. 26RiddleWindAnswer
  27. 27AnswerSteamQuestion
  28. 28GlassSandHourglass
  29. 29FireHourglassTime
  30. 30QuestionTimeWhen
  31. 31CaseWhenIf
  32. 32SandWaterBeach
  33. 33EarthGlassBottle
  34. 34BeachBottleMessage
  35. 35EarthMessageLetter
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37FirePlanetSun
  38. 38SunWindSunflower
  39. 39LetterSunflowerA
  40. 40EnginePlantCar
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42CarTeaChariot
  43. 43EarthSteamMud
  44. 44PlantWaterSwamp
  45. 45MudSwampQuagmire
  46. 46ChariotQuagmireStuck
  47. 47AStuckAs
  48. 48DustFireAsh
  49. 49AshFirePhoenix
  50. 50AshPhoenixRebirth
  51. 51RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  52. 52PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  53. 53PlantWindDandelion
  54. 54FireSunSolar
  55. 55PlantSolarOxygen
  56. 56OxygenWaterHydrogen
  57. 57DandelionHydrogenHelium
  58. 58DandelionEarthFlower
  59. 59CarFlowerCarnation
  60. 60CarnationTeaT
  61. 61HeliumTThe
  62. 62RepeatTheThe The
  63. 63DandelionWaterWine
  64. 64SteamWineStew
  65. 65EarthPlantTree
  66. 66StewTreeStewpid
  67. 67RiddleStewpidYou
  68. 68The TheYouThe You
  69. 69AsThe YouThe As You
  70. 70IfThe As YouThe If You
  71. 71AlienThe If YouThe Alien
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Engine→ Rocket5Plant + Rocket→ Space Plant6Earth + Space Plant→ Alien7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Water + Wind→ Wave9Earth + Wave→ Sand10Fire + Sand→ Glass11Glass + Wind→ Window12Tornado + Window→ Broken Window13Fire + Glass→ Lens14Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass15Broken Window + Magnifying Glass→ Evidence16Broken Window + Evidence→ Clue17Clue + Evidence→ Case18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Water→ Fog20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm22Earth + Fire→ Lava23Lava + Water→ Stone24Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx25Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle26Riddle + Wind→ Answer27Answer + Steam→ Question28Glass + Sand→ Hourglass29Fire + Hourglass→ Time30Question + Time→ When31Case + When→ If32Sand + Water→ Beach33Earth + Glass→ Bottle34Beach + Bottle→ Message35Earth + Message→ Letter36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Fire + Planet→ Sun38Sun + Wind→ Sunflower39Letter + Sunflower→ A40Engine + Plant→ Car41Plant + Steam→ Tea42Car + Tea→ Chariot43Earth + Steam→ Mud44Plant + Water→ Swamp45Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire46Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck47A + Stuck→ As48Dust + Fire→ Ash49Ash + Fire→ Phoenix50Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth51Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea52Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat53Plant + Wind→ Dandelion54Fire + Sun→ Solar55Plant + Solar→ Oxygen56Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen57Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium58Dandelion + Earth→ Flower59Car + Flower→ Carnation60Carnation + Tea→ T61Helium + T→ The62Repeat + The→ The The63Dandelion + Water→ Wine64Steam + Wine→ Stew65Earth + Plant→ Tree66Stew + Tree→ Stewpid67Riddle + Stewpid→ You68The The + You→ The You69As + The You→ The As You70If + The As You→ The If You71Alien + The If You→ The Alien

Other ways to make The Alien

2 combinations are known to produce The Alien. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Alien
FirstSecondResult
AlienThe If YouThe Alien
ALIENThe If YouThe Alien

What you can make with The Alien

The Alien at a glance

Steps to craft
71
Marathon
Crafting depth
129
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 71 steps

Similar effort to The Alien, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Alien in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alien with The If You. The full path from the base elements takes 71 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Alien?

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

Is The Alien hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 71 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Alien?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Alien, and the shortest route is shown above.

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