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How to Make Catch 22s in Infinite Craft

Catch 22s is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catch 22 plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Catch 22PluralCatch 22s

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 47

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6MoonMudCheese
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8CheeseEngineMouse Trap
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13LakePlantLily
  14. 14FjordLilyNymph
  15. 15EngineSteamTrain
  16. 16NymphTrainNymphomaniac
  17. 17Mouse TrapNymphomaniacCatch 22
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19TornadoWaterTsunami
  20. 20EarthTsunamiIsland
  21. 21EarthIslandContinent
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23SteamWaveSurf
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  33. 33NotSingularityPlural
  34. 34Catch 22PluralCatch 22s
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud6Moon + Mudโ†’ Cheese7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Cheese + Engineโ†’ Mouse Trap9Water + Waterโ†’ Lake10Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain11Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord12Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant13Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily14Fjord + Lilyโ†’ Nymph15Engine + Steamโ†’ Train16Nymph + Trainโ†’ Nymphomaniac17Mouse Trap + Nymphomaniacโ†’ Catch 2218Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado19Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami20Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island21Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent22Water + Windโ†’ Wave23Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf24Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia25Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche26Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow27Australia + Snowโ†’ No28Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean29No + Oceanโ†’ Not30Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole32Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity33Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural34Catch 22 + Pluralโ†’ Catch 22s

Catch 22s at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

Similar effort to Catch 22s, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Catch 22s in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catch 22 with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Catch 22s?

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

Is Catch 22s hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Catch 22s?

Only one known combination produces Catch 22s.

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