What is the fastest way to get Eastern in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 12-step path ending in Time Zone + United States. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Eastern in Infinite Craft

Eastern sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Time Zone plus United States.

The final combination

Time ZoneUnited StatesEastern

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 228 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

1FireWaterSteam
2FireSteamEngine
3EngineSteamTrain
4TrainTrainTrain Station
5WindWindTornado
6TornadoWaterTsunami
7EarthTsunamiIsland
8EarthIslandContinent
9ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
10Train StationTranscontinental RailroadTime Zone
11EarthTranscontinental RailroadUnited States
12Time ZoneUnited StatesEastern

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Eastern

8 combinations are known to produce Eastern. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Eastern
First	Second	Result
East	System	Eastern
America	Time Zone	Eastern
No	Western	Eastern
Reverse	Western	Eastern
Opposite	Western	Eastern
Time Zone	United States	Eastern
East	Thing	Eastern
Exclude	Western	Eastern

What you can make with Eastern

EasternFlood Tsunami
EasternGreen Tea
EasternGlass Kaleidoscope
EasternTelescope Yin Yang
EasternNature Bonsai
EasternSoda Coke
EasternPhoto Snapshot
EasternPredict Feng Shui
EasternMother Buddha
EasternGene Genie
EasternRoof Pagoda
EasternLeague Baseball
EasternTurkey Thanksgiving
EasternMarching Army
EasternVendor Samurai
EasternSyndrome Yakuza
EasternOpera Kabuki
EasternLowered Sunrise
EasternEmotions Zen
EasternSaving Bank
EasternServers Restaurant
EasternLighter Zippo
EasternSynonym Oriental
EasternPlural Easterns

Eastern at a glance

Steps to craft: 12; Long
Crafting depth: 22; longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes: 8; ways to make it
Used in: 38; other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Eastern in Infinite Craft?

Combine Time Zone with United States. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Eastern?

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

Is Eastern hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Eastern?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Eastern, and the shortest route is shown above.