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How to Make Nitrates in Infinite Craft

Nitrates is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nitrogen plus United States. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NitrogenUnited StatesNitrates

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 22

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6FossilWaveAmmonite
  7. 7AmmoniteFireAmmonia
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10AmmoniaEngineNitrogen
  11. 11WindWindTornado
  12. 12TornadoWaterTsunami
  13. 13EarthTsunamiIsland
  14. 14EarthIslandContinent
  15. 15EngineSteamTrain
  16. 16ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  17. 17EarthTranscontinental RailroadUnited States
  18. 18NitrogenUnited StatesNitrates
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Water + Wind→ Wave6Fossil + Wave→ Ammonite7Ammonite + Fire→ Ammonia8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Ammonia + Engine→ Nitrogen11Wind + Wind→ Tornado12Tornado + Water→ Tsunami13Earth + Tsunami→ Island14Earth + Island→ Continent15Engine + Steam→ Train16Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad17Earth + Transcontinental Railroad→ United States18Nitrogen + United States→ Nitrates

What you can make with Nitrates

Nitrates at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nitrates in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nitrogen with United States. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nitrates?

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

Is Nitrates hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nitrates?

Only one known combination produces Nitrates.

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