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How to Make Cat-in-the-box in Infinite Craft

Cat-in-the-box is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catbus plus Yak-in-the-box. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CatbusYak-in-the-boxCat-in-the-box

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 323 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWaterFishbowl
  5. 5FireFishbowlGoldfish
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8GoldfishMudCatfish
  9. 9CatfishEarthCat
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustFishStarfish
  12. 12StarfishWindFlying Starfish
  13. 13CatFlying StarfishCatbus
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15FirePlanetSun
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17SunTornadoSolar Flare
  18. 18EarthWaterPlant
  19. 19LakePlantLily
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainMountainMountain Range
  22. 22LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  23. 23HimalayasPlantYak
  24. 24Solar FlareYakYak-in-the-box
  25. 25CatbusYak-in-the-boxCat-in-the-box
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Water→ Fishbowl5Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish6Fire + Water→ Steam7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Goldfish + Mud→ Catfish9Catfish + Earth→ Cat10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Fish→ Starfish12Starfish + Wind→ Flying Starfish13Cat + Flying Starfish→ Catbus14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Fire + Planet→ Sun16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Sun + Tornado→ Solar Flare18Earth + Water→ Plant19Lake + Plant→ Lily20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range22Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas23Himalayas + Plant→ Yak24Solar Flare + Yak→ Yak-in-the-box25Catbus + Yak-in-the-box→ Cat-in-the-box

Other ways to make Cat-in-the-box

3 combinations are known to produce Cat-in-the-box. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cat-in-the-box
FirstSecondResult
Cat TeapotYak-in-the-boxCat-in-the-box
Cat TeapotYak-in-the-sunamiCat-in-the-box
CatbusYak-in-the-boxCat-in-the-box

Cat-in-the-box at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

Similar effort to Cat-in-the-box, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cat-in-the-box in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catbus with Yak-in-the-box. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cat-in-the-box?

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

Is Cat-in-the-box hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cat-in-the-box?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Cat-in-the-box, 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.