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How to Make Dater in Infinite Craft

Dater is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Date plus Skimmer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DateSkimmerDater

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11SteamWaveSurf
  12. 12SurfWindSurfing
  13. 13StoneSurfingSkimming
  14. 14EngineSkimmingSkimmer
  15. 15DateSkimmerDater
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava9Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone10Water + Windโ†’ Wave11Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf12Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing13Stone + Surfingโ†’ Skimming14Engine + Skimmingโ†’ Skimmer15Date + Skimmerโ†’ Dater

Other ways to make Dater

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

Alternative combinations that produce Dater
FirstSecondResult
DateTea ReefDater
DateSkimmerDater

What you can make with Dater

Dater at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dater in Infinite Craft?

Combine Date with Skimmer. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dater?

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

Is Dater hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dater?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dater, 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.