Home / Recipes / Painstaking ๐ How to Make Painstaking in Infinite CraftPainstaking is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pains plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Pains+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐ Painstaking
Marathon 44 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 67 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Painstaking, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 67 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.
1 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam2 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine3 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant4 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car5 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave6 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand7 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass8 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ช Mirror9 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Volcano10 ๐ช Mirror+ ๐ Volcano= ๐ฏ Echo11 ๐ Car+ ๐ฏ Echo= ๐ Reverse12 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado13 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Tsunami14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐๏ธ Island15 ๐ Earth+ ๐๏ธ Island= ๐ Continent16 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion17 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine18 ๐ Continent+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ช๐บ Europe19 ๐ช๐บ Europe+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ช๐ธ Spain20 ๐ Reverse+ ๐ช๐ธ Spain= ๐ Pains21 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust22 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash23 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐๏ธ Sand= โ Hourglass24 ๐ฅ Fire+ โ Hourglass= โฐ Time25 ๐ Ash+ โฐ Time= ๐ History26 ๐ History+ ๐ช Mirror= ๐ Past27 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke28 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog29 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Mushroom30 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Mushroom= ๐ Toadstool31 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฟ Weed32 ๐ Toadstool+ ๐ฟ Weed= ๐ Magic Mushroom33 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm34 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Oasis35 ๐๏ธ Oasis+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Date36 ๐ Date+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Dating37 ๐ Dating+ ๐ Earth= ๐ Marriage38 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Marriage= ๐ Divorce39 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ Wish40 ๐ง Water+ ๐ Wish= ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie41 ๐ Divorce+ ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie= ๐ Single42 ๐ Magic Mushroom+ ๐ Single= ๐ธ Triple43 ๐ Past+ ๐ธ Triple= ๐ค Past Tense44 ๐ Pains+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐ PainstakingCrafting tree 1 Fire + Water โ Steam 2 Fire + Steam โ Engine 3 Earth + Water โ Plant 4 Engine + Plant โ Car 5 Water + Wind โ Wave 6 Earth + Wave โ Sand 7 Fire + Sand โ Glass 8 Glass + Steam โ Mirror 9 Fire + Fire โ Volcano 10 Mirror + Volcano โ Echo 11 Car + Echo โ Reverse 12 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 13 Tornado + Water โ Tsunami 14 Earth + Tsunami โ Island 15 Earth + Island โ Continent 16 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 17 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 18 Continent + Wine โ Europe 19 Europe + Sand โ Spain 20 Reverse + Spain โ Pains 21 Earth + Wind โ Dust 22 Dust + Fire โ Ash 23 Glass + Sand โ Hourglass 24 Fire + Hourglass โ Time 25 Ash + Time โ History 26 History + Mirror โ Past 27 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 28 Smoke + Water โ Fog 29 Fog + Plant โ Mushroom 30 Earth + Mushroom โ Toadstool 31 Dandelion + Plant โ Weed 32 Toadstool + Weed โ Magic Mushroom 33 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 34 Sandstorm + Water โ Oasis 35 Oasis + Plant โ Date 36 Date + Water โ Dating 37 Dating + Earth โ Marriage 38 Earth + Marriage โ Divorce 39 Dandelion + Dust โ Wish 40 Water + Wish โ Genie 41 Divorce + Genie โ Single 42 Magic Mushroom + Single โ Triple 43 Past + Triple โ Past Tense 44 Pains + Past Tense โ Painstaking
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Other ways to make Painstaking 2 combinations are known to produce Painstaking. Here are 2 of them.
Painstaking at a glance
Steps to craft 44 Marathon
Crafting depth 67 longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 44 steps Similar effort to Painstaking, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Painstaking in Infinite Craft? Combine Pains with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Painstaking? 44 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Painstaking hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Painstaking? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Painstaking, and the shortest route is shown above.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .