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How to Make Diatype in Infinite Craft

Diatype is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Diatom plus Type. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DiatomTypeDiatype

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 31

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3PlantWaveSeaweed
  4. 4SeaweedWaterKelp
  5. 5KelpSeaweedAlgae
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8FireGlassLens
  9. 9LensWaterMicroscope
  10. 10AlgaeMicroscopeDiatom
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14CarFireCrash
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19MoonMudCheese
  20. 20CheeseEarthMouse
  21. 21CrashMouseKeyboard
  22. 22PlantSteamTea
  23. 23KeyboardTeaType
  24. 24DiatomTypeDiatype
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Plant + Wave→ Seaweed4Seaweed + Water→ Kelp5Kelp + Seaweed→ Algae6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Fire + Glass→ Lens9Lens + Water→ Microscope10Algae + Microscope→ Diatom11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Plant→ Car14Car + Fire→ Crash15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Moon + Mud→ Cheese20Cheese + Earth→ Mouse21Crash + Mouse→ Keyboard22Plant + Steam→ Tea23Keyboard + Tea→ Type24Diatom + Type→ Diatype

Diatype at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Diatype in Infinite Craft?

Combine Diatom with Type. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Diatype?

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

Is Diatype hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Diatype?

Only one known combination produces Diatype.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.