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How to Make Carbon-14 in Infinite Craft

Carbon-14 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Carbon plus Nuclear Reactor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CarbonNuclear ReactorCarbon-14

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 22

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6DiamondSmokeCarbon
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineWindWindmill
  10. 10WaterWindmillEnergy
  11. 11EngineSteamTrain
  12. 12TrainWaterSubmarine
  13. 13EnergySubmarineNuclear Submarine
  14. 14EngineNuclear SubmarineNuclear Reactor
  15. 15CarbonNuclear ReactorCarbon-14
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava2Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone3Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond5Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke6Diamond + Smokeโ†’ Carbon7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill10Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy11Engine + Steamโ†’ Train12Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine13Energy + Submarineโ†’ Nuclear Submarine14Engine + Nuclear Submarineโ†’ Nuclear Reactor15Carbon + Nuclear Reactorโ†’ Carbon-14

What you can make with Carbon-14

Carbon-14 at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Carbon-14, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Carbon-14 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carbon with Nuclear Reactor. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Carbon-14?

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

Is Carbon-14 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Carbon-14?

Only one known combination produces Carbon-14.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.