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How to Make Buckyball in Infinite Craft

Buckyball is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Boron plus Molecule. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BoronMoleculeBuckyball

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 303 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13AshOceanSalt
  14. 14FireSaltSodium
  15. 15Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  16. 16Sodium BorateWindBoron
  17. 17EarthSteamMud
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19EngineSteamTrain
  20. 20MountainTrainTunnel
  21. 21MudTunnelMole
  22. 22MoleSteamMolecule
  23. 23BoronMoleculeBuckyball
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Black Hole + Dragonโ†’ Dragon Ball10Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash11Water + Waterโ†’ Lake12Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean13Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt14Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium15Dragon Ball + Sodiumโ†’ Sodium Borate16Sodium Borate + Windโ†’ Boron17Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud18Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain19Engine + Steamโ†’ Train20Mountain + Trainโ†’ Tunnel21Mud + Tunnelโ†’ Mole22Mole + Steamโ†’ Molecule23Boron + Moleculeโ†’ Buckyball

Other ways to make Buckyball

3 combinations are known to produce Buckyball. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Buckyball
FirstSecondResult
BoronMoleculeBuckyball
BeeCaliforniumBuckyball
BoronGrapheneBuckyball

What you can make with Buckyball

Buckyball at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
30
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Buckyball in Infinite Craft?

Combine Boron with Molecule. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Buckyball?

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

Is Buckyball hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Buckyball?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Buckyball, 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.