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How to Make 3 Cups in Infinite Craft

3 Cups is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is 3 plus Cup. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

3Cup3 Cups

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 30

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8PlantRadioRadioactive
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10RadioactiveSteamFallout
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13BrickWindHouse
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EngineSteamTrain
  16. 16HouseTrainStation
  17. 17FalloutStation3
  18. 18PlantSteamTea
  19. 19GlassTeaCup
  20. 203Cup3 Cups
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Plant + Radio→ Radioactive9Fire + Water→ Steam10Radioactive + Steam→ Fallout11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Mud→ Brick13Brick + Wind→ House14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Steam→ Train16House + Train→ Station17Fallout + Station→ 318Plant + Steam→ Tea19Glass + Tea→ Cup203 + Cup→ 3 Cups

What you can make with 3 Cups

3 Cups at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
30
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

Similar effort to 3 Cups, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 3 Cups in Infinite Craft?

Combine 3 with Cup. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 3 Cups?

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

Is 3 Cups hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 3 Cups?

Only one known combination produces 3 Cups.

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