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How to Make Nuclear Sponge in Infinite Craft

Nuclear Sponge is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Nuclear Spongebob plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Nuclear SpongebobPresent TenseNuclear Sponge

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4SteamStoneGeysir
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6SmokeWaterFog
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8FogPlantMushroom
  9. 9GeysirMushroomMushroom Cloud
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12DustEngineVacuum
  13. 13VacuumWaterSponge
  14. 14SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  15. 15Mushroom CloudSpongeBobNuclear Spongebob
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17EarthEngineTractor
  18. 18EarthTractorFarm
  19. 19FarmFireBarbecue
  20. 20AshBarbecueBurger
  21. 21BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  22. 22FireVacuumBlack Hole
  23. 23Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  24. 24Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30SunTime MachineFuture
  31. 31DutchFutureTense
  32. 32Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  36. 36Nuclear SpongebobPresent TenseNuclear Sponge
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava3Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone4Steam + Stoneโ†’ Geysir5Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke6Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom9Geysir + Mushroomโ†’ Mushroom Cloud10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum13Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge14Sponge + Steamโ†’ SpongeBob15Mushroom Cloud + SpongeBobโ†’ Nuclear Spongebob16Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash17Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor18Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm19Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue20Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger21Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger22Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole23Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine24Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger25Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea26Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill27Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch28Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet29Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun30Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future31Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense32Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense33Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado34Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity35Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense36Nuclear Spongebob + Present Tenseโ†’ Nuclear Sponge

Nuclear Sponge at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nuclear Sponge in Infinite Craft?

Combine Nuclear Spongebob with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nuclear Sponge?

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

Is Nuclear Sponge hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nuclear Sponge?

Only one known combination produces Nuclear Sponge.

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