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How to Make Patina in Infinite Craft

Patina 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 Rust plus Time.

The final combination

RustTimePatina

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 152 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10GlassSandHourglass
  11. 11FireHourglassTime
  12. 12RustTimePatina
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Car + Dust→ Rust7Water + Wind→ Wave8Earth + Wave→ Sand9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Glass + Sand→ Hourglass11Fire + Hourglass→ Time12Rust + Time→ Patina

Other ways to make Patina

2 combinations are known to produce Patina. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Patina
FirstSecondResult
RustTarnishPatina
RustTimePatina

What you can make with Patina

Patina at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Patina in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rust with Time. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Patina?

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

Is Patina 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 Patina?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Patina, and the shortest route is shown above.

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