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How to Make 13 Nickels in Infinite Craft

13 Nickels is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is 12 Cents plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

12 CentsOpposite13 Nickels

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 87

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWindAllergy
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EnginePlantCar
  8. 8CarDustRust
  9. 9FireRustIron
  10. 10EarthIronMetal
  11. 11AllergyMetalNickel
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13LakeWaterOcean
  14. 14OceanWaterFish
  15. 15FireFishSushi
  16. 16NickelSushi5 Cents
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWindSeed
  19. 19EarthPlantTree
  20. 20SeedTreeApple
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24FireGlassLens
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainSandPyramid
  27. 27LensPyramidEye
  28. 28AppleEyeI
  29. 295 CentsI6 Cents
  30. 306 Cents6 Cents12 Cents
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33BalloonDustDust Bunny
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36DustFireAsh
  37. 37AshFirePhoenix
  38. 38DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  39. 39Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  40. 4012 CentsOpposite13 Nickels
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Wind→ Allergy5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Plant→ Car8Car + Dust→ Rust9Fire + Rust→ Iron10Earth + Iron→ Metal11Allergy + Metal→ Nickel12Water + Water→ Lake13Lake + Water→ Ocean14Ocean + Water→ Fish15Fire + Fish→ Sushi16Nickel + Sushi→ 5 Cents17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Wind→ Seed19Earth + Plant→ Tree20Seed + Tree→ Apple21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Fire + Glass→ Lens25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid27Lens + Pyramid→ Eye28Apple + Eye→ I295 Cents + I→ 6 Cents306 Cents + 6 Cents→ 12 Cents31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Wind + Wine→ Balloon33Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny34Plant + Water→ Swamp35Fire + Swamp→ Dragon36Dust + Fire→ Ash37Ash + Fire→ Phoenix38Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang39Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite4012 Cents + Opposite→ 13 Nickels

13 Nickels at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to 13 Nickels, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 13 Nickels in Infinite Craft?

Combine 12 Cents with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 13 Nickels?

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

Is 13 Nickels hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 13 Nickels?

Only one known combination produces 13 Nickels.

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