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How to Make The First Guardian in Infinite Craft

The First Guardian is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Last Guardian. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Last GuardianThe First Guardian

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 412 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 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. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17EngineStoneSteamroller
  18. 18EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  19. 19Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  20. 20EarthFrisbeeDisc
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22FirePlanetSun
  23. 23FireSunSolar
  24. 24PlanetSolarSystem
  25. 25DiscSystemPlaystation
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27MountainMountainMountain Range
  28. 28FireWindSmoke
  29. 29SmokeStoneStatue
  30. 30SmokeStatueOzymandias
  31. 31Mountain RangeOzymandiasThe Colossus of Rhodes
  32. 32PlaystationThe Colossus of RhodesThe Last Guardian
  33. 33OppositeThe Last GuardianThe First Guardian
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→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Earth + Fire→ Lava16Lava + Water→ Stone17Engine + Stone→ Steamroller18Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth19Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee20Earth + Frisbee→ Disc21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Fire + Planet→ Sun23Fire + Sun→ Solar24Planet + Solar→ System25Disc + System→ Playstation26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range28Fire + Wind→ Smoke29Smoke + Stone→ Statue30Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias31Mountain Range + Ozymandias→ The Colossus of Rhodes32Playstation + The Colossus of Rhodes→ The Last Guardian33Opposite + The Last Guardian→ The First Guardian

Other ways to make The First Guardian

2 combinations are known to produce The First Guardian. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The First Guardian
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe Last GuardianThe First Guardian
NotThe Last GuardianThe First Guardian

The First Guardian at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The First Guardian in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Last Guardian. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The First Guardian?

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

Is The First Guardian hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The First Guardian?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The First Guardian, 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.