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How to Make NBC in Infinite Craft

NBC is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nightly News plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Nightly NewsPresent TenseNBC

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshFirePhoenix
  10. 10MessagePhoenixNews
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionEarthFlower
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15EarthPlanetMoon
  16. 16FlowerMoonNight
  17. 17NewsNightNightly News
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EarthTractorFarm
  22. 22FarmFireBarbecue
  23. 23AshBarbecueBurger
  24. 24BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29PlantSteamTea
  30. 30EngineWindWindmill
  31. 31TeaWindmillDutch
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33SunTime MachineFuture
  34. 34DutchFutureTense
  35. 35Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  36. 36WindWindTornado
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  39. 39Nightly NewsPresent TenseNBC
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Ash + Fire→ Phoenix10Message + Phoenix→ News11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Earth→ Flower14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Earth + Planet→ Moon16Flower + Moon→ Night17News + Night→ Nightly News18Fire + Water→ Steam19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Earth + Tractor→ Farm22Farm + Fire→ Barbecue23Ash + Barbecue→ Burger24Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger25Dust + Engine→ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole27Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger29Plant + Steam→ Tea30Engine + Wind→ Windmill31Tea + Windmill→ Dutch32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Sun + Time Machine→ Future34Dutch + Future→ Tense35Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense36Wind + Wind→ Tornado37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense39Nightly News + Present Tense→ NBC

NBC at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make NBC in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nightly News with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make NBC?

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

Is NBC hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make NBC?

Only one known combination produces NBC.

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