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How to Make Absorbent in Infinite Craft

Absorbent is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Newspaper plus Sponge. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NewspaperSpongeAbsorbent

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 167 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6TreeWaterRiver
  7. 7RiverTreePaper
  8. 8FishPaperNewspaper
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12DustEngineVacuum
  13. 13VacuumWaterSponge
  14. 14NewspaperSpongeAbsorbent
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean3Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree6Tree + Waterโ†’ River7River + Treeโ†’ Paper8Fish + Paperโ†’ Newspaper9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum13Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge14Newspaper + Spongeโ†’ Absorbent

Other ways to make Absorbent

7 combinations are known to produce Absorbent. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Absorbent
FirstSecondResult
NewspaperSpongeAbsorbent
AbsorbFirewaterAbsorbent
AbsorbEntAbsorbent
AbsorbAmenAbsorbent
AbsorbCiliateAbsorbent
AbsorbMosaicAbsorbent
AbsorbSmokey the BearAbsorbent

What you can make with Absorbent

Absorbent at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Absorbent in Infinite Craft?

Combine Newspaper with Sponge. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Absorbent?

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

Is Absorbent hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Absorbent?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Absorbent, 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.