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How to Make Yak Shield in Infinite Craft

Yak Shield is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Shield plus Yak Backwards. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ShieldYak BackwardsYak Shield

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5LavaStoneObsidian
  6. 6ObsidianStoneBlade
  7. 7BladeFireSword
  8. 8AvalancheSwordShield
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EnginePlantCar
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSteamMirror
  17. 17FireFireVolcano
  18. 18MirrorVolcanoEcho
  19. 19CarEchoReverse
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21PlantSmokeIncense
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakePlantLily
  24. 24MountainMountainMountain Range
  25. 25LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  26. 26HimalayasPlantYak
  27. 27IncenseYakYak Butter
  28. 28ReverseYak ButterYak Backwards
  29. 29ShieldYak BackwardsYak Shield
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche3Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava4Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone5Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade7Blade + Fireโ†’ Sword8Avalanche + Swordโ†’ Shield9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Engine + Plantโ†’ Car13Water + Windโ†’ Wave14Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand15Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass16Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror17Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano18Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo19Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse20Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke21Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense22Water + Waterโ†’ Lake23Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily24Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range25Lily + Mountain Rangeโ†’ Himalayas26Himalayas + Plantโ†’ Yak27Incense + Yakโ†’ Yak Butter28Reverse + Yak Butterโ†’ Yak Backwards29Shield + Yak Backwardsโ†’ Yak Shield

Yak Shield at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 94% 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 Yak Shield in Infinite Craft?

Combine Shield with Yak Backwards. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Yak Shield?

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

Is Yak Shield hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Yak Shield?

Only one known combination produces Yak Shield.

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