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How to Make The Y-files in Infinite Craft

The Y-files is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The X-Files. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe X-FilesThe Y-files

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 564 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15LavaStoneObsidian
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17SmokeStoneStatue
  18. 18ObsidianStatueAztec
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21PlanetSteamSteampunk
  22. 22AztecSteampunkAztec Punk
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25FogTreeGhost
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DandelionEngineHelicopter
  28. 28GhostHelicopterGhostbusters
  29. 29Aztec PunkGhostbustersAztec Ghostbusters
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeStoneLighthouse
  33. 33LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  34. 34Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  35. 35FireNew York9/11
  36. 369/11EarthTwin Towers
  37. 37MountainTwin TowersTwin Peaks
  38. 38Aztec GhostbustersTwin PeaksThe X-Files
  39. 39OppositeThe X-FilesThe Y-files
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Lava + Stone→ Obsidian16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Smoke + Stone→ Statue18Obsidian + Statue→ Aztec19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Fire + Water→ Steam21Planet + Steam→ Steampunk22Aztec + Steampunk→ Aztec Punk23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Fog + Tree→ Ghost26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter28Ghost + Helicopter→ Ghostbusters29Aztec Punk + Ghostbusters→ Aztec Ghostbusters30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Water + Water→ Lake32Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse33Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty34Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York35Fire + New York→ 9/11369/11 + Earth→ Twin Towers37Mountain + Twin Towers→ Twin Peaks38Aztec Ghostbusters + Twin Peaks→ The X-Files39Opposite + The X-Files→ The Y-files

Other ways to make The Y-files

4 combinations are known to produce The Y-files. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Y-files
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe X-filesThe Y-files
OppositeThe X-FilesThe Y-files
AntonymThe X-filesThe Y-files
AntonymThe X-FilesThe Y-files

The Y-files at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

Similar effort to The Y-files, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Y-files in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The X-Files. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Y-files?

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

Is The Y-files hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Y-files?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce The Y-files, 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.