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How to Make Hangnails in Infinite Craft

Hangnails is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hi plus Nails. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HiNailsHangnails

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 322 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SmokeWeedHigh
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FirePlanetSun
  9. 9FireSunSolar
  10. 10PlantSolarOxygen
  11. 11OxygenWaterHydrogen
  12. 12HighHydrogenHi
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17GlassSteamMirror
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19MirrorVolcanoEcho
  20. 20EarthPlantTree
  21. 21TreeWaterRiver
  22. 22RiverTreePaper
  23. 23PaperSandSandpaper
  24. 24EchoSandpaperNails
  25. 25HiNailsHangnails
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Smoke + Weed→ High6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Fire + Planet→ Sun9Fire + Sun→ Solar10Plant + Solar→ Oxygen11Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen12High + Hydrogen→ Hi13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Fire + Water→ Steam17Glass + Steam→ Mirror18Fire + Fire→ Volcano19Mirror + Volcano→ Echo20Earth + Plant→ Tree21Tree + Water→ River22River + Tree→ Paper23Paper + Sand→ Sandpaper24Echo + Sandpaper→ Nails25Hi + Nails→ Hangnails

Other ways to make Hangnails

2 combinations are known to produce Hangnails. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hangnails
FirstSecondResult
HiNailsHangnails
HangnailPluralHangnails

What you can make with Hangnails

Hangnails at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hangnails in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hi with Nails. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hangnails?

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

Is Hangnails hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hangnails?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hangnails, 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.