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How to Make Cysteine in Infinite Craft

Cysteine is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cyst plus Vain. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CystVainCysteine

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 472 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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
  29. 29LakeMountainFjord
  30. 30DustFjordTroll
  31. 31MountainTrollDwarf
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33FireSandGlass
  34. 34GlassSteamMirror
  35. 35DwarfMirrorVain
  36. 36CystVainCysteine
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Black Hole + Water→ Drain7Earth + Fire→ Lava8Lava + Water→ Stone9Earth + Engine→ Tractor10Stone + Tractor→ Stonehenge11Engine + Tractor→ Tank12Stonehenge + Tank→ Stone Tank13Drain + Stone Tank→ Cistern14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunami→ Island17Earth + Island→ Continent18Water + Wind→ Wave19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Cistern + Not→ Cyst29Lake + Mountain→ Fjord30Dust + Fjord→ Troll31Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Fire + Sand→ Glass34Glass + Steam→ Mirror35Dwarf + Mirror→ Vain36Cyst + Vain→ Cysteine

Other ways to make Cysteine

2 combinations are known to produce Cysteine. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cysteine
FirstSecondResult
CystVainCysteine
CystineHackerCysteine

Cysteine at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cysteine in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cyst with Vain. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cysteine?

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

Is Cysteine hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cysteine?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Cysteine, 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.