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How to Make HYC in Infinite Craft

HYC is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 89 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hafnium Ytterbium Carbide plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hafnium Ytterbium CarbideInitialsHYC

Marathon89 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1672 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 89 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthMudClay
  4. 4ClayWaterPottery
  5. 5FirePotteryCeramic
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8SandWaterBeach
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10EarthGlassBottle
  11. 11BeachBottleMessage
  12. 12EarthMessageLetter
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15FirePlanetSun
  16. 16SunWindSunflower
  17. 17LetterSunflowerA
  18. 18AFireB
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24SnowTreeChristmas
  25. 25PlanetSunSolar System
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27DustTreeWood
  28. 28TeaWoodTable
  29. 29Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  30. 30ChristmasPeriodic TableHolmium
  31. 31BHolmiumBohrium
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EngineWindWindmill
  34. 34WindWindmillElectricity
  35. 35FireGlassLens
  36. 36LensWaterMicroscope
  37. 37ElectricityMicroscopeElectron
  38. 38FireLensMagnifying Glass
  39. 39DustFireAsh
  40. 40DustPlantPollen
  41. 41AshPollenCough
  42. 42WindWindTornado
  43. 43TornadoWaterTsunami
  44. 44EarthTsunamiIsland
  45. 45CoughIslandTuberculosis
  46. 46Magnifying GlassTuberculosisTB
  47. 47ElectronTBTerbium
  48. 48BohriumTerbiumHafnium
  49. 49CeramicHafniumHafnium Carbide
  50. 50TreeWaterRiver
  51. 51RiverTreePaper
  52. 52EarthPaperMap
  53. 53MapWaterTreasure
  54. 54MapTreasureX
  55. 55WindXY
  56. 56Periodic TableYYttrium
  57. 57EarthYttriumYtterbium
  58. 58Hafnium CarbideYtterbiumHafnium Ytterbium Carbide
  59. 59PaperPlantBook
  60. 60EarthRiverDelta
  61. 61BookDeltaAlphabet
  62. 62WaterWaterLake
  63. 63LakeMountainFjord
  64. 64DustFjordTroll
  65. 65MountainTrollDwarf
  66. 66PollenWaterHoney
  67. 67EarthPlanetMoon
  68. 68HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  69. 69DwarfHoneymoonShort
  70. 70AlphabetShortAcronym
  71. 71PollenWindAllergy
  72. 72EnginePlantCar
  73. 73CarDustRust
  74. 74FireRustIron
  75. 75EarthIronMetal
  76. 76AllergyMetalNickel
  77. 77FireWindSmoke
  78. 78NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  79. 79EarthFireLava
  80. 80LavaWaterStone
  81. 81PlantStoneFossil
  82. 82FireFossilDinosaur
  83. 83DustWindSandstorm
  84. 84SandstormWoodSandal
  85. 85DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  86. 86LakeThesaurusSynonym
  87. 87NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  88. 88AcronymNicknameInitials
  89. 89Hafnium Ytterbium CarbideInitialsHYC
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Mud→ Clay4Clay + Water→ Pottery5Fire + Pottery→ Ceramic6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Sand + Water→ Beach9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Earth + Glass→ Bottle11Beach + Bottle→ Message12Earth + Message→ Letter13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Fire + Planet→ Sun16Sun + Wind→ Sunflower17Letter + Sunflower→ A18A + Fire→ B19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Earth + Water→ Plant23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Snow + Tree→ Christmas25Planet + Sun→ Solar System26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Dust + Tree→ Wood28Tea + Wood→ Table29Solar System + Table→ Periodic Table30Christmas + Periodic Table→ Holmium31B + Holmium→ Bohrium32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Engine + Wind→ Windmill34Wind + Windmill→ Electricity35Fire + Glass→ Lens36Lens + Water→ Microscope37Electricity + Microscope→ Electron38Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass39Dust + Fire→ Ash40Dust + Plant→ Pollen41Ash + Pollen→ Cough42Wind + Wind→ Tornado43Tornado + Water→ Tsunami44Earth + Tsunami→ Island45Cough + Island→ Tuberculosis46Magnifying Glass + Tuberculosis→ TB47Electron + TB→ Terbium48Bohrium + Terbium→ Hafnium49Ceramic + Hafnium→ Hafnium Carbide50Tree + Water→ River51River + Tree→ Paper52Earth + Paper→ Map53Map + Water→ Treasure54Map + Treasure→ X55Wind + X→ Y56Periodic Table + Y→ Yttrium57Earth + Yttrium→ Ytterbium58Hafnium Carbide + Ytterbium→ Hafnium Ytterbium Carbide59Paper + Plant→ Book60Earth + River→ Delta61Book + Delta→ Alphabet62Water + Water→ Lake63Lake + Mountain→ Fjord64Dust + Fjord→ Troll65Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf66Pollen + Water→ Honey67Earth + Planet→ Moon68Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon69Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short70Alphabet + Short→ Acronym71Pollen + Wind→ Allergy72Engine + Plant→ Car73Car + Dust→ Rust74Fire + Rust→ Iron75Earth + Iron→ Metal76Allergy + Metal→ Nickel77Fire + Wind→ Smoke78Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon79Earth + Fire→ Lava80Lava + Water→ Stone81Plant + Stone→ Fossil82Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur83Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm84Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal85Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus86Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym87Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname88Acronym + Nickname→ Initials89Hafnium Ytterbium Carbide + Initials→ HYC

Other ways to make HYC

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

Alternative combinations that produce HYC
FirstSecondResult
Hafnium Ytterbium CarbideInitialsHYC
Hafnium Ytterbium CarbideINITIALSHYC

HYC at a glance

Steps to craft
89
Marathon
Crafting depth
167
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make HYC in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hafnium Ytterbium Carbide with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 89 steps.

How many steps does it take to make HYC?

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

Is HYC hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 89 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make HYC?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce HYC, 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.