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How to Make The Big Octopus in Infinite Craft

The Big Octopus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Little Mermaid. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Little MermaidThe Big Octopus

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 29

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakePlantLily
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16LilyWaveMermaid
  17. 17MermaidWindAriel
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21SmokeStoneStatue
  22. 22SmokeStatueOzymandias
  23. 23ArielOzymandiasThe Little Mermaid
  24. 24OppositeThe Little MermaidThe Big Octopus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Plant→ Lily15Water + Wind→ Wave16Lily + Wave→ Mermaid17Mermaid + Wind→ Ariel18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Smoke + Stone→ Statue22Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias23Ariel + Ozymandias→ The Little Mermaid24Opposite + The Little Mermaid→ The Big Octopus

The Big Octopus at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Big Octopus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Little Mermaid. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Big Octopus?

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

Is The Big Octopus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Big Octopus?

Only one known combination produces The Big Octopus.

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