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How to Make Cathartic in Infinite Craft

Cathartic is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catharsis plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CatharsisFuture TenseCathartic

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 623 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WaterWineHoly Water
  5. 5Holy WaterWineCatholic Church
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EnginePlantCar
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11FireSandGlass
  12. 12GlassSteamMirror
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14MirrorVolcanoEcho
  15. 15CarEchoReverse
  16. 16Catholic ChurchReverseCatharsis
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21FarmFireBarbecue
  22. 22AshBarbecueBurger
  23. 23BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  27. 27Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  28. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29EngineWindWindmill
  30. 30TeaWindmillDutch
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33SunTime MachineFuture
  34. 34DutchFutureTense
  35. 35Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  36. 36CatharsisFuture TenseCathartic
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Water + Wine→ Holy Water5Holy Water + Wine→ Catholic Church6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Plant→ Car9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Fire + Sand→ Glass12Glass + Steam→ Mirror13Fire + Fire→ Volcano14Mirror + Volcano→ Echo15Car + Echo→ Reverse16Catholic Church + Reverse→ Catharsis17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Earth + Tractor→ Farm21Farm + Fire→ Barbecue22Ash + Barbecue→ Burger23Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine27Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger28Plant + Steam→ Tea29Engine + Wind→ Windmill30Tea + Windmill→ Dutch31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Sun + Time Machine→ Future34Dutch + Future→ Tense35Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense36Catharsis + Future Tense→ Cathartic

Other ways to make Cathartic

3 combinations are known to produce Cathartic. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cathartic
FirstSecondResult
CatharsisFuture TenseCathartic
CatharsisPast TenseCathartic
CatharsisPast tenseCathartic

Cathartic at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cathartic in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catharsis with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cathartic?

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

Is Cathartic hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cathartic?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Cathartic, 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.