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How to Make Crab-on-the-cob in Infinite Craft

Crab-on-the-cob is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chekov-crab plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Chekov-crabLettersCrab-on-the-cob

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6SandWineSandwich
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshPlantTobacco
  10. 10SandwichTobaccoCuban
  11. 11CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWineSmoker
  14. 14FireFireVolcano
  15. 15SmokerVolcanoVulcan
  16. 16Che GuevaraVulcanChekov
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18EarthSandstormDune
  19. 19PlantWaveSeaweed
  20. 20DuneSeaweedCrab
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23LavaStoneObsidian
  24. 24PlantWaterSwamp
  25. 25PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  26. 26ObsidianVenus FlytrapBlack Widow
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28Black WidowTornadoSpider-Man
  29. 29CrabSpider-ManSpider-crab
  30. 30ChekovSpider-crabChekov-crab
  31. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32TreeWaterRiver
  33. 33RiverTreePaper
  34. 34PaperPlantBook
  35. 35EarthRiverDelta
  36. 36BookDeltaAlphabet
  37. 37DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  38. 38AlphabetFireworksLetters
  39. 39Chekov-crabLettersCrab-on-the-cob
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion5Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine6Sand + Wineโ†’ Sandwich7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash9Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco10Sandwich + Tobaccoโ†’ Cuban11Cuban + Dandelionโ†’ Che Guevara12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Wineโ†’ Smoker14Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano15Smoker + Volcanoโ†’ Vulcan16Che Guevara + Vulcanโ†’ Chekov17Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm18Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune19Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed20Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab21Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava22Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone23Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian24Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp25Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap26Obsidian + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Black Widow27Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado28Black Widow + Tornadoโ†’ Spider-Man29Crab + Spider-Manโ†’ Spider-crab30Chekov + Spider-crabโ†’ Chekov-crab31Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree32Tree + Waterโ†’ River33River + Treeโ†’ Paper34Paper + Plantโ†’ Book35Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta36Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet37Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks38Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters39Chekov-crab + Lettersโ†’ Crab-on-the-cob

Crab-on-the-cob at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
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 Crab-on-the-cob in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chekov-crab with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crab-on-the-cob?

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

Is Crab-on-the-cob 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 Crab-on-the-cob?

Only one known combination produces Crab-on-the-cob.

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