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How to Make Cato in Infinite Craft

Cato is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Carton plus NaTo. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CartonNaToCato

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 323 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6TreeWaveSurfboard
  7. 7PaperSurfboardPaperboard
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakePlantLily
  10. 10LilyWaterPond
  11. 11FirePondSoup
  12. 12PaperboardSoupCarton
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15LakeWaterOcean
  16. 16AshOceanSalt
  17. 17FireSaltSodium
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19SteamWindCloud
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22CloudTractorCrop
  23. 23CropFireToast
  24. 24SodiumToastNaTo
  25. 25CartonNaToCato
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard7Paper + Surfboardโ†’ Paperboard8Water + Waterโ†’ Lake9Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily10Lily + Waterโ†’ Pond11Fire + Pondโ†’ Soup12Paperboard + Soupโ†’ Carton13Earth + Windโ†’ Dust14Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash15Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean16Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt17Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium18Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam19Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud20Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine21Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor22Cloud + Tractorโ†’ Crop23Crop + Fireโ†’ Toast24Sodium + Toastโ†’ NaTo25Carton + NaToโ†’ Cato

Other ways to make Cato

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

Alternative combinations that produce Cato
FirstSecondResult
CartonNaToCato
CatocchioNotCato
CartonNATOCato

What you can make with Cato

Cato at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cato in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carton with NaTo. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cato?

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

Is Cato hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cato?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Cato, 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.