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How to Make Catches Up in Infinite Craft

Catches Up is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catch Up plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Catch UpPluralCatches Up

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionWaterWine
  5. 5DustWineVinegar
  6. 6FireVinegarKetchup
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthEngineTractor
  11. 11EarthTractorFarm
  12. 12FarmFireBarbecue
  13. 13AshBarbecueBurger
  14. 14BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  15. 15DustEngineVacuum
  16. 16FireVacuumBlack Hole
  17. 17Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  18. 18Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  19. 19PlantSteamTea
  20. 20EngineWindWindmill
  21. 21TeaWindmillDutch
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23FirePlanetSun
  24. 24SunTime MachineFuture
  25. 25DutchFutureTense
  26. 26Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  29. 29Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  30. 30KetchupPresent TenseCatch Up
  31. 31TornadoWaterTsunami
  32. 32EarthTsunamiIsland
  33. 33EarthIslandContinent
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44NotSingularityPlural
  45. 45Catch UpPluralCatches Up
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine5Dust + Wineโ†’ Vinegar6Fire + Vinegarโ†’ Ketchup7Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor11Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm12Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue13Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger14Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger15Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum16Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole17Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine18Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger19Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea20Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill21Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch22Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet23Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun24Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future25Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense26Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense27Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado28Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity29Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense30Ketchup + Present Tenseโ†’ Catch Up31Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami32Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island33Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent34Water + Windโ†’ Wave35Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf36Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia37Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain38Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche39Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow40Australia + Snowโ†’ No41Water + Waterโ†’ Lake42Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean43No + Oceanโ†’ Not44Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural45Catch Up + Pluralโ†’ Catches Up

Catches Up at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

Similar effort to Catches Up, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Catches Up in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catch Up with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Catches Up?

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

Is Catches Up hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Catches Up?

Only one known combination produces Catches Up.

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