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How to Make COAL in Infinite Craft

COAL is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cobalt Aluminate plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cobalt AluminateInitialsCOAL

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 100

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EnginePlantCar
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10CarDustRust
  11. 11FireRustIron
  12. 12EarthIronMetal
  13. 13HangoverMetalAluminum
  14. 14AluminumRustAluminum Oxide
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  17. 17EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  18. 18DustMountain Dew Code RedCode Red
  19. 19Code RedWaterCode Blue
  20. 20EarthSteamMud
  21. 21FireMudBrick
  22. 22BrickFireKiln
  23. 23Code BlueKilnCobalt
  24. 24Aluminum OxideCobaltCobalt Aluminate
  25. 25EarthPlantTree
  26. 26TreeWaterRiver
  27. 27RiverTreePaper
  28. 28PaperPlantBook
  29. 29EarthRiverDelta
  30. 30BookDeltaAlphabet
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeMountainFjord
  33. 33DustFjordTroll
  34. 34MountainTrollDwarf
  35. 35DustPlantPollen
  36. 36PollenWaterHoney
  37. 37DustEarthPlanet
  38. 38EarthPlanetMoon
  39. 39HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  40. 40DwarfHoneymoonShort
  41. 41AlphabetShortAcronym
  42. 42PollenWindAllergy
  43. 43AllergyMetalNickel
  44. 44FireWindSmoke
  45. 45NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  46. 46EarthFireLava
  47. 47LavaWaterStone
  48. 48PlantStoneFossil
  49. 49FireFossilDinosaur
  50. 50DustWindSandstorm
  51. 51DustTreeWood
  52. 52SandstormWoodSandal
  53. 53DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  54. 54LakeThesaurusSynonym
  55. 55NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  56. 56AcronymNicknameInitials
  57. 57Cobalt AluminateInitialsCOAL
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Plant→ Car9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Car + Dust→ Rust11Fire + Rust→ Iron12Earth + Iron→ Metal13Hangover + Metal→ Aluminum14Aluminum + Rust→ Aluminum Oxide15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew17Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red18Dust + Mountain Dew Code Red→ Code Red19Code Red + Water→ Code Blue20Earth + Steam→ Mud21Fire + Mud→ Brick22Brick + Fire→ Kiln23Code Blue + Kiln→ Cobalt24Aluminum Oxide + Cobalt→ Cobalt Aluminate25Earth + Plant→ Tree26Tree + Water→ River27River + Tree→ Paper28Paper + Plant→ Book29Earth + River→ Delta30Book + Delta→ Alphabet31Water + Water→ Lake32Lake + Mountain→ Fjord33Dust + Fjord→ Troll34Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf35Dust + Plant→ Pollen36Pollen + Water→ Honey37Dust + Earth→ Planet38Earth + Planet→ Moon39Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon40Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short41Alphabet + Short→ Acronym42Pollen + Wind→ Allergy43Allergy + Metal→ Nickel44Fire + Wind→ Smoke45Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon46Earth + Fire→ Lava47Lava + Water→ Stone48Plant + Stone→ Fossil49Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur50Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm51Dust + Tree→ Wood52Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal53Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus54Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym55Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname56Acronym + Nickname→ Initials57Cobalt Aluminate + Initials→ COAL

What you can make with COAL

COAL at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 57 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make COAL in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cobalt Aluminate with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make COAL?

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

Is COAL hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make COAL?

Only one known combination produces COAL.

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