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How to Make Cotton Swab in Infinite Craft

Cotton Swab 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 Cotton plus Microscope.

The final combination

CottonMicroscopeCotton Swab

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 132 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWindSeed
  6. 6CloudSeedCotton
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10FireGlassLens
  11. 11LensWaterMicroscope
  12. 12CottonMicroscopeCotton Swab
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Wind→ Seed6Cloud + Seed→ Cotton7Water + Wind→ Wave8Earth + Wave→ Sand9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Fire + Glass→ Lens11Lens + Water→ Microscope12Cotton + Microscope→ Cotton Swab

Other ways to make Cotton Swab

2 combinations are known to produce Cotton Swab. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cotton Swab
FirstSecondResult
Cotton CandySwasabiCotton Swab
CottonMicroscopeCotton Swab

What you can make with Cotton Swab

Cotton Swab at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
13
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
41
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cotton Swab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cotton with Microscope. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cotton Swab?

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

Is Cotton Swab 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 Cotton Swab?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Cotton Swab, and the shortest route is shown above.

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