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How to Make Cardboard in Infinite Craft

Cardboard sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Earth plus Paperboard.

The final combination

EarthPaperboardCardboard

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 12325 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6TreeWaveSurfboard
  7. 7PaperSurfboardPaperboard
  8. 8EarthPaperboardCardboard
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard7Paper + Surfboardโ†’ Paperboard8Earth + Paperboardโ†’ Cardboard

Other ways to make Cardboard

325 combinations are known to produce Cardboard. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cardboard
FirstSecondResult
OxygenPaperboardCardboard
PaperPlywoodCardboard
DruidPaperboardCardboard
GrassPaperboardCardboard
KingPaperboardCardboard
LandfillPaperboardCardboard
PaperboardRusty TrainCardboard
PaperboardRusty SteamrollerCardboard
OppositePaperboardCardboard
BoxCartonCardboard
ConsolePaperboardCardboard
PaperboardStackCardboard
AntonymPaperboardCardboard
CartonTonneCardboard
CartonOnCardboard
AtonCartonCardboard
CartonOrCardboard
DriftPaperboardCardboard
GamerPaperboardCardboard
HackerPaperboardCardboard
PaperboardTumbleCardboard
PaperboardSurfboardCardboard
MountainPaperboardCardboard
EnginePaperboardCardboard
FjordPaperboardCardboard

What you can make with Cardboard

Cardboard at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
325
ways to make it
Used in
70
other combinations

Other elements that take 8 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cardboard in Infinite Craft?

Combine Earth with Paperboard. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cardboard?

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

Is Cardboard hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cardboard?

Yes. 325 combinations are known to produce Cardboard, 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.