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How to Make Alive Steam in Infinite Craft

Alive Steam is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dead Steam plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dead SteamOppositeAlive Steam

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 34

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5AshOceanSalt
  6. 6LakeSaltDead Sea
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9PlanetSteamSteampunk
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13EngineStoneSteamroller
  14. 14SteampunkSteamrollerSteamrollerpunk
  15. 15Dead SeaSteamrollerpunkDead Steam
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20BalloonDustDust Bunny
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  25. 25Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  26. 26Dead SteamOppositeAlive Steam
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Fire→ Ash4Lake + Water→ Ocean5Ash + Ocean→ Salt6Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Fire + Water→ Steam9Planet + Steam→ Steampunk10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Engine + Stone→ Steamroller14Steampunk + Steamroller→ Steamrollerpunk15Dead Sea + Steamrollerpunk→ Dead Steam16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Wind + Wine→ Balloon20Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny21Plant + Water→ Swamp22Fire + Swamp→ Dragon23Ash + Fire→ Phoenix24Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang25Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite26Dead Steam + Opposite→ Alive Steam

Alive Steam at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

Similar effort to Alive Steam, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alive Steam in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dead Steam with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alive Steam?

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

Is Alive Steam hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alive Steam?

Only one known combination produces Alive Steam.

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