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How to Make Nelson’s Columns in Infinite Craft

Nelson’s Columns is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nelson plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NelsonPluralNelson’s Columns

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWaterSwamp
  6. 6FireSwampDragon
  7. 7EarthIslandContinent
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionWaterWine
  10. 10ContinentWineEurope
  11. 11EarthEuropeFrance
  12. 12DragonFranceNapoleon
  13. 13IslandNapoleonTrafalgar
  14. 14TrafalgarWaterNelson
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18ContinentSurfAustralia
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25NoOceanNot
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27FireSteamEngine
  28. 28DustEngineVacuum
  29. 29FireVacuumBlack Hole
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31NotSingularityPlural
  32. 32NelsonPluralNelson’s Columns
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Water→ Plant5Plant + Water→ Swamp6Fire + Swamp→ Dragon7Earth + Island→ Continent8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Water→ Wine10Continent + Wine→ Europe11Earth + Europe→ France12Dragon + France→ Napoleon13Island + Napoleon→ Trafalgar14Trafalgar + Water→ Nelson15Fire + Water→ Steam16Water + Wind→ Wave17Steam + Wave→ Surf18Continent + Surf→ Australia19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25No + Ocean→ Not26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Fire + Steam→ Engine28Dust + Engine→ Vacuum29Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole30Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity31Not + Singularity→ Plural32Nelson + Plural→ Nelson’s Columns

Nelson’s Columns at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nelson’s Columns in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nelson with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nelson’s Columns?

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

Is Nelson’s Columns hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nelson’s Columns?

Only one known combination produces Nelson’s Columns.

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