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How to Make Friction in Infinite Craft

Friction sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Energy plus Sandpaper.

The final combination

EnergySandpaperFriction

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 149 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7TreeWaterRiver
  8. 8RiverTreePaper
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11PaperSandSandpaper
  12. 12EnergySandpaperFriction
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Wind→ Windmill4Water + Windmill→ Energy5Earth + Water→ Plant6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Tree + Water→ River8River + Tree→ Paper9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Paper + Sand→ Sandpaper12Energy + Sandpaper→ Friction

Other ways to make Friction

9 combinations are known to produce Friction. Here are 9 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Friction
FirstSecondResult
ContactDriftFriction
EnergySandpaperFriction
OilSandpaperFriction
FreedomSandpaperFriction
HydrogenSandpaperFriction
PressureSandpaperFriction
GravitySandpaperFriction
HeatSandpaperFriction
DirectionResistanceFriction

What you can make with Friction

Friction at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
14
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Friction in Infinite Craft?

Combine Energy with Sandpaper. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Friction?

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

Is Friction hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Friction?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce Friction, 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.