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How to Make Gear in Infinite Craft

Gear sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Engine plus Gnome.

The final combination

EngineGnomeGear

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1053 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6SmokeWaterFog
  7. 7DandelionFogFairy
  8. 8EarthFairyGnome
  9. 9EngineGnomeGear
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion5Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke6Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog7Dandelion + Fogโ†’ Fairy8Earth + Fairyโ†’ Gnome9Engine + Gnomeโ†’ Gear

Other ways to make Gear

53 combinations are known to produce Gear. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gear
FirstSecondResult
EngineGnomeGear
ClockworkCrushGear
ClockworkOreGear
ClockworkShardGear
EngineShardGear
EngineRyanGear
MudpotSteampunkGear
RootSteampunkGear
DoughSteampunkGear
SteampunkTearGear
ThroatWheelGear
CogEarthGear
CogMountainGear
CogSwampGear
GamingSteelGear
CanalClockworkGear
CogwheelFairyGear
CogwheelSaltGear
EngineerGazelleGear
GooseMetalGear
GrogPistonGear
MetalMudpotGear
BrokenCogGear
CogSteelGear
CogRustyGear

What you can make with Gear

Gear at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
53
ways to make it
Used in
259
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gear in Infinite Craft?

Combine Engine with Gnome. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gear?

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

Is Gear hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gear?

Yes. 53 combinations are known to produce Gear, 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.