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How to Make Carbon Van in Infinite Craft

Carbon Van is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Carbon Present plus Van. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Carbon PresentVanCarbon Van

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6DiamondSmokeCarbon
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12EarthTractorFarm
  13. 13FarmFireBarbecue
  14. 14AshBarbecueBurger
  15. 15BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  16. 16DustEngineVacuum
  17. 17FireVacuumBlack Hole
  18. 18Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  19. 19Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22EngineWindWindmill
  23. 23TeaWindmillDutch
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26SunTime MachineFuture
  27. 27DutchFutureTense
  28. 28Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  32. 32CarbonPresent TenseCarbon Present
  33. 33EnginePlantCar
  34. 34CarEngineRacecar
  35. 35DutchRacecarSpyder
  36. 36DutchSpyderVan
  37. 37Carbon PresentVanCarbon Van
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Diamond + Smoke→ Carbon7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Earth + Tractor→ Farm13Farm + Fire→ Barbecue14Ash + Barbecue→ Burger15Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger16Dust + Engine→ Vacuum17Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole18Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine19Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger20Earth + Water→ Plant21Plant + Steam→ Tea22Engine + Wind→ Windmill23Tea + Windmill→ Dutch24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Fire + Planet→ Sun26Sun + Time Machine→ Future27Dutch + Future→ Tense28Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity31Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense32Carbon + Present Tense→ Carbon Present33Engine + Plant→ Car34Car + Engine→ Racecar35Dutch + Racecar→ Spyder36Dutch + Spyder→ Van37Carbon Present + Van→ Carbon Van

Carbon Van at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Carbon Van in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carbon Present with Van. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Carbon Van?

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

Is Carbon Van hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Carbon Van?

Only one known combination produces Carbon Van.

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