How to Make Oil in Infinite Craft
Oil is made the way real oil is, from Fossil plus Water. Getting the Fossil takes three moves through Lava and Stone, then Plant plus Stone gives Fossil. Five steps, and the geology is roughly right, which is not something you can say about most of this game.
The final combination
FossilWaterOil
Moderate5 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62,984 known recipes
Full crafting path from the base elements
Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 5 combinations in order.
Other ways to make Oil
2,984 combinations are known to produce Oil. Here are 25 of them.
| First | Second | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Sun | Oil |
| Sunflower | Tear | Oil |
| Cottonseed | Palm | Oil |
| Oil Rig | Swamp Date | Oil |
| Oil Field | Steampunk Cactus | Oil |
| Chinook | Oil Field | Oil |
| Cinder | Cottonseed | Oil |
| Cottonseed | Priest | Oil |
| Fuel | Werewhale | Oil |
| Fossil | Norway | Oil |
| Boston Tea Party | Fossil | Oil |
| Penguin | Trawler | Oil |
| Dune | Factory | Oil |
| Factory | Sea | Oil |
| Factory | Ocean | Oil |
| Factory | Lagoon | Oil |
| Factory | Oasis | Oil |
| Factory | Sunflower | Oil |
| Desert | Factory | Oil |
| Candle | Fossil | Oil |
| Candle | Mountain Oasis | Oil |
| Sunflower | Winepress | Oil |
| Windmill | Winepress | Oil |
| Fossil | Winepress | Oil |
| Quarry | Winepress | Oil |
What you can make with Oil
- OilPompeiiFire
- OilPlanetEarth
- OilOppositeWater
- OilVolcanoLava
- OilSteampunkSteam
- OilTornadobotTornado
- OilPumiceVolcano
- OilTequilaMargarita
- OilPotFrench Fries
- OilSnowboarderSki
- OilRingsLord of the Rings
- OilPlutoOil Rig
- OilOlafFrozen
- OilShaved IceSlushie
- OilSandstormSand
- OilPistonEngine
- OilTsunamicTsunami
- OilTreantTree
- OilTea DragonTea
- OilSteam SalamanderDragon
- OilSteam TroutFish
- OilTractor PullTractor
- OilSpace StationMoon
- OilThunder ButterLightning
Oil at a glance
- Steps to craft
- 5
- Moderate
- Crafting depth
- 6
- faster than 98% of solved elements
- Known recipes
- 2,984
- ways to make it
- Used in
- 3,844
- other combinations
Other elements that take 5 steps
Similar effort to Oil, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions
How do you make Oil in Infinite Craft?
Combine Fossil with Water. The full path from the base elements takes 5 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Oil?
5 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Oil hard to make in Infinite Craft?
It rates as moderate. At 5 steps it is faster than 98% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Oil?
Yes. 2,984 combinations are known to produce Oil, and the shortest route is shown above.