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How to Make Contraption in Infinite Craft

Contraption is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Contraction plus Mountain. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ContractionMountainContraption

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 362 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 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
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24ContractionMountainContraption
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Earth + Island→ Continent19Water + Water→ Lake20Continent + Lake→ America21America + Book→ Constitution22Anagram + Constitution→ Contraction23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Contraction + Mountain→ Contraption

Other ways to make Contraption

2 combinations are known to produce Contraption. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Contraption
FirstSecondResult
ContractionMountainContraption
NotTractor Reverse PartyContraption

Contraption at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contraption in Infinite Craft?

Combine Contraction with Mountain. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contraption?

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

Is Contraption hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contraption?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Contraption, 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.