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How to Make Paper Reed in Infinite Craft

Paper Reed sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Cattail plus Paper.

The final combination

CattailPaperPaper Reed

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 17

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakePlantLily
  7. 7LakeLilyLotus
  8. 8CactusLotusCattail
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10TreeWaterRiver
  11. 11RiverTreePaper
  12. 12CattailPaperPaper Reed
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Water + Water→ Lake6Lake + Plant→ Lily7Lake + Lily→ Lotus8Cactus + Lotus→ Cattail9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Tree + Water→ River11River + Tree→ Paper12Cattail + Paper→ Paper Reed

What you can make with Paper Reed

Paper Reed at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Paper Reed in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cattail with Paper. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Paper Reed?

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

Is Paper Reed hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Paper Reed?

Only one known combination produces Paper Reed.

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