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How to Make Fingernail in Infinite Craft

Fingernail is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nail plus Plate. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NailPlateFingernail

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 214 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7FireRustIron
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9DustTreeWood
  10. 10IronWoodNail
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12EarthSteamMud
  13. 13EarthMudClay
  14. 14ClayWaterPottery
  15. 15PlanetPotteryPlate
  16. 16NailPlateFingernail
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Car + Dust→ Rust7Fire + Rust→ Iron8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Dust + Tree→ Wood10Iron + Wood→ Nail11Dust + Earth→ Planet12Earth + Steam→ Mud13Earth + Mud→ Clay14Clay + Water→ Pottery15Planet + Pottery→ Plate16Nail + Plate→ Fingernail

Other ways to make Fingernail

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

Alternative combinations that produce Fingernail
FirstSecondResult
NailPlateFingernail
NailPoopFingernail
NailSealFingernail
FreshNailFingernail

What you can make with Fingernail

Fingernail at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Fingernail in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nail with Plate. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Fingernail?

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

Is Fingernail hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Fingernail?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Fingernail, 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.