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How to Make Inserting in Infinite Craft

Inserting is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Insert. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseInsertInserting

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28PlantStoneFossil
  29. 29FossilWaterOil
  30. 30PlantWaterSwamp
  31. 31OilSwampTar
  32. 32TarWaterPitch
  33. 33EarthPitchBaseball
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35EarthSteamMud
  36. 36CarMudRally
  37. 37PlantRallyProtest
  38. 38EngineProtestStrike
  39. 39BaseballStrikeOut
  40. 40BeachOutIn
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42WindWindmillElectricity
  43. 43ElectricityTractorCombine
  44. 44EarthPlantTree
  45. 45TreeWaterRiver
  46. 46RiverTreePaper
  47. 47EarthPaperMap
  48. 48EngineMapGPS
  49. 49CombineGPSLocation
  50. 50LakeLocationPlace
  51. 51InPlaceInsert
  52. 52Future TenseInsertInserting
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Sand + Water→ Beach26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Plant + Stone→ Fossil29Fossil + Water→ Oil30Plant + Water→ Swamp31Oil + Swamp→ Tar32Tar + Water→ Pitch33Earth + Pitch→ Baseball34Engine + Plant→ Car35Earth + Steam→ Mud36Car + Mud→ Rally37Plant + Rally→ Protest38Engine + Protest→ Strike39Baseball + Strike→ Out40Beach + Out→ In41Water + Water→ Lake42Wind + Windmill→ Electricity43Electricity + Tractor→ Combine44Earth + Plant→ Tree45Tree + Water→ River46River + Tree→ Paper47Earth + Paper→ Map48Engine + Map→ GPS49Combine + GPS→ Location50Lake + Location→ Place51In + Place→ Insert52Future Tense + Insert→ Inserting

Inserting at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inserting in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Insert. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inserting?

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

Is Inserting hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inserting?

Only one known combination produces Inserting.

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