What is the fastest way to get Breakdown in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 10-step path ending in Breakup + Mud. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Breakdown in Infinite Craft

Breakdown sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Breakup plus Mud.

The final combination

BreakupMudBreakdown

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1118 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

1EarthWindDust
2DustWindSandstorm
3SandstormWaterOasis
4EarthWaterPlant
5OasisPlantDate
6DateWaterDating
7DatingWindBreakup
8FireWaterSteam
9EarthSteamMud
10BreakupMudBreakdown

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Breakdown

18 combinations are known to produce Breakdown. Here are 18 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Breakdown
First	Second	Result
Breakup	Carnival	Breakdown
Breakup	Compost	Breakdown
Breakup	Exhaust	Breakdown
Breakup	Microscope	Breakdown
Breakup	Mud	Breakdown
Breakup	Quicksand	Breakdown
Breakup	Road	Breakdown
Breakup	Train	Breakdown
Breakup	Kratom	Breakdown
Breakup	Sandmobile	Breakdown
Breakup	Slow	Breakdown
Breakup	Tears	Breakdown
Breakdust	System	Breakdown
Breakup	Dark	Breakdown
Break	Direction	Breakdown
Breakover	Terror	Breakdown
Breakup	Unown	Breakdown
Breakup	Translation	Breakdown

What you can make with Breakdown

BreakdownSmoke Fire
BreakdownPlanet Earth
BreakdownSandstorm Dust
BreakdownWind Tornado
BreakdownEruption Volcano
BreakdownTsunami Wave
BreakdownMountain Avalanche
BreakdownEngine Car
BreakdownSteam Train
BreakdownPlant Weed
BreakdownDandelion Wish
BreakdownTree Wood
BreakdownFog Smog
BreakdownMud Bunny Mud
BreakdownFjord Brownie Fjord
BreakdownMoon Brownie Moon
BreakdownFairy Tinkerbell
BreakdownGhost Poltergeist
BreakdownPoison Toxic
BreakdownEaster Bunny Egg
BreakdownSand Bunny Sand Castle
BreakdownGather Party
BreakdownVolcano Eruption
BreakdownOcean Tsunami

Breakdown at a glance

Steps to craft: 10; Moderate
Crafting depth: 11; faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes: 18; ways to make it
Used in: 101; other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Breakdown in Infinite Craft?

Combine Breakup with Mud. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Breakdown?

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

Is Breakdown hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Breakdown?

Yes. 18 combinations are known to produce Breakdown, and the shortest route is shown above.