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How to Make Cortisone in Infinite Craft

Cortisone is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hydrocortisone plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HydrocortisonePresent TenseCortisone

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4MoonWindWerewolf
  5. 5EarthWerewolfWolf
  6. 6FireWolfHellhound
  7. 7EarthHellhoundCerberus
  8. 8CerberusWaterHydra
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionEarthFlower
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13PlantSmokeIncense
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15IncenseSwampMosquito
  16. 16FlowerMosquitoItch
  17. 17HydraItchHydrocortisone
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22EarthTractorFarm
  23. 23FarmFireBarbecue
  24. 24AshBarbecueBurger
  25. 25BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37WindWindTornado
  38. 38Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  39. 39Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  40. 40HydrocortisonePresent TenseCortisone
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Earth + Planet→ Moon4Moon + Wind→ Werewolf5Earth + Werewolf→ Wolf6Fire + Wolf→ Hellhound7Earth + Hellhound→ Cerberus8Cerberus + Water→ Hydra9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Earth→ Flower12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Plant + Smoke→ Incense14Plant + Water→ Swamp15Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito16Flower + Mosquito→ Itch17Hydra + Itch→ Hydrocortisone18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Earth + Tractor→ Farm23Farm + Fire→ Barbecue24Ash + Barbecue→ Burger25Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense37Wind + Wind→ Tornado38Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity39Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense40Hydrocortisone + Present Tense→ Cortisone

Cortisone at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cortisone in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hydrocortisone with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cortisone?

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

Is Cortisone hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cortisone?

Only one known combination produces Cortisone.

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