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How to Make Fingernails in Infinite Craft

Fingernails is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nails plus Tune. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NailsTuneFingernails

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 313 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5GlassSteamMirror
  6. 6FireFireVolcano
  7. 7MirrorVolcanoEcho
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10TreeWaterRiver
  11. 11RiverTreePaper
  12. 12PaperSandSandpaper
  13. 13EchoSandpaperNails
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionPlantWeed
  17. 17DustWeedClean
  18. 18PlantSteamTea
  19. 19EarthTeaTeapot
  20. 20TeapotWindKettle
  21. 21KettleSteamWhistle
  22. 22CleanWhistleTune
  23. 23NailsTuneFingernails
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror6Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano7Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree10Tree + Waterโ†’ River11River + Treeโ†’ Paper12Paper + Sandโ†’ Sandpaper13Echo + Sandpaperโ†’ Nails14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion16Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed17Dust + Weedโ†’ Clean18Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea19Earth + Teaโ†’ Teapot20Teapot + Windโ†’ Kettle21Kettle + Steamโ†’ Whistle22Clean + Whistleโ†’ Tune23Nails + Tuneโ†’ Fingernails

Other ways to make Fingernails

3 combinations are known to produce Fingernails. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Fingernails
FirstSecondResult
NailsTuneFingernails
NailsRefugeesFingernails
Future TenseNailsFingernails

Fingernails at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Fingernails in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nails with Tune. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Fingernails?

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

Is Fingernails hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Fingernails?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Fingernails, 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.