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How to Make Etch-a-steam in Infinite Craft

Etch-a-steam is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Etch-a-Sketch plus Vaporizing. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Etch-a-SketchVaporizingEtch-a-steam

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 342 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4DustPlantPollen
  5. 5AshPollenCough
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8TreeWaveSurfboard
  9. 9CoughSurfboardCoughboard
  10. 10AshTreePencil
  11. 11CoughboardPencilEtch-a-Sketch
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15DandelionEngineHelicopter
  16. 16SteamWaveSurf
  17. 17SurfWindSurfing
  18. 18HelicopterSurfingHelisurfing
  19. 19DandelionPlantWeed
  20. 20SteamWeedVaporizer
  21. 21HelisurfingVaporizerVaporizing
  22. 22Etch-a-SketchVaporizingEtch-a-steam
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen5Ash + Pollenโ†’ Cough6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Water + Windโ†’ Wave8Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard9Cough + Surfboardโ†’ Coughboard10Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil11Coughboard + Pencilโ†’ Etch-a-Sketch12Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine15Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter16Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf17Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing18Helicopter + Surfingโ†’ Helisurfing19Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed20Steam + Weedโ†’ Vaporizer21Helisurfing + Vaporizerโ†’ Vaporizing22Etch-a-Sketch + Vaporizingโ†’ Etch-a-steam

Other ways to make Etch-a-steam

2 combinations are known to produce Etch-a-steam. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Etch-a-steam
FirstSecondResult
Etch-a-SketchVaporizingEtch-a-steam
Etch-a-sketchVaporizingEtch-a-steam

What you can make with Etch-a-steam

Etch-a-steam at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Etch-a-steam in Infinite Craft?

Combine Etch-a-Sketch with Vaporizing. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Etch-a-steam?

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

Is Etch-a-steam hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Etch-a-steam?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Etch-a-steam, 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.