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How to Make Formalin in Infinite Craft

Formalin is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Formal. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramFormalFormalin

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 373 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17SandstormWindDust Storm
  18. 18Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeWaterOcean
  21. 21OceanWaterFish
  22. 22FishWindFlying Fish
  23. 23EarthFlying FishBird
  24. 24BirdWaterPenguin
  25. 25OceanPenguinTuxedo
  26. 26Dust BowlTuxedoFormal
  27. 27AnagramFormalFormalin
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Earth + Windโ†’ Dust16Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm17Sandstorm + Windโ†’ Dust Storm18Dust Storm + Sandstormโ†’ Dust Bowl19Water + Waterโ†’ Lake20Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean21Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish22Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish23Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird24Bird + Waterโ†’ Penguin25Ocean + Penguinโ†’ Tuxedo26Dust Bowl + Tuxedoโ†’ Formal27Anagram + Formalโ†’ Formalin

Other ways to make Formalin

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

Alternative combinations that produce Formalin
FirstSecondResult
AnagramFormalFormalin
FormalInFormalin
FormalINFormalin

What you can make with Formalin

Formalin at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Formalin in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Formal. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Formalin?

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

Is Formalin hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Formalin?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Formalin, 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.