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How to Make The Sore Thumb in Infinite Craft

The Sore Thumb is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is The Heist plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The HeistThesaurusThe Sore Thumb

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickBrickWall
  5. 5SteamWallGraffiti
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7MountainMountainMountain Range
  8. 8GraffitiMountain RangeBanksy
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11FireSandGlass
  12. 12GlassSteamMirror
  13. 13FireMirrorReflection
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18AshPlantTobacco
  19. 19LakeTobaccoPipe
  20. 20PipeWaterFountain
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22EngineWindWindmill
  23. 23WaterWindmillEnergy
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  26. 26EnergyMountain DewGamer
  27. 27FountainGamerVideogame
  28. 28ReflectionVideogameMirror’s Edge
  29. 29Mirror’s EdgeReflectionMirror’s Edge Catalyst
  30. 30BanksyMirror’s Edge CatalystBanksy’s Daring Escape
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35ContinentLakeAmerica
  36. 36DustWindSandstorm
  37. 37SandstormWaterOasis
  38. 38AmericaOasisLas Vegas
  39. 39Banksy’s Daring EscapeLas VegasThe Heist
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42PlantStoneFossil
  43. 43FireFossilDinosaur
  44. 44EarthPlantTree
  45. 45DustTreeWood
  46. 46SandstormWoodSandal
  47. 47DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  48. 48The HeistThesaurusThe Sore Thumb
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Brick→ Wall5Steam + Wall→ Graffiti6Earth + Earth→ Mountain7Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range8Graffiti + Mountain Range→ Banksy9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Fire + Sand→ Glass12Glass + Steam→ Mirror13Fire + Mirror→ Reflection14Water + Water→ Lake15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Earth + Water→ Plant18Ash + Plant→ Tobacco19Lake + Tobacco→ Pipe20Pipe + Water→ Fountain21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Engine + Wind→ Windmill23Water + Windmill→ Energy24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew26Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer27Fountain + Gamer→ Videogame28Reflection + Videogame→ Mirror’s Edge29Mirror’s Edge + Reflection→ Mirror’s Edge Catalyst30Banksy + Mirror’s Edge Catalyst→ Banksy’s Daring Escape31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunami→ Island34Earth + Island→ Continent35Continent + Lake→ America36Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm37Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis38America + Oasis→ Las Vegas39Banksy’s Daring Escape + Las Vegas→ The Heist40Earth + Fire→ Lava41Lava + Water→ Stone42Plant + Stone→ Fossil43Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur44Earth + Plant→ Tree45Dust + Tree→ Wood46Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal47Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus48The Heist + Thesaurus→ The Sore Thumb

The Sore Thumb at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 99% 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 Sore Thumb in Infinite Craft?

Combine The Heist with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Sore Thumb?

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

Is The Sore Thumb hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Sore Thumb?

Only one known combination produces The Sore Thumb.

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