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How to Make The Riddle in Infinite Craft

The Riddle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is The End plus The Sphinx. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The EndThe SphinxThe Riddle

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 304 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4SmokeWaterFog
  5. 5DustFogSmog
  6. 6FireSmogPollution
  7. 7PlanetPollutionGlobal Warming
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10SmokeStoneStatue
  11. 11SmokeStatueOzymandias
  12. 12Global WarmingOzymandiasThe End
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14EarthSteamMud
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17WindmillWindmillWind Farm
  18. 18MudWind FarmMuddy Wind Farm
  19. 19Muddy Wind FarmOzymandiasThe Sphinx
  20. 20The EndThe SphinxThe Riddle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Fire + Wind→ Smoke4Smoke + Water→ Fog5Dust + Fog→ Smog6Fire + Smog→ Pollution7Planet + Pollution→ Global Warming8Earth + Fire→ Lava9Lava + Water→ Stone10Smoke + Stone→ Statue11Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias12Global Warming + Ozymandias→ The End13Fire + Water→ Steam14Earth + Steam→ Mud15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Windmill + Windmill→ Wind Farm18Mud + Wind Farm→ Muddy Wind Farm19Muddy Wind Farm + Ozymandias→ The Sphinx20The End + The Sphinx→ The Riddle

Other ways to make The Riddle

4 combinations are known to produce The Riddle. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Riddle
FirstSecondResult
SocratesThe SphinxThe Riddle
The EndThe SphinxThe Riddle
Fishing With The WindThe SphinxThe Riddle
SynonymThe AnswerThe Riddle

What you can make with The Riddle

The Riddle at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
30
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Riddle in Infinite Craft?

Combine The End with The Sphinx. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Riddle?

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

Is The Riddle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Riddle?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce The Riddle, 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.