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

The fastest known route is the 10-step path ending in Drawing + Salt. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Etching in Infinite Craft

Etching sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Drawing plus Salt.

The final combination

DrawingSaltEtching

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 135 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

1EarthWindDust
2DustFireAsh
3EarthWaterPlant
4EarthPlantTree
5AshTreePencil
6EarthPencilDrawing
7WaterWaterLake
8LakeWaterOcean
9AshOceanSalt
10DrawingSaltEtching

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Etching

5 combinations are known to produce Etching. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Etching
First	Second	Result
Salt	Sketch	Etching
Pen	Sandblast	Etching
Corrosion	Drawing	Etching
Pencil	Sandblast	Etching
Drawing	Salt	Etching

What you can make with Etching

EtchingWind Kite
EtchingLava Volcano
EtchingVolcano Lava
EtchingMountain Stone
EtchingWave Tsunami
EtchingFire Glass
EtchingWater Wine
EtchingTerror Tattoo
EtchingPlant Cactus
EtchingLake Mirror
EtchingSteam Steam Engine
EtchingPencil Sketch
EtchingPokemon Pikachu
EtchingType Print
EtchingOpposite Engraving
EtchingLess Letch
EtchingPlural Etchings
EtchingPast Tense Engraved
EtchingEarth Fossil
EtchingAsh Cinderella
EtchingDust Art
EtchingAntonym Carving
EtchingAnagram Anchoring

Etching at a glance

Steps to craft: 10; Moderate
Crafting depth: 13; faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes: 5; ways to make it
Used in: 28; other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Etching in Infinite Craft?

Combine Drawing with Salt. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Etching?

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

Is Etching hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Etching?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Etching, and the shortest route is shown above.