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How to Make Dirty Crab in Infinite Craft

Dirty Crab is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dirty Elf plus Mooncrab. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dirty ElfMooncrabDirty Crab

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantSteamTea
  5. 5EarthTeaTeapot
  6. 6MudTeapotMuddy Teapot
  7. 7Muddy TeapotTeapotClean Teapot
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11DandelionFogFairy
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13EarthTreeForest
  14. 14FairyForestElf
  15. 15Clean TeapotElfClean Elf
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17WindWineBalloon
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19BalloonDustDust Bunny
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21FireSwampDragon
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  25. 25Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  26. 26Clean ElfOppositeDirty Elf
  27. 27DustWindSandstorm
  28. 28EarthSandstormDune
  29. 29WaterWindWave
  30. 30PlantWaveSeaweed
  31. 31DuneSeaweedCrab
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33EarthPlanetMoon
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35MountainWindAvalanche
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37AvalancheEngineSnowmobile
  38. 38MoonSnowmobileMoonmobile
  39. 39CrabMoonmobileMooncrab
  40. 40Dirty ElfMooncrabDirty Crab
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea5Earth + Teaโ†’ Teapot6Mud + Teapotโ†’ Muddy Teapot7Muddy Teapot + Teapotโ†’ Clean Teapot8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog11Dandelion + Fogโ†’ Fairy12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest14Fairy + Forestโ†’ Elf15Clean Teapot + Elfโ†’ Clean Elf16Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine17Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon18Earth + Windโ†’ Dust19Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny20Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp21Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon22Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash23Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix24Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang25Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite26Clean Elf + Oppositeโ†’ Dirty Elf27Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm28Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune29Water + Windโ†’ Wave30Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed31Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab32Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet33Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon34Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain35Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche36Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine37Avalanche + Engineโ†’ Snowmobile38Moon + Snowmobileโ†’ Moonmobile39Crab + Moonmobileโ†’ Mooncrab40Dirty Elf + Mooncrabโ†’ Dirty Crab

Dirty Crab at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dirty Crab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dirty Elf with Mooncrab. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dirty Crab?

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

Is Dirty Crab hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dirty Crab?

Only one known combination produces Dirty Crab.

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