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How to Make Neanderthal in Infinite Craft

Neanderthal sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Cave Man plus Lake.

The final combination

Cave ManLakeNeanderthal

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1515 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6HouseMountainCave
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8SteamWaveSurf
  9. 9SurfWaveSurfer
  10. 10CaveSurferCave Man
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12Cave ManLakeNeanderthal
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud3Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick4Brick + Windโ†’ House5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6House + Mountainโ†’ Cave7Water + Windโ†’ Wave8Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf9Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer10Cave + Surferโ†’ Cave Man11Water + Waterโ†’ Lake12Cave Man + Lakeโ†’ Neanderthal

Other ways to make Neanderthal

15 combinations are known to produce Neanderthal. Here are 15 of them.

What you can make with Neanderthal

Neanderthal at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
15
ways to make it
Used in
40
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Neanderthal in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cave Man with Lake. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Neanderthal?

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

Is Neanderthal hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Neanderthal?

Yes. 15 combinations are known to produce Neanderthal, 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.