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How to Make El in Infinite Craft

El is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chicago plus Train. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChicagoTrainEl

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 174 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2WindWindTornado
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4EarthTsunamiIsland
  5. 5EarthIslandContinent
  6. 6ContinentLakeAmerica
  7. 7AmericaEarthUSA
  8. 8LakeUSAMichigan
  9. 9LakeMichiganChicago
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13ChicagoTrainEl
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado3Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami4Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island5Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent6Continent + Lakeโ†’ America7America + Earthโ†’ USA8Lake + USAโ†’ Michigan9Lake + Michiganโ†’ Chicago10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Engine + Steamโ†’ Train13Chicago + Trainโ†’ El

Other ways to make El

4 combinations are known to produce El. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce El
FirstSecondResult
ChicagoTrainEl
DotLEl
EALEl
EaLEl

What you can make with El

El at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
111
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make El in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chicago with Train. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make El?

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

Is El hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make El?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce El, 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.