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How to Make Young Guardian in Infinite Craft

Young Guardian is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Elder Guardian plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Elder GuardianOppositeYoung Guardian

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireFireVolcano
  4. 4DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7LavaStoneObsidian
  8. 8FireworksObsidianNether Star
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10FireSwampDragon
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12EarthTreeForest
  13. 13DragonForestTreant
  14. 14Nether StarTreantElder Guardian
  15. 15DandelionWaterWine
  16. 16WindWineBalloon
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18BalloonDustDust Bunny
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20AshFirePhoenix
  21. 21DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  22. 22Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  23. 23Elder GuardianOppositeYoung Guardian
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Fire→ Volcano4Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Lava + Stone→ Obsidian8Fireworks + Obsidian→ Nether Star9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Fire + Swamp→ Dragon11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Earth + Tree→ Forest13Dragon + Forest→ Treant14Nether Star + Treant→ Elder Guardian15Dandelion + Water→ Wine16Wind + Wine→ Balloon17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Ash + Fire→ Phoenix21Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang22Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite23Elder Guardian + Opposite→ Young Guardian

Young Guardian at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

Similar effort to Young Guardian, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Young Guardian in Infinite Craft?

Combine Elder Guardian with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Young Guardian?

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

Is Young Guardian hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Young Guardian?

Only one known combination produces Young Guardian.

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