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How to Make Frugal in Infinite Craft

Frugal is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cheap plus Romulan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CheapRomulanFrugal

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 317 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWindLeaf
  4. 4FireWindSmoke
  5. 5LeafSmokeCigarette
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoWaterTsunami
  8. 8EarthTsunamiIsland
  9. 9CigaretteIslandCuba
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11CubaMountainChe
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionPlantWeed
  15. 15DustWeedClean
  16. 16CheCleanCheap
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18SandstormWaterOasis
  19. 19OasisPlantDate
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21SmokeWineSmoker
  22. 22FireFireVolcano
  23. 23SmokerVolcanoVulcan
  24. 24DateVulcanRomulan
  25. 25CheapRomulanFrugal
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Wind→ Leaf4Fire + Wind→ Smoke5Leaf + Smoke→ Cigarette6Wind + Wind→ Tornado7Tornado + Water→ Tsunami8Earth + Tsunami→ Island9Cigarette + Island→ Cuba10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Cuba + Mountain→ Che12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Plant→ Weed15Dust + Weed→ Clean16Che + Clean→ Cheap17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis19Oasis + Plant→ Date20Dandelion + Water→ Wine21Smoke + Wine→ Smoker22Fire + Fire→ Volcano23Smoker + Volcano→ Vulcan24Date + Vulcan→ Romulan25Cheap + Romulan→ Frugal

Other ways to make Frugal

7 combinations are known to produce Frugal. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Frugal
FirstSecondResult
DutchPrudentFrugal
1930sPrudentFrugal
FeePrudentFrugal
Little FockerPrudentFrugal
CheapRomulanFrugal
ExpenseFrenchFrugal
AntonymSumptuousFrugal

What you can make with Frugal

Frugal at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Frugal in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cheap with Romulan. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Frugal?

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

Is Frugal hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Frugal?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Frugal, 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.