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How to Make Crab Claw in Infinite Craft

Crab Claw is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crab plus Piston. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CrabPistonCrab Claw

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 174 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEarthHole
  13. 13EngineHolePiston
  14. 14CrabPistonCrab Claw
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Earthโ†’ Hole13Engine + Holeโ†’ Piston14Crab + Pistonโ†’ Crab Claw

Other ways to make Crab Claw

4 combinations are known to produce Crab Claw. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Crab Claw
FirstSecondResult
ClaymoreCrabCrab Claw
Crab LegsIce SwordCrab Claw
CrabPistonCrab Claw
CrabHydraulicCrab Claw

What you can make with Crab Claw

Crab Claw at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

Similar effort to Crab Claw, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Crab Claw in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crab with Piston. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crab Claw?

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

Is Crab Claw hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crab Claw?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Crab Claw, 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.