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How to Make Cotton-swab in Infinite Craft

Cotton-swab is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cottons plus Sponge-were. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CottonsSponge-wereCotton-swab

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWindSeed
  6. 6CloudSeedCotton
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9EarthTsunamiIsland
  10. 10EarthIslandContinent
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13ContinentSurfAustralia
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17AustraliaSnowNo
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20NoOceanNot
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23DustEngineVacuum
  24. 24FireVacuumBlack Hole
  25. 25Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  26. 26NotSingularityPlural
  27. 27CottonPluralCottons
  28. 28EarthSteamMud
  29. 29FireMudBrick
  30. 30BrickCloudCastle
  31. 31FireFireVolcano
  32. 32CastleVolcanoMordor
  33. 33VacuumWaterSponge
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35EarthPlanetMoon
  36. 36MoonWindWerewolf
  37. 37SpongeWerewolfWere-Sponge
  38. 38MordorWere-SpongeSponge-were
  39. 39CottonsSponge-wereCotton-swab
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Wind→ Seed6Cloud + Seed→ Cotton7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Earth + Tsunami→ Island10Earth + Island→ Continent11Water + Wind→ Wave12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Continent + Surf→ Australia14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Australia + Snow→ No18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20No + Ocean→ Not21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Fire + Steam→ Engine23Dust + Engine→ Vacuum24Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole25Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity26Not + Singularity→ Plural27Cotton + Plural→ Cottons28Earth + Steam→ Mud29Fire + Mud→ Brick30Brick + Cloud→ Castle31Fire + Fire→ Volcano32Castle + Volcano→ Mordor33Vacuum + Water→ Sponge34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Earth + Planet→ Moon36Moon + Wind→ Werewolf37Sponge + Werewolf→ Were-Sponge38Mordor + Were-Sponge→ Sponge-were39Cottons + Sponge-were→ Cotton-swab

Cotton-swab at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cotton-swab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cottons with Sponge-were. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cotton-swab?

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

Is Cotton-swab hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cotton-swab?

Only one known combination produces Cotton-swab.

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