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How to Make Chinagrind in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AnagramChinese Fire DrillChinagrind

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

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. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  19. 19Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  20. 20DuckFireRoast Duck
  21. 21LilyRoast DuckChinese Food
  22. 22TreeWindLeaf
  23. 23LeafSmokeCigarette
  24. 24Chinese FoodCigaretteChinese Fire Drill
  25. 25AnagramChinese Fire DrillChinagrind
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Water + Water→ Lake16Lake + Plant→ Lily17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch19Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck20Duck + Fire→ Roast Duck21Lily + Roast Duck→ Chinese Food22Tree + Wind→ Leaf23Leaf + Smoke→ Cigarette24Chinese Food + Cigarette→ Chinese Fire Drill25Anagram + Chinese Fire Drill→ Chinagrind

Chinagrind at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chinagrind in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Chinese Fire Drill. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chinagrind?

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

Is Chinagrind 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 Chinagrind?

Only one known combination produces Chinagrind.

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