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How to Make Balloons in Infinite Craft

Balloons is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Flying Sponges plus Hot Air. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Flying SpongesHot AirBalloons

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 226 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CarCloudFlying Car
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEngineVacuum
  9. 9VacuumWaterSponge
  10. 10Flying CarSpongeFlying Sponges
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13SandWaterBeach
  14. 14BeachSteamSauna
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16SaunaTornadoHot Air
  17. 17Flying SpongesHot AirBalloons
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud6Car + Cloudโ†’ Flying Car7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum9Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge10Flying Car + Spongeโ†’ Flying Sponges11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach14Beach + Steamโ†’ Sauna15Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado16Sauna + Tornadoโ†’ Hot Air17Flying Sponges + Hot Airโ†’ Balloons

Other ways to make Balloons

6 combinations are known to produce Balloons. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Balloons
FirstSecondResult
Flying SpongesHot AirBalloons
GhostsHot AirBalloons
BalloonPluralBalloons
BaloonsNotBalloons
BaloonsSynonymBalloons
BaloonsSubredditBalloons

Balloons at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Balloons in Infinite Craft?

Combine Flying Sponges with Hot Air. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Balloons?

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

Is Balloons hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Balloons?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Balloons, 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.