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How to Make Buttonhole in Infinite Craft

Buttonhole is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Button plus In. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ButtonInButtonhole

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 452 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7GlassLightningLight Bulb
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10LavaStoneObsidian
  11. 11Light BulbObsidianRedstone
  12. 12EarthSteamMud
  13. 13FireMudBrick
  14. 14BrickBrickWall
  15. 15RedstoneWallButton
  16. 16SandWaterBeach
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18PlantStoneFossil
  19. 19FossilWaterOil
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21OilSwampTar
  22. 22TarWaterPitch
  23. 23EarthPitchBaseball
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EnginePlantCar
  26. 26CarMudRally
  27. 27PlantRallyProtest
  28. 28EngineProtestStrike
  29. 29BaseballStrikeOut
  30. 30BeachOutIn
  31. 31ButtonInButtonhole
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb8Earth + Fire→ Lava9Lava + Water→ Stone10Lava + Stone→ Obsidian11Light Bulb + Obsidian→ Redstone12Earth + Steam→ Mud13Fire + Mud→ Brick14Brick + Brick→ Wall15Redstone + Wall→ Button16Sand + Water→ Beach17Earth + Water→ Plant18Plant + Stone→ Fossil19Fossil + Water→ Oil20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Oil + Swamp→ Tar22Tar + Water→ Pitch23Earth + Pitch→ Baseball24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Engine + Plant→ Car26Car + Mud→ Rally27Plant + Rally→ Protest28Engine + Protest→ Strike29Baseball + Strike→ Out30Beach + Out→ In31Button + In→ Buttonhole

Other ways to make Buttonhole

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

Alternative combinations that produce Buttonhole
FirstSecondResult
ButtonInButtonhole
ButtonINButtonhole

What you can make with Buttonhole

Buttonhole at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Buttonhole in Infinite Craft?

Combine Button with In. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Buttonhole?

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

Is Buttonhole hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Buttonhole?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Buttonhole, 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.