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How to Make The Red Headed Stepchild in Infinite Craft

The Red Headed Stepchild is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus The Red Death. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramThe Red DeathThe Red Headed Stepchild

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 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. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16EarthEarthMountain
  17. 17LakeMountainFjord
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19FjordVolcanoIceland
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DandelionDustWish
  23. 23IcelandWishIcecream
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  27. 27EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  28. 28IcecreamMountain Dew Code RedThe Red Death
  29. 29AnagramThe Red DeathThe Red Headed Stepchild
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→ Anagram15Water + Water→ Lake16Earth + Earth→ Mountain17Lake + Mountain→ Fjord18Fire + Fire→ Volcano19Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dandelion + Dust→ Wish23Iceland + Wish→ Icecream24Fire + Water→ Steam25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew27Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red28Icecream + Mountain Dew Code Red→ The Red Death29Anagram + The Red Death→ The Red Headed Stepchild

The Red Headed Stepchild at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 94% 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 Red Headed Stepchild in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with The Red Death. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Red Headed Stepchild?

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

Is The Red Headed Stepchild hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Red Headed Stepchild?

Only one known combination produces The Red Headed Stepchild.

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