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How to Make CVD in Infinite Craft

CVD is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cadmium Vanadium plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cadmium VanadiumFuture TenseCVD

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1003 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWindLeaf
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7DustEngineVacuum
  8. 8VacuumWaterSponge
  9. 9LeafSpongeAbsorb
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12EngineStoneSteamroller
  13. 13EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  14. 14Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  15. 15EarthFrisbeeDisc
  16. 16DiscFireCD
  17. 17AbsorbCDCadmium
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19EarthRiverDelta
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionPlantWeed
  22. 22SteamWeedVaporizer
  23. 23DeltaVaporizerDab
  24. 24PlantSteamTea
  25. 25EngineWindWindmill
  26. 26TeaWindmillDutch
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakePlantLily
  29. 29WaterWindWave
  30. 30LilyWaveMermaid
  31. 31DutchMermaidDutchman
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34PlanetSunSolar System
  35. 35DustTreeWood
  36. 36TeaWoodTable
  37. 37Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  38. 38DutchmanPeriodic TableVanadium
  39. 39DabVanadiumDabvanadium
  40. 40CadmiumDabvanadiumCadmium Vanadium
  41. 41DustFireAsh
  42. 42EarthEngineTractor
  43. 43EarthTractorFarm
  44. 44FarmFireBarbecue
  45. 45AshBarbecueBurger
  46. 46BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  49. 49Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  50. 50SunTime MachineFuture
  51. 51DutchFutureTense
  52. 52Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  53. 53Cadmium VanadiumFuture TenseCVD
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Windโ†’ Leaf4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine7Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum8Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge9Leaf + Spongeโ†’ Absorb10Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava11Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone12Engine + Stoneโ†’ Steamroller13Earth + Steamrollerโ†’ Flat Earth14Flat Earth + Windโ†’ Frisbee15Earth + Frisbeeโ†’ Disc16Disc + Fireโ†’ CD17Absorb + CDโ†’ Cadmium18Tree + Waterโ†’ River19Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta20Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion21Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed22Steam + Weedโ†’ Vaporizer23Delta + Vaporizerโ†’ Dab24Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea25Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill26Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch27Water + Waterโ†’ Lake28Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily29Water + Windโ†’ Wave30Lily + Waveโ†’ Mermaid31Dutch + Mermaidโ†’ Dutchman32Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet33Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun34Planet + Sunโ†’ Solar System35Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood36Tea + Woodโ†’ Table37Solar System + Tableโ†’ Periodic Table38Dutchman + Periodic Tableโ†’ Vanadium39Dab + Vanadiumโ†’ Dabvanadium40Cadmium + Dabvanadiumโ†’ Cadmium Vanadium41Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash42Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor43Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm44Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue45Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger46Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger47Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole48Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine49Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger50Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future51Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense52Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense53Cadmium Vanadium + Future Tenseโ†’ CVD

Other ways to make CVD

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

Alternative combinations that produce CVD
FirstSecondResult
Cadmium VanadiumRainbow Rally DriverCVD
Cadmium VanadiumFuture TenseCVD
Cadmium VanadiumPresent TenseCVD

What you can make with CVD

CVD at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make CVD in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cadmium Vanadium with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make CVD?

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

Is CVD hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make CVD?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce CVD, 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.