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How to Make Cat-o-nine-tails in Infinite Craft

Cat-o-nine-tails is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Barbecane plus Cat. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BarbecaneCatCat-o-nine-tails

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 204 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5FarmFireBarbecue
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoTornadoHurricane
  8. 8BarbecueHurricaneBarbecane
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10LakeWaterOcean
  11. 11OceanWaterFish
  12. 12FishWaterFishbowl
  13. 13FireFishbowlGoldfish
  14. 14EarthSteamMud
  15. 15GoldfishMudCatfish
  16. 16CatfishEarthCat
  17. 17BarbecaneCatCat-o-nine-tails
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor4Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm5Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue6Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado7Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane8Barbecue + Hurricaneโ†’ Barbecane9Water + Waterโ†’ Lake10Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean11Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish12Fish + Waterโ†’ Fishbowl13Fire + Fishbowlโ†’ Goldfish14Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud15Goldfish + Mudโ†’ Catfish16Catfish + Earthโ†’ Cat17Barbecane + Catโ†’ Cat-o-nine-tails

Other ways to make Cat-o-nine-tails

4 combinations are known to produce Cat-o-nine-tails. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cat-o-nine-tails
FirstSecondResult
PurrWere-treeCat-o-nine-tails
BarbecaneCatCat-o-nine-tails
CatElectric FlytrapCat-o-nine-tails
MeowthWere-treeCat-o-nine-tails

What you can make with Cat-o-nine-tails

Cat-o-nine-tails at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cat-o-nine-tails in Infinite Craft?

Combine Barbecane with Cat. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cat-o-nine-tails?

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

Is Cat-o-nine-tails hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cat-o-nine-tails?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Cat-o-nine-tails, and the shortest route is shown above.

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