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How to Make The Insect in Infinite Craft

The Insect is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 75 combinations to get there, and the final one is Similar plus The In A. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SimilarThe In AThe Insect

Marathon75 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1252 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 75 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10DandelionEngineHelicopter
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12HelicopterMountainRescue
  13. 13AntRescueAid
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15SandstormWaterOasis
  16. 16OasisPlantDate
  17. 17DateWaterDating
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19FireMudBrick
  20. 20BrickBrickWall
  21. 21DatingWallFacebook
  22. 22FacebookFireLike
  23. 23AidLikeSimilar
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25EarthWaveSand
  26. 26SandWaterBeach
  27. 27FireSandGlass
  28. 28EarthGlassBottle
  29. 29BeachBottleMessage
  30. 30EarthMessageLetter
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33SunWindSunflower
  34. 34LetterSunflowerA
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37PlantStoneFossil
  38. 38FossilWaterOil
  39. 39OilSwampTar
  40. 40TarWaterPitch
  41. 41EarthPitchBaseball
  42. 42EnginePlantCar
  43. 43CarMudRally
  44. 44PlantRallyProtest
  45. 45EngineProtestStrike
  46. 46BaseballStrikeOut
  47. 47BeachOutIn
  48. 48DustFireAsh
  49. 49AshFirePhoenix
  50. 50AshPhoenixRebirth
  51. 51PlantSteamTea
  52. 52RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  53. 53PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  54. 54FireSunSolar
  55. 55PlantSolarOxygen
  56. 56OxygenWaterHydrogen
  57. 57DandelionHydrogenHelium
  58. 58DandelionEarthFlower
  59. 59CarFlowerCarnation
  60. 60CarnationTeaT
  61. 61HeliumTThe
  62. 62RepeatTheThe The
  63. 63FireWindSmoke
  64. 64SmokeWaterFog
  65. 65SandstormStoneSphinx
  66. 66FogSphinxRiddle
  67. 67DandelionWaterWine
  68. 68SteamWineStew
  69. 69EarthPlantTree
  70. 70StewTreeStewpid
  71. 71RiddleStewpidYou
  72. 72The TheYouThe You
  73. 73InThe YouThe In You
  74. 74AThe In YouThe In A
  75. 75SimilarThe In AThe Insect
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Helicopter + Mountain→ Rescue13Ant + Rescue→ Aid14Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm15Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis16Oasis + Plant→ Date17Date + Water→ Dating18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Fire + Mud→ Brick20Brick + Brick→ Wall21Dating + Wall→ Facebook22Facebook + Fire→ Like23Aid + Like→ Similar24Water + Wind→ Wave25Earth + Wave→ Sand26Sand + Water→ Beach27Fire + Sand→ Glass28Earth + Glass→ Bottle29Beach + Bottle→ Message30Earth + Message→ Letter31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Sun + Wind→ Sunflower34Letter + Sunflower→ A35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Plant + Stone→ Fossil38Fossil + Water→ Oil39Oil + Swamp→ Tar40Tar + Water→ Pitch41Earth + Pitch→ Baseball42Engine + Plant→ Car43Car + Mud→ Rally44Plant + Rally→ Protest45Engine + Protest→ Strike46Baseball + Strike→ Out47Beach + Out→ In48Dust + Fire→ Ash49Ash + Fire→ Phoenix50Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth51Plant + Steam→ Tea52Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea53Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat54Fire + Sun→ Solar55Plant + Solar→ Oxygen56Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen57Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium58Dandelion + Earth→ Flower59Car + Flower→ Carnation60Carnation + Tea→ T61Helium + T→ The62Repeat + The→ The The63Fire + Wind→ Smoke64Smoke + Water→ Fog65Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx66Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle67Dandelion + Water→ Wine68Steam + Wine→ Stew69Earth + Plant→ Tree70Stew + Tree→ Stewpid71Riddle + Stewpid→ You72The The + You→ The You73In + The You→ The In You74A + The In You→ The In A75Similar + The In A→ The Insect

Other ways to make The Insect

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Insect
FirstSecondResult
SimilarThe In AThe Insect
SIMILARThe In AThe Insect

The Insect at a glance

Steps to craft
75
Marathon
Crafting depth
125
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Insect in Infinite Craft?

Combine Similar with The In A. The full path from the base elements takes 75 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Insect?

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

Is The Insect hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 75 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Insect?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Insect, 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.