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How to Make Year of the Dog in Infinite Craft

Year of the Dog is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chinese New Year plus Fidelio. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Chinese New YearFidelioYear of the Dog

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 342 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4WindWindTornado
  5. 5PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  6. 6TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  7. 7FireFunnel CakeCarnival
  8. 8CarnivalPlantParade
  9. 9DragonParadeChinese New Year
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14SandWineSandwich
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17AshPlantTobacco
  18. 18SandwichTobaccoCuban
  19. 19DustWindSandstorm
  20. 20SandstormWindDust Storm
  21. 21CubanDust StormFidel Castro
  22. 22DandelionEarthFlower
  23. 23Fidel CastroFlowerFidelio
  24. 24Chinese New YearFidelioYear of the Dog
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Wind + Wind→ Tornado5Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap6Tornado + Venus Flytrap→ Funnel Cake7Fire + Funnel Cake→ Carnival8Carnival + Plant→ Parade9Dragon + Parade→ Chinese New Year10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Sand + Wine→ Sandwich15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Ash + Plant→ Tobacco18Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban19Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm20Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm21Cuban + Dust Storm→ Fidel Castro22Dandelion + Earth→ Flower23Fidel Castro + Flower→ Fidelio24Chinese New Year + Fidelio→ Year of the Dog

Other ways to make Year of the Dog

2 combinations are known to produce Year of the Dog. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Year of the Dog
FirstSecondResult
Chinese New YearFidelioYear of the Dog
Lebronite Pope DogLunar New YearYear of the Dog

Year of the Dog at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to Year of the Dog, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Year of the Dog in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chinese New Year with Fidelio. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Year of the Dog?

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

Is Year of the Dog hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Year of the Dog?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Year of the Dog, 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.