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How to Make Forty-Nail in Infinite Craft

Forty-Nail is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Forty plus Nail. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FortyNailForty-Nail

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 49

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7GenieWeedHashish
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11MountainSandPyramid
  12. 12PyramidWaterTomb
  13. 13TombWaterMoses
  14. 14HashishMoses40 Years
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18PaperPlantBook
  19. 19EarthRiverDelta
  20. 20BookDeltaAlphabet
  21. 21FireFireVolcano
  22. 22DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  23. 23AlphabetFireworksLetters
  24. 2440 YearsLettersForty
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EnginePlantCar
  28. 28CarDustRust
  29. 29FireRustIron
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31IronWoodNail
  32. 32FortyNailForty-Nail
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish5Water + Wishโ†’ Genie6Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed7Genie + Weedโ†’ Hashish8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Water + Windโ†’ Wave10Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand11Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid12Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb13Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses14Hashish + Mosesโ†’ 40 Years15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Tree + Waterโ†’ River17River + Treeโ†’ Paper18Paper + Plantโ†’ Book19Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta20Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet21Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano22Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks23Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters2440 Years + Lettersโ†’ Forty25Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam26Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine27Engine + Plantโ†’ Car28Car + Dustโ†’ Rust29Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron30Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood31Iron + Woodโ†’ Nail32Forty + Nailโ†’ Forty-Nail

Forty-Nail at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to Forty-Nail, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Forty-Nail in Infinite Craft?

Combine Forty with Nail. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Forty-Nail?

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

Is Forty-Nail hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Forty-Nail?

Only one known combination produces Forty-Nail.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.