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How to Make Coltan in Infinite Craft

Coltan is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Collapse plus Tan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CollapseTanColtan

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 223 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3EarthEarthMountain
  4. 4LakeMountainFjord
  5. 5DustFjordTroll
  6. 6TrollWaterBridge
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  10. 10BridgeDestructionCollapse
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14FireGlassLens
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16FirePlanetSun
  17. 17LensSunSunburn
  18. 18SunburnWaterTan
  19. 19CollapseTanColtan
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Earth + Earth→ Mountain4Lake + Mountain→ Fjord5Dust + Fjord→ Troll6Troll + Water→ Bridge7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction10Bridge + Destruction→ Collapse11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Fire + Glass→ Lens15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Fire + Planet→ Sun17Lens + Sun→ Sunburn18Sunburn + Water→ Tan19Collapse + Tan→ Coltan

Other ways to make Coltan

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

Alternative combinations that produce Coltan
FirstSecondResult
CollapseTanColtan
AnagramCoal TownColtan
CollapseTANColtan

Coltan at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Coltan in Infinite Craft?

Combine Collapse with Tan. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Coltan?

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

Is Coltan hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Coltan?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Coltan, 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.