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How to Make Ancient Copper in Infinite Craft

Ancient Copper is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Cerium Copper. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramCerium CopperAncient Copper

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17EarthMudClay
  18. 18ClayWaterPottery
  19. 19FirePotteryCeramic
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22EarthTsunamiIsland
  23. 23EarthIslandContinent
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWaterWine
  26. 26ContinentWineEurope
  27. 27FireFireVolcano
  28. 28DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30PlantWeedPot
  31. 31FireworksPotPotassium
  32. 32EuropePotassiumEuropium
  33. 33CeramicEuropiumCerium
  34. 34EarthWindDust
  35. 35DustEarthPlanet
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37FireSunSolar
  38. 38PlantSolarOxygen
  39. 39OxygenWaterHydrogen
  40. 40CeriumHydrogenCerium Hydride
  41. 41TornadoTornadoHurricane
  42. 42HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  43. 43Palm TreeWaterCoconut
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45EnginePlantCar
  46. 46CarDustRust
  47. 47CoconutRustCopper
  48. 48Cerium HydrideCopperCerium Copper
  49. 49AnagramCerium CopperAncient Copper
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud17Earth + Mudโ†’ Clay18Clay + Waterโ†’ Pottery19Fire + Potteryโ†’ Ceramic20Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado21Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami22Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island23Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent24Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion25Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine26Continent + Wineโ†’ Europe27Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano28Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks29Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed30Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot31Fireworks + Potโ†’ Potassium32Europe + Potassiumโ†’ Europium33Ceramic + Europiumโ†’ Cerium34Earth + Windโ†’ Dust35Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet36Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun37Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar38Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen39Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen40Cerium + Hydrogenโ†’ Cerium Hydride41Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane42Hurricane + Plantโ†’ Palm Tree43Palm Tree + Waterโ†’ Coconut44Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine45Engine + Plantโ†’ Car46Car + Dustโ†’ Rust47Coconut + Rustโ†’ Copper48Cerium Hydride + Copperโ†’ Cerium Copper49Anagram + Cerium Copperโ†’ Ancient Copper

Ancient Copper at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Copper in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Cerium Copper. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Copper?

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

Is Ancient Copper hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient Copper?

Only one known combination produces Ancient Copper.

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