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How to Make Glycolysis in Infinite Craft

Glycolysis is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Gly plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GlyPresent TenseGlycolysis

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 112

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  9. 9EnergyMountain DewGamer
  10. 10EngineSteamTrain
  11. 11GamerTrainGaming
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14MountainSandPyramid
  15. 15PyramidWaterTomb
  16. 16TombWaterMoses
  17. 17MosesWaterParting
  18. 18PartingWaveGoodbye
  19. 19GamingGoodbyeGG
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21GlassMountainCrystal
  22. 22CrystalEarthGem
  23. 23GGGemGgg
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26RiverTreePaper
  27. 27EarthPaperMap
  28. 28MapWaterTreasure
  29. 29MapTreasureX
  30. 30WindXY
  31. 31GggYGyy
  32. 32PaperPlantBook
  33. 33EarthRiverDelta
  34. 34BookDeltaAlphabet
  35. 35FireFireVolcano
  36. 36DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  37. 37AlphabetFireworksLetters
  38. 38GyyLettersGly
  39. 39EarthWindDust
  40. 40DustFireAsh
  41. 41EarthEngineTractor
  42. 42EarthTractorFarm
  43. 43FarmFireBarbecue
  44. 44AshBarbecueBurger
  45. 45BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  49. 49Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  50. 50PlantSteamTea
  51. 51TeaWindmillDutch
  52. 52DustEarthPlanet
  53. 53FirePlanetSun
  54. 54SunTime MachineFuture
  55. 55DutchFutureTense
  56. 56Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  57. 57WindWindTornado
  58. 58Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  59. 59Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  60. 60GlyPresent TenseGlycolysis
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill4Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew9Energy + Mountain Dewโ†’ Gamer10Engine + Steamโ†’ Train11Gamer + Trainโ†’ Gaming12Water + Windโ†’ Wave13Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand14Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid15Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb16Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses17Moses + Waterโ†’ Parting18Parting + Waveโ†’ Goodbye19Gaming + Goodbyeโ†’ GG20Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass21Glass + Mountainโ†’ Crystal22Crystal + Earthโ†’ Gem23GG + Gemโ†’ Ggg24Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree25Tree + Waterโ†’ River26River + Treeโ†’ Paper27Earth + Paperโ†’ Map28Map + Waterโ†’ Treasure29Map + Treasureโ†’ X30Wind + Xโ†’ Y31Ggg + Yโ†’ Gyy32Paper + Plantโ†’ Book33Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta34Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet35Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano36Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks37Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters38Gyy + Lettersโ†’ Gly39Earth + Windโ†’ Dust40Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash41Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor42Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm43Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue44Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger45Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger46Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole48Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine49Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger50Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea51Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch52Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet53Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun54Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future55Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense56Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense57Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado58Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity59Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense60Gly + Present Tenseโ†’ Glycolysis

Glycolysis at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
112
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Glycolysis in Infinite Craft?

Combine Gly with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Glycolysis?

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

Is Glycolysis hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Glycolysis?

Only one known combination produces Glycolysis.

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