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How to Make Istanbuls in Infinite Craft

Istanbuls is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Istanbul plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IstanbulPluralIstanbuls

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6ContinentMountainAsia
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineSteamTrain
  10. 10AsiaTrainOrient Express
  11. 11AsiaOrient ExpressIstanbul
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13SteamWaveSurf
  14. 14ContinentSurfAustralia
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17AustraliaSnowNo
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20NoOceanNot
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25NotSingularityPlural
  26. 26IstanbulPluralIstanbuls
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Continent + Mountain→ Asia7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Steam→ Train10Asia + Train→ Orient Express11Asia + Orient Express→ Istanbul12Water + Wind→ Wave13Steam + Wave→ Surf14Continent + Surf→ Australia15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Australia + Snow→ No18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20No + Ocean→ Not21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Engine→ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Not + Singularity→ Plural26Istanbul + Plural→ Istanbuls

Istanbuls at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Istanbuls in Infinite Craft?

Combine Istanbul with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Istanbuls?

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

Is Istanbuls hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Istanbuls?

Only one known combination produces Istanbuls.

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