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How to Make CDC in Infinite Craft

CDC is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chicken Dinner plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Chicken DinnerInitialsCDC

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 824 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6BirdEarthChicken
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FirePlanetSun
  14. 14FireSunSolar
  15. 15PlanetSolarSystem
  16. 16Mountain DewSystemMountain Dew Game Fuel
  17. 17ChickenMountain Dew Game FuelChicken Dinner
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19TreeWaterRiver
  20. 20RiverTreePaper
  21. 21PaperPlantBook
  22. 22EarthRiverDelta
  23. 23BookDeltaAlphabet
  24. 24LakeMountainFjord
  25. 25DustFjordTroll
  26. 26MountainTrollDwarf
  27. 27DustPlantPollen
  28. 28PollenWaterHoney
  29. 29EarthPlanetMoon
  30. 30HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  31. 31DwarfHoneymoonShort
  32. 32AlphabetShortAcronym
  33. 33PollenWindAllergy
  34. 34FireWaterSteam
  35. 35FireSteamEngine
  36. 36EnginePlantCar
  37. 37CarDustRust
  38. 38FireRustIron
  39. 39EarthIronMetal
  40. 40AllergyMetalNickel
  41. 41FireWindSmoke
  42. 42NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  43. 43EarthFireLava
  44. 44LavaWaterStone
  45. 45PlantStoneFossil
  46. 46FireFossilDinosaur
  47. 47DustWindSandstorm
  48. 48DustTreeWood
  49. 49SandstormWoodSandal
  50. 50DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  51. 51LakeThesaurusSynonym
  52. 52NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  53. 53AcronymNicknameInitials
  54. 54Chicken DinnerInitialsCDC
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird6Bird + Earth→ Chicken7Earth + Water→ Plant8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Planet→ Sun14Fire + Sun→ Solar15Planet + Solar→ System16Mountain Dew + System→ Mountain Dew Game Fuel17Chicken + Mountain Dew Game Fuel→ Chicken Dinner18Earth + Plant→ Tree19Tree + Water→ River20River + Tree→ Paper21Paper + Plant→ Book22Earth + River→ Delta23Book + Delta→ Alphabet24Lake + Mountain→ Fjord25Dust + Fjord→ Troll26Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf27Dust + Plant→ Pollen28Pollen + Water→ Honey29Earth + Planet→ Moon30Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon31Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short32Alphabet + Short→ Acronym33Pollen + Wind→ Allergy34Fire + Water→ Steam35Fire + Steam→ Engine36Engine + Plant→ Car37Car + Dust→ Rust38Fire + Rust→ Iron39Earth + Iron→ Metal40Allergy + Metal→ Nickel41Fire + Wind→ Smoke42Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon43Earth + Fire→ Lava44Lava + Water→ Stone45Plant + Stone→ Fossil46Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur47Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm48Dust + Tree→ Wood49Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal50Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus51Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym52Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname53Acronym + Nickname→ Initials54Chicken Dinner + Initials→ CDC

Other ways to make CDC

4 combinations are known to produce CDC. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce CDC
FirstSecondResult
Chicken DinnerInitialsCDC
Cattle DecapitationInitialsCDC
Cult of the Dead CowInitialsCDC
Chicken DinnerINITIALSCDC

CDC at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make CDC in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chicken Dinner with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make CDC?

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

Is CDC hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make CDC?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce CDC, 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.