What is the fastest way to get Faulty Children in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 20-step path ending in Children + Fault. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Faulty Children in Infinite Craft

Faulty Children is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Children plus Fault. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChildrenFaultFaulty Children

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 24

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

1EarthWindDust
2DustWindSandstorm
3SandstormWaterOasis
4EarthWaterPlant
5OasisPlantDate
6DateWaterDating
7DatingEarthMarriage
8PlantWindDandelion
9DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
10Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
11MarriageSeedsChildren
12FireWaterSteam
13FireSteamEngine
14WaterWindWave
15EarthWaveSand
16FireSandGlass
17EngineGlassWindshield
18FireWindshieldCrack
19CrackEarthFault
20ChildrenFaultFaulty Children

Crafting tree

What you can make with Faulty Children

Faulty ChildrenOpposite Faulty Adults
Faulty ChildrenNot Faultless Children
Faulty ChildrenLetters Faulty Letters
Faulty ChildrenSingular Faulty Singularity
Faulty ChildrenMiddleware Faulty Middleware
Faulty ChildrenFuture Tense Faulty Children of the Future
Faulty ChildrenPast Tense Past Children
Faulty ChildrenPresent Tense Present Children
Faulty ChildrenInitials F.C.I.A.
Faulty ChildrenChurch of the Sacred Engine The Church Of The Faulty Engine
Faulty ChildrenAnagram Faulty Anagram

Faulty Children at a glance

Steps to craft: 20; Long
Crafting depth: 24; longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes: 1; only one way
Used in: 13; other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

Similar effort to Faulty Children, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Faulty Children in Infinite Craft?

Combine Children with Fault. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Faulty Children?

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

Is Faulty Children hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Faulty Children?

Only one known combination produces Faulty Children.