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How to Make Crank in Infinite Craft

Crank sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Lake plus Monkey Wrench.

The final combination

LakeMonkey WrenchCrank

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 143 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7EarthTreeForest
  8. 8ForestForestJungle
  9. 9DustJungleMonkey
  10. 10EngineMonkeyMonkey Wrench
  11. 11LakeMonkey WrenchCrank
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest8Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle9Dust + Jungleโ†’ Monkey10Engine + Monkeyโ†’ Monkey Wrench11Lake + Monkey Wrenchโ†’ Crank

Other ways to make Crank

3 combinations are known to produce Crank. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Crank
FirstSecondResult
LakeMonkey WrenchCrank
Crystal MethSaltCrank
HandRusty WindowCrank

What you can make with Crank

Crank at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
14
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Crank in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lake with Monkey Wrench. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crank?

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

Is Crank hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crank?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Crank, 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.