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How to Make Glycolic Acid in Infinite Craft

Glycolic Acid is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Glycerol. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramGlycerolGlycolic Acid

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 153

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineWindWindmill
  18. 18WaterWindmillEnergy
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  22. 22EnergyMountain DewGamer
  23. 23EngineSteamTrain
  24. 24GamerTrainGaming
  25. 25MountainSandPyramid
  26. 26PyramidWaterTomb
  27. 27TombWaterMoses
  28. 28MosesWaterParting
  29. 29PartingWaveGoodbye
  30. 30GamingGoodbyeGG
  31. 31FireSandGlass
  32. 32GlassMountainCrystal
  33. 33CrystalEarthGem
  34. 34GGGemGgg
  35. 35EarthPaperMap
  36. 36MapWaterTreasure
  37. 37MapTreasureX
  38. 38WindXY
  39. 39GggYGyy
  40. 40FireFireVolcano
  41. 41DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  42. 42AlphabetFireworksLetters
  43. 43GyyLettersGly
  44. 44GlyGlyGlycerol
  45. 45AnagramGlycerolGlycolic Acid
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Wind→ Windmill18Water + Windmill→ Energy19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew22Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer23Engine + Steam→ Train24Gamer + Train→ Gaming25Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid26Pyramid + Water→ Tomb27Tomb + Water→ Moses28Moses + Water→ Parting29Parting + Wave→ Goodbye30Gaming + Goodbye→ GG31Fire + Sand→ Glass32Glass + Mountain→ Crystal33Crystal + Earth→ Gem34GG + Gem→ Ggg35Earth + Paper→ Map36Map + Water→ Treasure37Map + Treasure→ X38Wind + X→ Y39Ggg + Y→ Gyy40Fire + Fire→ Volcano41Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks42Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters43Gyy + Letters→ Gly44Gly + Gly→ Glycerol45Anagram + Glycerol→ Glycolic Acid

Glycolic Acid at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
153
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

Similar effort to Glycolic Acid, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Glycolic Acid in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Glycerol. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Glycolic Acid?

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

Is Glycolic Acid hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Glycolic Acid?

Only one known combination produces Glycolic Acid.

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