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How to Make Contraction in Infinite Craft

Contraction is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Constitution. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramConstitutionContraction

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 345 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20ContinentLakeAmerica
  21. 21AmericaBookConstitution
  22. 22AnagramConstitutionContraction
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado16Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island18Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent19Water + Waterโ†’ Lake20Continent + Lakeโ†’ America21America + Bookโ†’ Constitution22Anagram + Constitutionโ†’ Contraction

Other ways to make Contraction

5 combinations are known to produce Contraction. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Contraction
FirstSecondResult
AnagramConstructionContraction
AnagramConstitutionContraction
AnagramCowtritonContraction
ApostropheNegativeContraction
ApostropheDelete First WordContraction

What you can make with Contraction

Contraction at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contraction in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Constitution. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contraction?

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

Is Contraction hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contraction?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Contraction, 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.