Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make The Pillars of Hercules in Infinite Craft

The Pillars of Hercules is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ancient Pillars plus The Rapists. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ancient PillarsThe RapistsThe Pillars of Hercules

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 83

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15PlantWaterSwamp
  16. 16SwampSwampBog
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21MountainTractorBulldozer
  22. 22SteamWindCloud
  23. 23CloudWaterRain
  24. 24RainWaterRainbow
  25. 25BulldozerRainbowRainbow Dash
  26. 26BogRainbow DashPrincess Celestia
  27. 27AnagramPrincess CelestiaAncient Pillars
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionWaterWine
  30. 30WindWineBalloon
  31. 31BalloonWineParty
  32. 32FireSwampDragon
  33. 33DragonSwampLizard
  34. 34DandelionLizardChameleon
  35. 35ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  36. 36EarthWindDust
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38AshFirePhoenix
  39. 39DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  40. 40WindYin YangFeng Shui
  41. 41CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  42. 42DragonHide and SeekWhere
  43. 43PartyWhereHere
  44. 44FireHereThere
  45. 45FireThereTheir
  46. 46EarthFireLava
  47. 47LavaWaterStone
  48. 48LavaStoneObsidian
  49. 49EarthObsidianDiamond
  50. 50DiamondSteamPressure
  51. 51PressurePressureStress
  52. 52PlantSteamTea
  53. 53StressTeaTherapy
  54. 54TheirTherapyThe Rapists
  55. 55Ancient PillarsThe RapistsThe Pillars of Hercules
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Plant + Water→ Swamp16Swamp + Swamp→ Bog17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Fire + Water→ Steam19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer22Steam + Wind→ Cloud23Cloud + Water→ Rain24Rain + Water→ Rainbow25Bulldozer + Rainbow→ Rainbow Dash26Bog + Rainbow Dash→ Princess Celestia27Anagram + Princess Celestia→ Ancient Pillars28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Water→ Wine30Wind + Wine→ Balloon31Balloon + Wine→ Party32Fire + Swamp→ Dragon33Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard34Dandelion + Lizard→ Chameleon35Chameleon + Water→ Camouflage36Earth + Wind→ Dust37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Ash + Fire→ Phoenix39Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang40Wind + Yin Yang→ Feng Shui41Camouflage + Feng Shui→ Hide and Seek42Dragon + Hide and Seek→ Where43Party + Where→ Here44Fire + Here→ There45Fire + There→ Their46Earth + Fire→ Lava47Lava + Water→ Stone48Lava + Stone→ Obsidian49Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond50Diamond + Steam→ Pressure51Pressure + Pressure→ Stress52Plant + Steam→ Tea53Stress + Tea→ Therapy54Their + Therapy→ The Rapists55Ancient Pillars + The Rapists→ The Pillars of Hercules

The Pillars of Hercules at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to The Pillars of Hercules, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Pillars of Hercules in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ancient Pillars with The Rapists. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Pillars of Hercules?

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

Is The Pillars of Hercules 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 Pillars of Hercules?

Only one known combination produces The Pillars of Hercules.

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