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How to Make Descartes in Infinite Craft

Descartes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Desk plus Yogacar. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DeskYogacarDescartes

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 313 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3PlantWaveSeaweed
  4. 4SeaweedWindKite
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6PlantSteamTea
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9DustTreeWood
  10. 10TeaWoodTable
  11. 11KiteTableDesk
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14CarEngineRacecar
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16PlantSmokeIncense
  17. 17TreeWaveSurfboard
  18. 18IncenseSurfboardYoga
  19. 19RacecarYogaYogacar
  20. 20DeskYogacarDescartes
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed4Seaweed + Windโ†’ Kite5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree9Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood10Tea + Woodโ†’ Table11Kite + Tableโ†’ Desk12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Engine + Plantโ†’ Car14Car + Engineโ†’ Racecar15Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke16Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense17Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard18Incense + Surfboardโ†’ Yoga19Racecar + Yogaโ†’ Yogacar20Desk + Yogacarโ†’ Descartes

Other ways to make Descartes

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

Alternative combinations that produce Descartes
FirstSecondResult
DeskYogacarDescartes
MoreTherefore I amDescartes
MoreTherefore I AmDescartes

What you can make with Descartes

Descartes at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
31
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Descartes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Desk with Yogacar. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Descartes?

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

Is Descartes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Descartes?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Descartes, 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.