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How to Make Cartonator in Infinite Craft

Cartonator is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Carton plus Nator. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CartonNatorCartonator

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6TreeWaveSurfboard
  7. 7PaperSurfboardPaperboard
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakePlantLily
  10. 10LilyWaterPond
  11. 11FirePondSoup
  12. 12PaperboardSoupCarton
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15LakeWaterOcean
  16. 16AshOceanSalt
  17. 17FireSaltSodium
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19SteamWindCloud
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22CloudTractorCrop
  23. 23CropFireToast
  24. 24SodiumToastNaTo
  25. 25PaperPlantBook
  26. 26EarthRiverDelta
  27. 27BookDeltaAlphabet
  28. 28LakeOceanSea
  29. 29SeaWindSail
  30. 30FireSailPirate
  31. 31AlphabetPirateR
  32. 32NaToRNator
  33. 33CartonNatorCartonator
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard7Paper + Surfboardโ†’ Paperboard8Water + Waterโ†’ Lake9Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily10Lily + Waterโ†’ Pond11Fire + Pondโ†’ Soup12Paperboard + Soupโ†’ Carton13Earth + Windโ†’ Dust14Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash15Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean16Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt17Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium18Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam19Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud20Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine21Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor22Cloud + Tractorโ†’ Crop23Crop + Fireโ†’ Toast24Sodium + Toastโ†’ NaTo25Paper + Plantโ†’ Book26Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta27Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet28Lake + Oceanโ†’ Sea29Sea + Windโ†’ Sail30Fire + Sailโ†’ Pirate31Alphabet + Pirateโ†’ R32NaTo + Rโ†’ Nator33Carton + Natorโ†’ Cartonator

What you can make with Cartonator

Cartonator at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
17
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cartonator in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carton with Nator. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cartonator?

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

Is Cartonator hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cartonator?

Only one known combination produces Cartonator.

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