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How to Make Cistern in Infinite Craft

Cistern is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Drain plus Stone Tank. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DrainStone TankCistern

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 173 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6Black HoleWaterDrain
  7. 7EarthFireLava
  8. 8LavaWaterStone
  9. 9EarthEngineTractor
  10. 10StoneTractorStonehenge
  11. 11EngineTractorTank
  12. 12StonehengeTankStone Tank
  13. 13DrainStone TankCistern
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Black Hole + Waterโ†’ Drain7Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava8Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone9Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor10Stone + Tractorโ†’ Stonehenge11Engine + Tractorโ†’ Tank12Stonehenge + Tankโ†’ Stone Tank13Drain + Stone Tankโ†’ Cistern

Other ways to make Cistern

3 combinations are known to produce Cistern. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cistern
FirstSecondResult
CementWellCistern
DrainStone TankCistern
ISTSinecCistern

What you can make with Cistern

Cistern at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cistern in Infinite Craft?

Combine Drain with Stone Tank. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cistern?

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

Is Cistern hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cistern?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Cistern, 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.