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How to Make Thorny Path in Infinite Craft

Thorny Path is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Rose plus Road. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black RoseRoadThorny Path

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 18

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8Black LilyFireBlack Rose
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthEngineTractor
  13. 13MountainTractorBulldozer
  14. 14BulldozerMountainRoad
  15. 15Black RoseRoadThorny Path
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava5Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone6Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidianโ†’ Black Lily8Black Lily + Fireโ†’ Black Rose9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor13Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer14Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road15Black Rose + Roadโ†’ Thorny Path

What you can make with Thorny Path

Thorny Path at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Thorny Path, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thorny Path in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Rose with Road. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thorny Path?

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

Is Thorny Path hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thorny Path?

Only one known combination produces Thorny Path.

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