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How to Make Contraband in Infinite Craft

Contraband sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Mountain Range plus Smuggler.

The final combination

Mountain RangeSmugglerContraband

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1662 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustFireAsh
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6AshPlantTobacco
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineSteamTrain
  10. 10MountainTrainTunnel
  11. 11TobaccoTunnelSmuggler
  12. 12Mountain RangeSmugglerContraband
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Steamโ†’ Train10Mountain + Trainโ†’ Tunnel11Tobacco + Tunnelโ†’ Smuggler12Mountain Range + Smugglerโ†’ Contraband

Other ways to make Contraband

62 combinations are known to produce Contraband. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Contraband
FirstSecondResult
LandslideSmugglerContraband
Mountain RangeSmugglerContraband
CanyonSmugglerContraband
CigaretteSmugglerContraband
CanalSmugglerContraband
DamSmugglerContraband
DustbinSmugglerContraband
ExhaustSmugglerContraband
FoodSmugglerContraband
MatchSmugglerContraband
SandwichSmugglerContraband
SmugglerTrashContraband
SmugglerTunnelContraband
AccidentSmugglerContraband
CombineSmugglerContraband
CrayonSmugglerContraband
PiggybackSmugglerContraband
PrisonSmugglerContraband
SmugglerToastContraband
AlienSmugglerContraband
AirportSmugglerContraband
ClaymoreSmugglerContraband
GiftSmugglerContraband
Hot PocketSmugglerContraband
JunkSmugglerContraband

What you can make with Contraband

Contraband at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
62
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contraband in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mountain Range with Smuggler. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contraband?

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

Is Contraband hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contraband?

Yes. 62 combinations are known to produce Contraband, 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.