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How to Make Paperclips in Infinite Craft

Paperclips is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Paper Clip plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Paper ClipPluralPaperclips

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 42

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6SandWaterBeach
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8EarthGlassBottle
  9. 9BeachBottleMessage
  10. 10EarthMessageLetter
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13LavaStoneObsidian
  14. 14LetterObsidianLetter Opener
  15. 15IslandLetter OpenerPaper Clip
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32NotSingularityPlural
  33. 33Paper ClipPluralPaperclips
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Sand + Water→ Beach7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Earth + Glass→ Bottle9Beach + Bottle→ Message10Earth + Message→ Letter11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Lava + Stone→ Obsidian14Letter + Obsidian→ Letter Opener15Island + Letter Opener→ Paper Clip16Earth + Island→ Continent17Fire + Water→ Steam18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Australia + Snow→ No24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26No + Ocean→ Not27Earth + Wind→ Dust28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Not + Singularity→ Plural33Paper Clip + Plural→ Paperclips

Paperclips at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Paperclips in Infinite Craft?

Combine Paper Clip with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Paperclips?

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

Is Paperclips hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Paperclips?

Only one known combination produces Paperclips.

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