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How to Make Zed in Infinite Craft

Zed is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Compass plus Z. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CompassZZed

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 3210 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5EarthPaperMap
  6. 6MapWindCompass
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8FireFireVolcano
  9. 9DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  10. 10DandelionPlantWeed
  11. 11FireworksWeed420
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14FogWaterIce
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineSteamTrain
  18. 18TrainTrainTrain Station
  19. 19IceTrain StationIce Station
  20. 20420Ice StationZ
  21. 21CompassZZed
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Earth + Paperโ†’ Map6Map + Windโ†’ Compass7Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion8Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano9Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks10Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed11Fireworks + Weedโ†’ 42012Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Fog + Waterโ†’ Ice15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine17Engine + Steamโ†’ Train18Train + Trainโ†’ Train Station19Ice + Train Stationโ†’ Ice Station20420 + Ice Stationโ†’ Z21Compass + Zโ†’ Zed

Other ways to make Zed

10 combinations are known to produce Zed. Here are 10 of them.

What you can make with Zed

Zed at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
10
ways to make it
Used in
26
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Zed in Infinite Craft?

Combine Compass with Z. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Zed?

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

Is Zed hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Zed?

Yes. 10 combinations are known to produce Zed, 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.