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How to Make China Stretching in Infinite Craft

China Stretching is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chinastretch plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChinastretchPresent TenseChina Stretching

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 88

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6ContinentMountainAsia
  7. 7AsiaFireChina
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11SmokeWaterFog
  12. 12DandelionFogFairy
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16CarEarthTire
  17. 17FireTireRubber
  18. 18RubberTornadoRubberband
  19. 19FairyRubberbandElastic
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23SteamWaveSurf
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30NoOceanNot
  31. 31AshNotIs
  32. 32ElasticIsElasticity
  33. 33ChinaElasticityChinastretch
  34. 34EarthEngineTractor
  35. 35EarthTractorFarm
  36. 36FarmFireBarbecue
  37. 37AshBarbecueBurger
  38. 38BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  39. 39DustEngineVacuum
  40. 40FireVacuumBlack Hole
  41. 41Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  42. 42Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  43. 43PlantSteamTea
  44. 44EngineWindWindmill
  45. 45TeaWindmillDutch
  46. 46DustEarthPlanet
  47. 47FirePlanetSun
  48. 48SunTime MachineFuture
  49. 49DutchFutureTense
  50. 50Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  51. 51Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  52. 52Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  53. 53ChinastretchPresent TenseChina Stretching
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Continent + Mountain→ Asia7Asia + Fire→ China8Earth + Water→ Plant9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Fire + Wind→ Smoke11Smoke + Water→ Fog12Dandelion + Fog→ Fairy13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Car + Earth→ Tire17Fire + Tire→ Rubber18Rubber + Tornado→ Rubberband19Fairy + Rubberband→ Elastic20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Water + Wind→ Wave23Steam + Wave→ Surf24Continent + Surf→ Australia25Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche26Avalanche + Wind→ Snow27Australia + Snow→ No28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Water→ Ocean30No + Ocean→ Not31Ash + Not→ Is32Elastic + Is→ Elasticity33China + Elasticity→ Chinastretch34Earth + Engine→ Tractor35Earth + Tractor→ Farm36Farm + Fire→ Barbecue37Ash + Barbecue→ Burger38Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger39Dust + Engine→ Vacuum40Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole41Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine42Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger43Plant + Steam→ Tea44Engine + Wind→ Windmill45Tea + Windmill→ Dutch46Dust + Earth→ Planet47Fire + Planet→ Sun48Sun + Time Machine→ Future49Dutch + Future→ Tense50Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense51Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity52Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense53Chinastretch + Present Tense→ China Stretching

China Stretching at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
88
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make China Stretching in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chinastretch with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make China Stretching?

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

Is China Stretching hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make China Stretching?

Only one known combination produces China Stretching.

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