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How to Make Catalysts in Infinite Craft

Catalysts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catalyst plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CatalystPluralCatalysts

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5FirePlanetSun
  6. 6FireSunSolar
  7. 7PlantSolarOxygen
  8. 8OxygenWaterHydrogen
  9. 9DandelionHydrogenHelium
  10. 10HeliumOxygenHeliox
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12EarthSteamMud
  13. 13EarthMudClay
  14. 14ClayWaterPottery
  15. 15PlanetPotteryPlate
  16. 16OxygenPlatePlatinum
  17. 17HelioxPlatinumCatalyst
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19TornadoWaterTsunami
  20. 20EarthTsunamiIsland
  21. 21EarthIslandContinent
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23SteamWaveSurf
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainWindAvalanche
  27. 27AvalancheWindSnow
  28. 28AustraliaSnowNo
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31NoOceanNot
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33DustEngineVacuum
  34. 34FireVacuumBlack Hole
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36NotSingularityPlural
  37. 37CatalystPluralCatalysts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Earth→ Planet5Fire + Planet→ Sun6Fire + Sun→ Solar7Plant + Solar→ Oxygen8Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen9Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium10Helium + Oxygen→ Heliox11Fire + Water→ Steam12Earth + Steam→ Mud13Earth + Mud→ Clay14Clay + Water→ Pottery15Planet + Pottery→ Plate16Oxygen + Plate→ Platinum17Heliox + Platinum→ Catalyst18Wind + Wind→ Tornado19Tornado + Water→ Tsunami20Earth + Tsunami→ Island21Earth + Island→ Continent22Water + Wind→ Wave23Steam + Wave→ Surf24Continent + Surf→ Australia25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche27Avalanche + Wind→ Snow28Australia + Snow→ No29Water + Water→ Lake30Lake + Water→ Ocean31No + Ocean→ Not32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Dust + Engine→ Vacuum34Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole35Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity36Not + Singularity→ Plural37Catalyst + Plural→ Catalysts

Catalysts at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Catalysts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catalyst with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Catalysts?

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

Is Catalysts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Catalysts?

Only one known combination produces Catalysts.

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