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How to Make Oilcans in Infinite Craft

Oilcans is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Oilcactus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersOilcactusOilcans

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 34

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FossilWaterOil
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18PlantSandCactus
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22PlanetSteamSteampunk
  23. 23CactusSteampunkSteamcactus
  24. 24OilSteamcactusOilcactus
  25. 25LettersOilcactusOilcans
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fossil + Water→ Oil16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Plant + Sand→ Cactus19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Water→ Steam22Planet + Steam→ Steampunk23Cactus + Steampunk→ Steamcactus24Oil + Steamcactus→ Oilcactus25Letters + Oilcactus→ Oilcans

Oilcans at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Oilcans in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Oilcactus. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Oilcans?

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

Is Oilcans hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Oilcans?

Only one known combination produces Oilcans.

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