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How to Make The Shaggy Dog in Infinite Craft

The Shaggy Dog is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus The Red Dog. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramThe Red DogThe Shaggy Dog

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17LakeWaterOcean
  18. 18OceanWaterFish
  19. 19FishWindFlying Fish
  20. 20EarthFlying FishBird
  21. 21BirdEarthChicken
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26MountainTractorBulldozer
  27. 27BulldozerMountainRoad
  28. 28ChickenRoadWhy
  29. 29DustWhyBecause
  30. 30BecauseBecauseAnd
  31. 31EarthSteamMud
  32. 32FireMudBrick
  33. 33BrickBrickWall
  34. 34PlantWallIvy
  35. 35IvyMountainCliff
  36. 36LakeMountainFjord
  37. 37PlantWindDandelion
  38. 38DandelionPlantWeed
  39. 39FjordWeedKratom
  40. 40CliffKratomClifford
  41. 41AndCliffordThe Red Dog
  42. 42AnagramThe Red DogThe Shaggy Dog
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→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Water + Water→ Lake17Lake + Water→ Ocean18Ocean + Water→ Fish19Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish20Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird21Bird + Earth→ Chicken22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Fire + Water→ Steam24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Earth + Engine→ Tractor26Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer27Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road28Chicken + Road→ Why29Dust + Why→ Because30Because + Because→ And31Earth + Steam→ Mud32Fire + Mud→ Brick33Brick + Brick→ Wall34Plant + Wall→ Ivy35Ivy + Mountain→ Cliff36Lake + Mountain→ Fjord37Plant + Wind→ Dandelion38Dandelion + Plant→ Weed39Fjord + Weed→ Kratom40Cliff + Kratom→ Clifford41And + Clifford→ The Red Dog42Anagram + The Red Dog→ The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Shaggy Dog in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with The Red Dog. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Shaggy Dog?

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

Is The Shaggy Dog hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Shaggy Dog?

Only one known combination produces The Shaggy Dog.

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