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How to Make The Riddle of the Sphinx in Infinite Craft

The Riddle of the Sphinx is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Sphinx. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe SphinxThe Riddle of the Sphinx

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23EarthSteamMud
  24. 24WindmillWindmillWind Farm
  25. 25MudWind FarmMuddy Wind Farm
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27EarthFireLava
  28. 28LavaWaterStone
  29. 29SmokeStoneStatue
  30. 30SmokeStatueOzymandias
  31. 31Muddy Wind FarmOzymandiasThe Sphinx
  32. 32Future TenseThe SphinxThe Riddle of the Sphinx
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Earth + Steam→ Mud24Windmill + Windmill→ Wind Farm25Mud + Wind Farm→ Muddy Wind Farm26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Earth + Fire→ Lava28Lava + Water→ Stone29Smoke + Stone→ Statue30Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias31Muddy Wind Farm + Ozymandias→ The Sphinx32Future Tense + The Sphinx→ The Riddle of the Sphinx

What you can make with The Riddle of the Sphinx

The Riddle of the Sphinx at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Riddle of the Sphinx in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Sphinx. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Riddle of the Sphinx?

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

Is The Riddle of the Sphinx hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Riddle of the Sphinx?

Only one known combination produces The Riddle of the Sphinx.

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