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How to Make Gold-196 in Infinite Craft

Gold-196 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Gold-197 plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Gold-197NotGold-196

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 502 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3FogWaterIce
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EngineEngineRocket
  7. 7IceRocketAstronaut
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10DandelionEarthFlower
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakePlantLily
  13. 13LilyWaterPond
  14. 14FirePondSoup
  15. 15PlantSoupSalad
  16. 16FlowerSaladCaesar
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19EarthRiverDelta
  20. 20CaesarDeltaCesium
  21. 21AstronautCesiumCesium-137
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24OceanWaterFish
  25. 25FishWaterFishbowl
  26. 26FireFishbowlGoldfish
  27. 27DustGoldfishGold
  28. 28Cesium-137GoldGold-197
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31EarthTsunamiIsland
  32. 32EarthIslandContinent
  33. 33WaterWindWave
  34. 34SteamWaveSurf
  35. 35ContinentSurfAustralia
  36. 36EarthEarthMountain
  37. 37MountainWindAvalanche
  38. 38AvalancheWindSnow
  39. 39AustraliaSnowNo
  40. 40NoOceanNot
  41. 41Gold-197NotGold-196
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Fog + Water→ Ice4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Engine + Engine→ Rocket7Ice + Rocket→ Astronaut8Earth + Water→ Plant9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Dandelion + Earth→ Flower11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Plant→ Lily13Lily + Water→ Pond14Fire + Pond→ Soup15Plant + Soup→ Salad16Flower + Salad→ Caesar17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Tree + Water→ River19Earth + River→ Delta20Caesar + Delta→ Cesium21Astronaut + Cesium→ Cesium-13722Earth + Wind→ Dust23Lake + Water→ Ocean24Ocean + Water→ Fish25Fish + Water→ Fishbowl26Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish27Dust + Goldfish→ Gold28Cesium-137 + Gold→ Gold-19729Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Tornado + Water→ Tsunami31Earth + Tsunami→ Island32Earth + Island→ Continent33Water + Wind→ Wave34Steam + Wave→ Surf35Continent + Surf→ Australia36Earth + Earth→ Mountain37Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche38Avalanche + Wind→ Snow39Australia + Snow→ No40No + Ocean→ Not41Gold-197 + Not→ Gold-196

Other ways to make Gold-196

2 combinations are known to produce Gold-196. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gold-196
FirstSecondResult
Gold-197NotGold-196
Gold-197LessGold-196

Gold-196 at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Gold-196, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gold-196 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Gold-197 with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gold-196?

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

Is Gold-196 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gold-196?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Gold-196, 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.