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How to Make Gold Sponge in Infinite Craft

Gold Sponge is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Gold Detector plus Sponge. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Gold DetectorSpongeGold Sponge

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 194 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  6. 6SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  7. 7DustSmoke DetectorDust Detector
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWaterRiver
  10. 10Dust DetectorRiverGold Detector
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13DustEngineVacuum
  14. 14VacuumWaterSponge
  15. 15Gold DetectorSpongeGold Sponge
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp5Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap6Smoke + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Smoke Detector7Dust + Smoke Detectorโ†’ Dust Detector8Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree9Tree + Waterโ†’ River10Dust Detector + Riverโ†’ Gold Detector11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum14Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge15Gold Detector + Spongeโ†’ Gold Sponge

Other ways to make Gold Sponge

4 combinations are known to produce Gold Sponge. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gold Sponge
FirstSecondResult
GoldSpongeoramaGold Sponge
Gold DetectorSpongeGold Sponge
Gold BarWere-SpongeGold Sponge
Gold BarWere-spongeGold Sponge

What you can make with Gold Sponge

Gold Sponge at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
22
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gold Sponge in Infinite Craft?

Combine Gold Detector with Sponge. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gold Sponge?

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

Is Gold Sponge hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gold Sponge?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Gold Sponge, 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.