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

The fastest known route is the 17-step path ending in Pencil + Sarah Palin. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Candidate in Infinite Craft

Candidate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pencil plus Sarah Palin. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PencilSarah PalinCandidate

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 225 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

1EarthWindDust
2DustFireAsh
3EarthWaterPlant
4EarthPlantTree
5AshTreePencil
6WaterWaterLake
7LakeWaterOcean
8OceanWaterFish
9EarthEarthMountain
10LakeMountainFjord
11FishFjordSalmon
12MountainMountainMountain Range
13FireWaterSteam
14PlantSteamTea
15Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
16SalmonTea PartySarah Palin
17PencilSarah PalinCandidate

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Candidate

5 combinations are known to produce Candidate. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Candidate
First	Second	Result
Pencil	Sarah Palin	Candidate
Can	Citizen	Candidate
Can	Senator	Candidate
Endorsed	Unlikely	Candidate
Endorsed	Filed	Candidate

What you can make with Candidate

CandidatePlanet Earth
CandidateWere Werewolf
CandidateCoal Diamond
CandidateFuel President
CandidateCleaner Politician
CandidateOpera Politics
CandidateLift Elevator
CandidateComic Comedian
CandidateLost Election
CandidatePink Pinky
CandidateScholarship Student
CandidateDiversity Token
CandidateBorder Trump
CandidateBrides Wedding
CandidateAllow Permit
CandidateAnagram Anticlimax
CandidateCan Canidate

Candidate at a glance

Steps to craft: 17; Long
Crafting depth: 22; longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes: 5; ways to make it
Used in: 44; other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Candidate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pencil with Sarah Palin. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Candidate?

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

Is Candidate 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 Candidate?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Candidate, and the shortest route is shown above.