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How to Make Nuclear Sand in Infinite Craft

Nuclear Sand is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nuclear Dandelion plus Sand. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Nuclear DandelionSandNuclear Sand

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineWindWindmill
  6. 6WaterWindmillEnergy
  7. 7EngineSteamTrain
  8. 8TrainWaterSubmarine
  9. 9EnergySubmarineNuclear Submarine
  10. 10DandelionNuclear SubmarineNuclear Dandelion
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13Nuclear DandelionSandNuclear Sand
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill6Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy7Engine + Steamโ†’ Train8Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine9Energy + Submarineโ†’ Nuclear Submarine10Dandelion + Nuclear Submarineโ†’ Nuclear Dandelion11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Nuclear Dandelion + Sandโ†’ Nuclear Sand

Other ways to make Nuclear Sand

2 combinations are known to produce Nuclear Sand. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Nuclear Sand
FirstSecondResult
Nuclear DandelionSandNuclear Sand
Nuclear StarfishSandNuclear Sand

Nuclear Sand at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

Similar effort to Nuclear Sand, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nuclear Sand in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nuclear Dandelion with Sand. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nuclear Sand?

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

Is Nuclear Sand hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nuclear Sand?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Nuclear Sand, 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.