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How to Make Carborundum in Infinite Craft

Carborundum is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Germanium plus Titanium Carbide. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GermaniumTitanium CarbideCarborundum

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 402 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6AlcoholAlcoholBeer
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8BeerMountainOktoberfest
  9. 9HangoverOktoberfestGermany
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12FirePlanetSun
  13. 13FireSunSolar
  14. 14PlantSolarOxygen
  15. 15GermanyOxygenGermanium
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18LavaStoneObsidian
  19. 19EarthObsidianDiamond
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21DiamondSmokeCarbon
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25WaterWindmillEnergy
  26. 26EnginePlanetSaturn
  27. 27EarthSaturnTitan
  28. 28EnergyTitanTitanium
  29. 29CarbonTitaniumTitanium Carbide
  30. 30GermaniumTitanium CarbideCarborundum
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Alcohol + Alcohol→ Beer7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Beer + Mountain→ Oktoberfest9Hangover + Oktoberfest→ Germany10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Earth→ Planet12Fire + Planet→ Sun13Fire + Sun→ Solar14Plant + Solar→ Oxygen15Germany + Oxygen→ Germanium16Earth + Fire→ Lava17Lava + Water→ Stone18Lava + Stone→ Obsidian19Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond20Fire + Wind→ Smoke21Diamond + Smoke→ Carbon22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Water + Windmill→ Energy26Engine + Planet→ Saturn27Earth + Saturn→ Titan28Energy + Titan→ Titanium29Carbon + Titanium→ Titanium Carbide30Germanium + Titanium Carbide→ Carborundum

Other ways to make Carborundum

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

Alternative combinations that produce Carborundum
FirstSecondResult
GermaniumTitanium CarbideCarborundum
Silicon CarbideSilicon CarbideCarborundum

What you can make with Carborundum

Carborundum at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Carborundum in Infinite Craft?

Combine Germanium with Titanium Carbide. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Carborundum?

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

Is Carborundum hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Carborundum?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Carborundum, 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.