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How to Make Calculate in Infinite Craft

Calculate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Measure plus Think. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MeasureThinkCalculate

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 383 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4IncenseSmokePrayer
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionWaterWine
  7. 7PrayerWineMass
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10LakeOceanSea
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12PlantSteamTea
  13. 13SeaTeaTease
  14. 14MassTeaseMeasure
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20SandstormStoneSphinx
  21. 21FogSphinxRiddle
  22. 22RiddleWindAnswer
  23. 23AnswerSteamQuestion
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26EngineTractorTank
  27. 27QuestionTankThink
  28. 28MeasureThinkCalculate
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Incense + Smoke→ Prayer5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Dandelion + Water→ Wine7Prayer + Wine→ Mass8Water + Water→ Lake9Lake + Water→ Ocean10Lake + Ocean→ Sea11Fire + Water→ Steam12Plant + Steam→ Tea13Sea + Tea→ Tease14Mass + Tease→ Measure15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Earth + Fire→ Lava19Lava + Water→ Stone20Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx21Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle22Riddle + Wind→ Answer23Answer + Steam→ Question24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Earth + Engine→ Tractor26Engine + Tractor→ Tank27Question + Tank→ Think28Measure + Think→ Calculate

Other ways to make Calculate

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

Alternative combinations that produce Calculate
FirstSecondResult
MeasureThinkCalculate
DetermineMathCalculate
DetermineGraduatedCalculate

What you can make with Calculate

Calculate at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
44
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Calculate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Measure with Think. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Calculate?

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

Is Calculate hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Calculate?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Calculate, and the shortest route is shown above.

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