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How to Make A-sub-stance in Infinite Craft

A-sub-stance is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is A-Sub plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A-SubPresent TenseA-sub-stance

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 935 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickMudAdobe
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantSteamTea
  8. 8DustTeaTea Bag
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11Tea BagTsunamiTea Tsunami
  12. 12AdobeTea TsunamiAdobe Tsunami
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14DustTreeWood
  15. 15FireWoodCampfire
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18PaperPlantBook
  19. 19BookEarthLibrary
  20. 20CampfireLibraryStory
  21. 21Adobe TsunamiStoryAdobe Story
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24EngineSteamTrain
  25. 25TrainWaterSubmarine
  26. 26CarSubmarineAmphibious Car
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29LakeMountainFjord
  30. 30FjordMountainNorway
  31. 31FireNorwayViking
  32. 32Amphibious CarVikingAmphibious Viking
  33. 33Amphibious VikingSubmarineViking Submarine
  34. 34Adobe StoryViking SubmarineA-Sub
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36EarthEngineTractor
  37. 37EarthTractorFarm
  38. 38FarmFireBarbecue
  39. 39AshBarbecueBurger
  40. 40BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  44. 44Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  45. 45EngineWindWindmill
  46. 46TeaWindmillDutch
  47. 47DustEarthPlanet
  48. 48FirePlanetSun
  49. 49SunTime MachineFuture
  50. 50DutchFutureTense
  51. 51Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  52. 52Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  53. 53Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  54. 54A-SubPresent TenseA-sub-stance
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Mud→ Adobe5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Steam→ Tea8Dust + Tea→ Tea Bag9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Tea Bag + Tsunami→ Tea Tsunami12Adobe + Tea Tsunami→ Adobe Tsunami13Earth + Plant→ Tree14Dust + Tree→ Wood15Fire + Wood→ Campfire16Tree + Water→ River17River + Tree→ Paper18Paper + Plant→ Book19Book + Earth→ Library20Campfire + Library→ Story21Adobe Tsunami + Story→ Adobe Story22Fire + Steam→ Engine23Engine + Plant→ Car24Engine + Steam→ Train25Train + Water→ Submarine26Car + Submarine→ Amphibious Car27Water + Water→ Lake28Earth + Earth→ Mountain29Lake + Mountain→ Fjord30Fjord + Mountain→ Norway31Fire + Norway→ Viking32Amphibious Car + Viking→ Amphibious Viking33Amphibious Viking + Submarine→ Viking Submarine34Adobe Story + Viking Submarine→ A-Sub35Dust + Fire→ Ash36Earth + Engine→ Tractor37Earth + Tractor→ Farm38Farm + Fire→ Barbecue39Ash + Barbecue→ Burger40Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine44Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger45Engine + Wind→ Windmill46Tea + Windmill→ Dutch47Dust + Earth→ Planet48Fire + Planet→ Sun49Sun + Time Machine→ Future50Dutch + Future→ Tense51Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense52Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity53Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense54A-Sub + Present Tense→ A-sub-stance

Other ways to make A-sub-stance

5 combinations are known to produce A-sub-stance. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A-sub-stance
FirstSecondResult
A-SubPast TenseA-sub-stance
A-SubPresent TenseA-sub-stance
A-subPast TenseA-sub-stance
A-SubPast tenseA-sub-stance
A-subPast tenseA-sub-stance

A-sub-stance at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
93
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

Similar effort to A-sub-stance, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A-sub-stance in Infinite Craft?

Combine A-Sub with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A-sub-stance?

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

Is A-sub-stance hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A-sub-stance?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce A-sub-stance, 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.