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How to Make Caught Up in Infinite Craft

Caught Up is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catch Up plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Catch UpPast TenseCaught Up

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 954 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 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. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33FireSandGlass
  34. 34GlassSandHourglass
  35. 35FireHourglassTime
  36. 36AshTimeHistory
  37. 37GlassSteamMirror
  38. 38HistoryMirrorPast
  39. 39FireWindSmoke
  40. 40SmokeWaterFog
  41. 41FogPlantMushroom
  42. 42EarthMushroomToadstool
  43. 43DandelionPlantWeed
  44. 44ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  45. 45DustWindSandstorm
  46. 46SandstormWaterOasis
  47. 47OasisPlantDate
  48. 48DateWaterDating
  49. 49DatingEarthMarriage
  50. 50EarthMarriageDivorce
  51. 51DandelionDustWish
  52. 52WaterWishGenie
  53. 53DivorceGenieSingle
  54. 54Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  55. 55PastTriplePast Tense
  56. 56Catch UpPast TenseCaught Up
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Water→ Wine5Dust + Wine→ Vinegar6Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup7Dust + Fire→ Ash8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Earth + Engine→ Tractor11Earth + Tractor→ Farm12Farm + Fire→ Barbecue13Ash + Barbecue→ Burger14Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger15Dust + Engine→ Vacuum16Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole17Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine18Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger19Plant + Steam→ Tea20Engine + Wind→ Windmill21Tea + Windmill→ Dutch22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Fire + Planet→ Sun24Sun + Time Machine→ Future25Dutch + Future→ Tense26Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity29Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense30Ketchup + Present Tense→ Catch Up31Water + Wind→ Wave32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Fire + Sand→ Glass34Glass + Sand→ Hourglass35Fire + Hourglass→ Time36Ash + Time→ History37Glass + Steam→ Mirror38History + Mirror→ Past39Fire + Wind→ Smoke40Smoke + Water→ Fog41Fog + Plant→ Mushroom42Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool43Dandelion + Plant→ Weed44Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom45Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm46Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis47Oasis + Plant→ Date48Date + Water→ Dating49Dating + Earth→ Marriage50Earth + Marriage→ Divorce51Dandelion + Dust→ Wish52Water + Wish→ Genie53Divorce + Genie→ Single54Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple55Past + Triple→ Past Tense56Catch Up + Past Tense→ Caught Up

Other ways to make Caught Up

4 combinations are known to produce Caught Up. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Caught Up
FirstSecondResult
Catch UpPast TenseCaught Up
Caught OnPast TenseCaught Up
Catch CloudPast TenseCaught Up
Catch UpPast tenseCaught Up

Caught Up at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
95
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Caught Up in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catch Up with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Caught Up?

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

Is Caught Up hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Caught Up?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Caught Up, 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.