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How to Make Anabolic in Infinite Craft

Anabolic is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Metabolism plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MetabolismNotAnabolic

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 54

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6FarmPlantFood
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8SwampWaterMarsh
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11MarshSandstormQuicksand
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FirePlanetSun
  14. 14FireSunSolar
  15. 15PlanetSolarSystem
  16. 16QuicksandSystemSlowdown
  17. 17FoodSlowdownDigestion
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FireFossilDinosaur
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24DustTreeWood
  25. 25SandstormWoodSandal
  26. 26DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  27. 27LakeThesaurusSynonym
  28. 28DigestionSynonymMetabolism
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31EarthTsunamiIsland
  32. 32EarthIslandContinent
  33. 33WaterWindWave
  34. 34SteamWaveSurf
  35. 35ContinentSurfAustralia
  36. 36EarthEarthMountain
  37. 37MountainWindAvalanche
  38. 38AvalancheWindSnow
  39. 39AustraliaSnowNo
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 42MetabolismNotAnabolic
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor4Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Farm + Plantโ†’ Food7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm11Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand12Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet13Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun14Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar15Planet + Solarโ†’ System16Quicksand + Systemโ†’ Slowdown17Food + Slowdownโ†’ Digestion18Water + Waterโ†’ Lake19Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava20Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone21Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil22Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur23Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree24Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood25Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal26Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus27Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym28Digestion + Synonymโ†’ Metabolism29Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado30Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami31Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island32Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent33Water + Windโ†’ Wave34Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf35Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia36Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain37Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche38Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow39Australia + Snowโ†’ No40Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean41No + Oceanโ†’ Not42Metabolism + Notโ†’ Anabolic

Anabolic at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Anabolic in Infinite Craft?

Combine Metabolism with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Anabolic?

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

Is Anabolic hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Anabolic?

Only one known combination produces Anabolic.

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