How to Create Idea in Little Alchemy 2: Fastest Paths + Recipes

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Learn how to make Idea in this popular sandbox game

Written by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Fact Checked

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Recipe for Idea

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Fastest Path to Get Idea

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Recipes that Use Idea

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Are you trying to get the Idea element in Little Alchemy 2? Little Alchemy 2 is a sandbox creation game that allows you to make just about anything, including the concept of an idea. In this article, we'll go over all the combinations to make Idea, the fastest ways to make Idea if you have the Time element or not, and what recipes require the Idea element. Read on to learn more.

Combinations to Get Idea in Little Alchemy 2

Light Bulb + Human, Engineer, or Science
Science + Light Bulb, Science, or Philosophy
Philosophy + Science or Philosophy
A certain occupation element + itself

Section 1 of 3:

Recipe for Idea

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You can combine the Light Bulb, Science, or Philosophy elements with a handful of other elements to create the Idea element^{[1]
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Light Bulb + Human Light Bulb + Engineer

Light Bulb + Science Science + Science

Science + Philosophy Philosophy + Philosophy

Step 2 Combine some occupational elements with themselves to create Idea.

You can also create Idea by combining certain occupational elements with themselves. To create Idea, combine the following elements with themselves (i.e., Engineer + Engineer):

Alchemist	Angler	Astronaut	Baker	Butcher
Cyclist	Diver	Doctor	Electrician	Engineer
Farmer	Firefighter	Gardener	Hacker	Knight
Librarian	Lumberjack	Mailman	Monarch	Pilot
Sailor	Skier	Surfer	Swimmer	Warrior

Section 2 of 3:

Fastest Path to Get Idea

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Using Time. Time is an element in Little Alchemy 2 that is unlocked after you've created 100 elements. If you have Time, this is the fastest path to create Idea^{[2]
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- Water + Earth = Mud
- Air + Air = Pressure
- Earth + Pressure = Stone
- Mud + Stone = Clay
- Water + Water = Puddle
- Puddle + Water = Pond
- Pond + Water = Lake
- Lake + Water = Sea
- Earth + Sea = Primordial Soup
- Primordial Soup + Time = Life
- Clay + Life = Human
- Human + Fire = Firefighter
- Firefighter + Firefighter = Idea
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Without using Time. If you don't have the Time element yet, the following is the fastest path to unlock Idea^{[3]
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- Water + Earth = Mud
- Air + Air = Pressure
- Earth + Pressure = Stone
- Mud + Stone = Clay
- Water + Water = Puddle
- Puddle + Water = Pond
- Pond + Water = Lake
- Lake + Water = Sea
- Earth + Sea = Primordial Soup
- Fire + Fire = Energy
- Primordial Soup + Energy = Life
- Clay + Life = Human
- Human + Fire = Firefighter
- Firefighter + Firefighter = Idea

Section 3 of 3:

Recipes that Use Idea

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Idea is used in many recipes. Idea is used to make several elements relating to concepts, as well as a few other things.^{[4]
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- Book: Idea + Container
- Gas: Idea + Air
- Heat: Idea + Fire
- Liquid: Idea + Water
- Motion: Idea + Wind
- Penicillin: Idea + Mold
- Philosophy: Idea + Human
- Solid: Idea + Earth
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Idea is also used in many fanon recipes. If you look at the Little Alchemy 2 Wiki, you may see a number of "fanon" recipes that use Idea. These recipes don't actually exist in the game, but are ideas thought up by players for examples of ways Idea could be used to create other elements.
- The fanon elements that use Idea are Block, Brain, Chess, Code, Decomposition, Dimension, Fast, Google Play Services, and Hard.