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How to Make Excavator in Infinite Craft

Excavator 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 Mine plus Tractor.

The final combination

MineTractorExcavator

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1235 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6HouseMountainCave
  7. 7CaveEarthMine
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthEngineTractor
  10. 10MineTractorExcavator
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud3Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick4Brick + Windโ†’ House5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6House + Mountainโ†’ Cave7Cave + Earthโ†’ Mine8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor10Mine + Tractorโ†’ Excavator

Other ways to make Excavator

35 combinations are known to produce Excavator. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Excavator
FirstSecondResult
BulldozerWishboneExcavator
BulldozerSandvikExcavator
BulldozerLung CancerExcavator
CraneTractorExcavator
AnswerBulldozerExcavator
BulldozerGPSExcavator
DigEngineExcavator
DrainMountain TractorExcavator
EngineShovelExcavator
CraneHydraulicExcavator
GalileoSteam ShovelExcavator
KingSteam ShovelExcavator
PokemonSand PlowExcavator
PokemonSand TractorExcavator
Flying CarShovelExcavator
Lion KingSteam ShovelExcavator
PokemonStone TractorExcavator
EarthmoverSynonymExcavator
Engine KingShovelExcavator
Lizard KingShovelExcavator
PokรฉmonSand PlowExcavator
DrilburLandslideExcavator
Dragon ShovelKingExcavator
Robot KingShovelExcavator
Mechanical KnightShovelExcavator

What you can make with Excavator

Excavator at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
35
ways to make it
Used in
63
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Excavator in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mine with Tractor. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Excavator?

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

Is Excavator 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 Excavator?

Yes. 35 combinations are known to produce Excavator, 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.