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How to Make Bacterium in Infinite Craft

Bacterium is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bacteria plus Umpire. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BacteriaUmpireBacterium

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6EarthMicroscopeBacteria
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9PlantSteamTea
  10. 10EarthTeaTeapot
  11. 11TeapotWindKettle
  12. 12KettleSteamWhistle
  13. 13EarthWhistleReferee
  14. 14EarthRefereeUmpire
  15. 15BacteriaUmpireBacterium
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens5Lens + Waterโ†’ Microscope6Earth + Microscopeโ†’ Bacteria7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea10Earth + Teaโ†’ Teapot11Teapot + Windโ†’ Kettle12Kettle + Steamโ†’ Whistle13Earth + Whistleโ†’ Referee14Earth + Refereeโ†’ Umpire15Bacteria + Umpireโ†’ Bacterium

Other ways to make Bacterium

2 combinations are known to produce Bacterium. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Bacterium
FirstSecondResult
BacteriaUmpireBacterium
BacteriaSingleBacterium

What you can make with Bacterium

Bacterium at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bacterium in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bacteria with Umpire. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bacterium?

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

Is Bacterium hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bacterium?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Bacterium, 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.