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How to Make Thinker in Infinite Craft

Thinker sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Light Bulb plus Statue.

The final combination

Light BulbStatueThinker

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 133 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9EarthFireLava
  10. 10LavaWaterStone
  11. 11SmokeStoneStatue
  12. 12Light BulbStatueThinker
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb8Fire + Wind→ Smoke9Earth + Fire→ Lava10Lava + Water→ Stone11Smoke + Stone→ Statue12Light Bulb + Statue→ Thinker

Other ways to make Thinker

3 combinations are known to produce Thinker. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Thinker
FirstSecondResult
LightbulbStatueThinker
PhilosophyStoneThinker
Light BulbStatueThinker

What you can make with Thinker

Thinker at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
13
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
37
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

Similar effort to Thinker, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thinker in Infinite Craft?

Combine Light Bulb with Statue. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thinker?

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

Is Thinker hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thinker?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Thinker, 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.