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How to Make The Red Child in Infinite Craft

The Red Child is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Green Child. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Green ChildThe Red Child

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 13DustPlantPollen
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16PollenStoneAmber
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19DandelionEngineHelicopter
  20. 20AmberHelicopterAmber Alert
  21. 21EarthSteamMud
  22. 22HelicopterMudMuddy Helicopter
  23. 23Amber AlertMuddy HelicopterMuddy Child
  24. 24PlantSteamTea
  25. 25AshTeaMatcha
  26. 26DustMatchaGreen Tea
  27. 27EnginePlantCar
  28. 28SteamWindCloud
  29. 29CloudWaterRain
  30. 30CarRainTraffic
  31. 31Green TeaTrafficGreen Light
  32. 32FireWindSmoke
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34DandelionFogFairy
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36MountainWindAvalanche
  37. 37EngineSteamTrain
  38. 38SteamTrainLocomotive
  39. 39AvalancheLocomotiveSnowpiercer
  40. 40FairySnowpiercerTilda Swinton
  41. 41Green LightTilda SwintonThe Green Knight
  42. 42Muddy ChildThe Green KnightThe Green Child
  43. 43OppositeThe Green ChildThe Red Child
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→ Opposite13Dust + Plant→ Pollen14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Pollen + Stone→ Amber17Fire + Water→ Steam18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter20Amber + Helicopter→ Amber Alert21Earth + Steam→ Mud22Helicopter + Mud→ Muddy Helicopter23Amber Alert + Muddy Helicopter→ Muddy Child24Plant + Steam→ Tea25Ash + Tea→ Matcha26Dust + Matcha→ Green Tea27Engine + Plant→ Car28Steam + Wind→ Cloud29Cloud + Water→ Rain30Car + Rain→ Traffic31Green Tea + Traffic→ Green Light32Fire + Wind→ Smoke33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Dandelion + Fog→ Fairy35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche37Engine + Steam→ Train38Steam + Train→ Locomotive39Avalanche + Locomotive→ Snowpiercer40Fairy + Snowpiercer→ Tilda Swinton41Green Light + Tilda Swinton→ The Green Knight42Muddy Child + The Green Knight→ The Green Child43Opposite + The Green Child→ The Red Child

The Red Child at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to The Red Child, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Red Child in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Green Child. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Red Child?

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

Is The Red Child hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Red Child?

Only one known combination produces The Red Child.

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