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How to Make Cathens in Infinite Craft

Cathens is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 63 combinations to get there, and the final one is Canthen plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CanthenPluralCathens

Marathon63 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 101

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 63 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7PlanetSandstormMars
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10PotatoSandstormPringles
  11. 11GlassPringlesCan
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13AshFirePhoenix
  14. 14AshPhoenixRebirth
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16PlantSteamTea
  17. 17RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  18. 18PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20FirePlanetSun
  21. 21FireSunSolar
  22. 22PlantSolarOxygen
  23. 23OxygenWaterHydrogen
  24. 24DandelionHydrogenHelium
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27DandelionEarthFlower
  28. 28CarFlowerCarnation
  29. 29CarnationTeaT
  30. 30HeliumTThe
  31. 31RepeatTheThe The
  32. 32CanThe TheThe Can
  33. 33DustPlantPollen
  34. 34PollenWaterHoney
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36HoneyMountainBear
  37. 37GlassSandHourglass
  38. 38FireHourglassTime
  39. 39DandelionWaterWine
  40. 40WindWineBalloon
  41. 41EarthPlantTree
  42. 42BalloonTreeBonsai
  43. 43BonsaiMountainZen
  44. 44TimeZenNow
  45. 45BearNowThen
  46. 46The CanThenCanthen
  47. 47WindWindTornado
  48. 48TornadoWaterTsunami
  49. 49EarthTsunamiIsland
  50. 50EarthIslandContinent
  51. 51SteamWaveSurf
  52. 52ContinentSurfAustralia
  53. 53MountainWindAvalanche
  54. 54AvalancheWindSnow
  55. 55AustraliaSnowNo
  56. 56WaterWaterLake
  57. 57LakeWaterOcean
  58. 58NoOceanNot
  59. 59DustEngineVacuum
  60. 60FireVacuumBlack Hole
  61. 61Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  62. 62NotSingularityPlural
  63. 63CanthenPluralCathens
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm7Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars8Earth + Water→ Plant9Mars + Plant→ Potato10Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles11Glass + Pringles→ Can12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Ash + Fire→ Phoenix14Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth15Fire + Water→ Steam16Plant + Steam→ Tea17Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea18Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Fire + Planet→ Sun21Fire + Sun→ Solar22Plant + Solar→ Oxygen23Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen24Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Engine + Plant→ Car27Dandelion + Earth→ Flower28Car + Flower→ Carnation29Carnation + Tea→ T30Helium + T→ The31Repeat + The→ The The32Can + The The→ The Can33Dust + Plant→ Pollen34Pollen + Water→ Honey35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Honey + Mountain→ Bear37Glass + Sand→ Hourglass38Fire + Hourglass→ Time39Dandelion + Water→ Wine40Wind + Wine→ Balloon41Earth + Plant→ Tree42Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai43Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen44Time + Zen→ Now45Bear + Now→ Then46The Can + Then→ Canthen47Wind + Wind→ Tornado48Tornado + Water→ Tsunami49Earth + Tsunami→ Island50Earth + Island→ Continent51Steam + Wave→ Surf52Continent + Surf→ Australia53Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche54Avalanche + Wind→ Snow55Australia + Snow→ No56Water + Water→ Lake57Lake + Water→ Ocean58No + Ocean→ Not59Dust + Engine→ Vacuum60Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole61Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity62Not + Singularity→ Plural63Canthen + Plural→ Cathens

Cathens at a glance

Steps to craft
63
Marathon
Crafting depth
101
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 63 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cathens in Infinite Craft?

Combine Canthen with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 63 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cathens?

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

Is Cathens hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 63 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cathens?

Only one known combination produces Cathens.

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