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How to Make Careful in Infinite Craft

Careful is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Carefree plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CarefreeNotCareful

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 357 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8AshTreePencil
  9. 9DustPencilEraser
  10. 10CarEraserCarerase
  11. 11CareraseEraserCarefree
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15EarthIslandContinent
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18ContinentSurfAustralia
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25NoOceanNot
  26. 26CarefreeNotCareful
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Fire→ Ash7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Ash + Tree→ Pencil9Dust + Pencil→ Eraser10Car + Eraser→ Carerase11Carerase + Eraser→ Carefree12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Earth + Island→ Continent16Water + Wind→ Wave17Steam + Wave→ Surf18Continent + Surf→ Australia19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25No + Ocean→ Not26Carefree + Not→ Careful

Other ways to make Careful

7 combinations are known to produce Careful. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Careful
FirstSecondResult
CarelessNotCareful
CarefreeNotCareful
CareICareful
CareWhenCareful
CautiousSynonymCareful
CareHowCareful
CareiCareful

What you can make with Careful

Careful at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Careful in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carefree with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Careful?

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

Is Careful hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Careful?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Careful, 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.