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How to Make The X in Infinite Craft

The X is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Delete The A plus X. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Delete The AXThe X

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1352 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6EarthPencilDrawing
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8EarthTreeForest
  9. 9ForestForestJungle
  10. 10FireFireVolcano
  11. 11JungleVolcanoTarzan
  12. 12SmokeTarzanJane
  13. 13DrawingJaneDoe
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16PaperPlantBook
  17. 17EarthRiverDelta
  18. 18BookDeltaAlphabet
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  21. 21AlphabetFireworksLetters
  22. 22DoeLettersDeletes
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  25. 25DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  26. 26BookDelta VenusAnais Nin
  27. 27Anais NinWaterQuote
  28. 28DeletesQuoteDelete Quote
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31FireSunSolar
  32. 32PlantSolarOxygen
  33. 33OxygenWaterHydrogen
  34. 34DandelionHydrogenHelium
  35. 35FireWaterSteam
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38DandelionEarthFlower
  39. 39CarFlowerCarnation
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41CarnationTeaT
  42. 42HeliumTThe
  43. 43Delete QuoteTheDelete The
  44. 44WaterWindWave
  45. 45WaveWindStorm
  46. 46PaperStormUmbrella
  47. 47AlphabetUmbrellaVowel
  48. 48Delete TheVowelDelete The E
  49. 49SmokeWaterFog
  50. 50DustFogSmog
  51. 51FireSmogPollution
  52. 52PollutionWaterAcid
  53. 53WaterWaterLake
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55LakeMountainFjord
  56. 56EarthWaveSand
  57. 57SandWaterBeach
  58. 58EarthFireLava
  59. 59BeachLavaHawaii
  60. 60HawaiiWindHula
  61. 61HulaWaterHula Hoop
  62. 62PlantWaveSeaweed
  63. 63HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  64. 64PlantPokePokemon
  65. 65Hula HoopPokemonHoopa
  66. 66FjordHoopaUnown
  67. 67AcidUnownUnown A
  68. 68Delete The EUnown ADelete The A
  69. 69EarthPaperMap
  70. 70MapWaterTreasure
  71. 71MapTreasureX
  72. 72Delete The AXThe X
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Earth + Pencil→ Drawing7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Earth + Tree→ Forest9Forest + Forest→ Jungle10Fire + Fire→ Volcano11Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan12Smoke + Tarzan→ Jane13Drawing + Jane→ Doe14Tree + Water→ River15River + Tree→ Paper16Paper + Plant→ Book17Earth + River→ Delta18Book + Delta→ Alphabet19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks21Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters22Doe + Letters→ Deletes23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap25Delta + Venus Flytrap→ Delta Venus26Book + Delta Venus→ Anais Nin27Anais Nin + Water→ Quote28Deletes + Quote→ Delete Quote29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Fire + Planet→ Sun31Fire + Sun→ Solar32Plant + Solar→ Oxygen33Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen34Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium35Fire + Water→ Steam36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Engine + Plant→ Car38Dandelion + Earth→ Flower39Car + Flower→ Carnation40Plant + Steam→ Tea41Carnation + Tea→ T42Helium + T→ The43Delete Quote + The→ Delete The44Water + Wind→ Wave45Wave + Wind→ Storm46Paper + Storm→ Umbrella47Alphabet + Umbrella→ Vowel48Delete The + Vowel→ Delete The E49Smoke + Water→ Fog50Dust + Fog→ Smog51Fire + Smog→ Pollution52Pollution + Water→ Acid53Water + Water→ Lake54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Lake + Mountain→ Fjord56Earth + Wave→ Sand57Sand + Water→ Beach58Earth + Fire→ Lava59Beach + Lava→ Hawaii60Hawaii + Wind→ Hula61Hula + Water→ Hula Hoop62Plant + Wave→ Seaweed63Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke64Plant + Poke→ Pokemon65Hula Hoop + Pokemon→ Hoopa66Fjord + Hoopa→ Unown67Acid + Unown→ Unown A68Delete The E + Unown A→ Delete The A69Earth + Paper→ Map70Map + Water→ Treasure71Map + Treasure→ X72Delete The A + X→ The X

Other ways to make The X

2 combinations are known to produce The X. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The X
FirstSecondResult
Delete The AXThe X
Delete The XNotThe X

The X at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
135
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 72 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The X in Infinite Craft?

Combine Delete The A with X. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The X?

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

Is The X hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The X?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The X, 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.