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How to Make CIL in Infinite Craft

CIL is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Calcium Iodide plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Calcium IodideLettersCIL

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 462 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6WindWineBalloon
  7. 7BalloonFirePop
  8. 8FirePopSoda
  9. 9LilySodaLime
  10. 10FireLimeCalcium Oxide
  11. 11Calcium OxideWindCalcium Carbonate
  12. 12WaterWineHoly Water
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16PlanetTornadoCyclone
  17. 17CyclonePlanetJupiter
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19JupiterVolcanoIo
  20. 20Holy WaterIoIodine
  21. 21Calcium CarbonateIodineCalcium Iodide
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23TreeWaterRiver
  24. 24RiverTreePaper
  25. 25PaperPlantBook
  26. 26EarthRiverDelta
  27. 27BookDeltaAlphabet
  28. 28DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  29. 29AlphabetFireworksLetters
  30. 30Calcium IodideLettersCIL
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Wind + Wine→ Balloon7Balloon + Fire→ Pop8Fire + Pop→ Soda9Lily + Soda→ Lime10Fire + Lime→ Calcium Oxide11Calcium Oxide + Wind→ Calcium Carbonate12Water + Wine→ Holy Water13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Planet + Tornado→ Cyclone17Cyclone + Planet→ Jupiter18Fire + Fire→ Volcano19Jupiter + Volcano→ Io20Holy Water + Io→ Iodine21Calcium Carbonate + Iodine→ Calcium Iodide22Earth + Plant→ Tree23Tree + Water→ River24River + Tree→ Paper25Paper + Plant→ Book26Earth + River→ Delta27Book + Delta→ Alphabet28Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks29Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters30Calcium Iodide + Letters→ CIL

Other ways to make CIL

2 combinations are known to produce CIL. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce CIL
FirstSecondResult
Calcium IodideLettersCIL
Charred Iceberg LettuceInitialsCIL

CIL at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make CIL in Infinite Craft?

Combine Calcium Iodide with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make CIL?

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

Is CIL hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make CIL?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce CIL, 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.