What is the fastest way to get Critical in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 21-step path ending in Asterisk + Damage. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Critical in Infinite Craft

Critical is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Asterisk plus Damage. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AsteriskDamageCritical

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2611 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

1EarthWindDust
2DustWindSandstorm
3SandstormWaterOasis
4EarthWaterPlant
5OasisPlantDate
6DateWaterDating
7DatingEarthMarriage
8WaterWaterLake
9LakeWaterOcean
10OceanWaterFish
11DustFishStarfish
12MarriageStarfishAsterisk
13FireWaterSteam
14FireSteamEngine
15EnginePlantCar
16CarFireCrash
17EarthSteamMud
18FireMudBrick
19BrickBrickWall
20CrashWallDamage
21AsteriskDamageCritical

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Critical

11 combinations are known to produce Critical. Here are 11 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Critical
First	Second	Result
Asterisk	Damage	Critical
Mass	Review	Critical
Critic	LATIN	Critical
Critic	Latin	Critical
Critics	Telephone	Critical
Critics	Heal	Critical
Critique	Mile	Critical
Critique	More	Critical
Critics	Serious	Critical
Critics	Essential	Critical
Critique	Decided	Critical

What you can make with Critical

CriticalFloat Sink
CriticalShrugged Atlas
CriticalRepublican Trump
CriticalPlane Crash
CriticalNight Vampire
CriticalTowers Troll
CriticalSpectacular Explosion
CriticalInsane Genius
CriticalGangs Gangster
CriticalSake Drunk
CriticalSugar Diabetes
CriticalOwner Boss
CriticalTwin Gemini
CriticalPastor Critic
CriticalPush Overkill
CriticalTrillion Critillion
CriticalKnow Critical Knowledge
CriticalSaved Critical Save
CriticalLearn Critical Thinking
CriticalHappiest Critically Happiest
CriticalProhibited Critically Prohibited
CriticalAgent Spy
CriticalBucket Leak
CriticalClient Deadline

Critical at a glance

Steps to craft: 21; Marathon
Crafting depth: 26; longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes: 11; ways to make it
Used in: 26; other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Critical in Infinite Craft?

Combine Asterisk with Damage. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Critical?

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

Is Critical hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Critical?

Yes. 11 combinations are known to produce Critical, and the shortest route is shown above.