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How to Make Cyst in Infinite Craft

Cyst is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cistern plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CisternNotCyst

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 336 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6Black HoleWaterDrain
  7. 7EarthFireLava
  8. 8LavaWaterStone
  9. 9EarthEngineTractor
  10. 10StoneTractorStonehenge
  11. 11EngineTractorTank
  12. 12StonehengeTankStone Tank
  13. 13DrainStone TankCistern
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28CisternNotCyst
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Black Hole + Waterโ†’ Drain7Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava8Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone9Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor10Stone + Tractorโ†’ Stonehenge11Engine + Tractorโ†’ Tank12Stonehenge + Tankโ†’ Stone Tank13Drain + Stone Tankโ†’ Cistern14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent18Water + Windโ†’ Wave19Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf20Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia21Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain22Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche23Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow24Australia + Snowโ†’ No25Water + Waterโ†’ Lake26Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean27No + Oceanโ†’ Not28Cistern + Notโ†’ Cyst

Other ways to make Cyst

6 combinations are known to produce Cyst. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cyst
FirstSecondResult
CisternNotCyst
CistcShinCyst
CistcMisterCyst
CistcNCyst
CistcINICyst
CistcIniCyst

What you can make with Cyst

Cyst at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
19
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cyst in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cistern with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cyst?

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

Is Cyst hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cyst?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Cyst, 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.