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How to Make Cataracts in Infinite Craft

Cataracts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cataract plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CataractFuture TenseCataracts

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 542 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6MoonMudCheese
  7. 7CheeseEarthMouse
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9SteamWindCloud
  10. 10CloudWaterRain
  11. 11MountainRainWaterfall
  12. 12MouseWaterfallCataract
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthEngineTractor
  16. 16EarthTractorFarm
  17. 17FarmFireBarbecue
  18. 18AshBarbecueBurger
  19. 19BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  20. 20DustEngineVacuum
  21. 21FireVacuumBlack Hole
  22. 22Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  23. 23Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  24. 24EarthWaterPlant
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28FirePlanetSun
  29. 29SunTime MachineFuture
  30. 30DutchFutureTense
  31. 31Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  32. 32CataractFuture TenseCataracts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud6Moon + Mudโ†’ Cheese7Cheese + Earthโ†’ Mouse8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud10Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain11Mountain + Rainโ†’ Waterfall12Mouse + Waterfallโ†’ Cataract13Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash14Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine15Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor16Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm17Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue18Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger19Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger20Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum21Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole22Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine23Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger24Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant25Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea26Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill27Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch28Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun29Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future30Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense31Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense32Cataract + Future Tenseโ†’ Cataracts

Other ways to make Cataracts

2 combinations are known to produce Cataracts. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cataracts
FirstSecondResult
CataractFuture TenseCataracts
CataractStop CheesingCataracts

Cataracts at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cataracts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cataract with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cataracts?

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

Is Cataracts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cataracts?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Cataracts, 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.