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How to Make The Empire Strikes in Infinite Craft

The Empire Strikes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is The Empire Strikes Back plus Without. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The Empire Strikes BackWithoutThe Empire Strikes

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustWindSandstorm
  5. 5EarthSandstormDune
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7DunePlanetTatooine
  8. 8FireTatooineStar Wars
  9. 9AvalancheStar WarsThe Empire Strikes Back
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionPlantWeed
  13. 13DustWeedClean
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16CleanFogClear
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19SandWaterBeach
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21EarthGlassBottle
  22. 22BeachBottleMessage
  23. 23EarthMessageLetter
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25SunWindSunflower
  26. 26LetterSunflowerA
  27. 27AFireB
  28. 28EarthPlantTree
  29. 29TreeWaterRiver
  30. 30RiverTreePaper
  31. 31EarthPaperMap
  32. 32MapWaterTreasure
  33. 33MapTreasureX
  34. 34WindXY
  35. 35BYBY
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37EarthFireLava
  38. 38LavaWaterStone
  39. 39PlantStoneFossil
  40. 40FireFossilDinosaur
  41. 41DustTreeWood
  42. 42SandstormWoodSandal
  43. 43DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  44. 44LakeThesaurusSynonym
  45. 45MountainMountainMountain Range
  46. 46WaterWeedBong
  47. 47BongMountain RangeSmoky Mountains
  48. 48Mountain RangeSmoky MountainsAppalachian Mountains
  49. 49Appalachian MountainsWaterAppalachian Trail
  50. 50Appalachian TrailDandelionThru-Hiker
  51. 51Thru-HikerWindThru
  52. 52SynonymThruThrough
  53. 53BYThroughWith
  54. 54ClearWithWithout
  55. 55The Empire Strikes BackWithoutThe Empire Strikes
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm5Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Dune + Planet→ Tatooine8Fire + Tatooine→ Star Wars9Avalanche + Star Wars→ The Empire Strikes Back10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Wind→ Dandelion12Dandelion + Plant→ Weed13Dust + Weed→ Clean14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Clean + Fog→ Clear17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Sand + Water→ Beach20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Earth + Glass→ Bottle22Beach + Bottle→ Message23Earth + Message→ Letter24Fire + Planet→ Sun25Sun + Wind→ Sunflower26Letter + Sunflower→ A27A + Fire→ B28Earth + Plant→ Tree29Tree + Water→ River30River + Tree→ Paper31Earth + Paper→ Map32Map + Water→ Treasure33Map + Treasure→ X34Wind + X→ Y35B + Y→ BY36Water + Water→ Lake37Earth + Fire→ Lava38Lava + Water→ Stone39Plant + Stone→ Fossil40Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur41Dust + Tree→ Wood42Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal43Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus44Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym45Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range46Water + Weed→ Bong47Bong + Mountain Range→ Smoky Mountains48Mountain Range + Smoky Mountains→ Appalachian Mountains49Appalachian Mountains + Water→ Appalachian Trail50Appalachian Trail + Dandelion→ Thru-Hiker51Thru-Hiker + Wind→ Thru52Synonym + Thru→ Through53BY + Through→ With54Clear + With→ Without55The Empire Strikes Back + Without→ The Empire Strikes

The Empire Strikes at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Empire Strikes in Infinite Craft?

Combine The Empire Strikes Back with Without. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Empire Strikes?

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

Is The Empire Strikes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Empire Strikes?

Only one known combination produces The Empire Strikes.

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