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How to Make Pencil Crab in Infinite Craft

Pencil Crab is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pencil plus Tornado Crab. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PencilTornado CrabPencil Crab

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 193 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7EarthSandstormDune
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9PlantWaveSeaweed
  10. 10DuneSeaweedCrab
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12CrabDandelionHermit Crab
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14Hermit CrabTornadoTornado Crab
  15. 15PencilTornado CrabPencil Crab
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm7Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune8Water + Windโ†’ Wave9Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed10Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab11Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion12Crab + Dandelionโ†’ Hermit Crab13Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado14Hermit Crab + Tornadoโ†’ Tornado Crab15Pencil + Tornado Crabโ†’ Pencil Crab

Other ways to make Pencil Crab

3 combinations are known to produce Pencil Crab. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pencil Crab
FirstSecondResult
PencilTornado CrabPencil Crab
CrabPencil TreePencil Crab
Pencil SubmarineSnowcrabPencil Crab

Pencil Crab at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pencil Crab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pencil with Tornado Crab. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pencil Crab?

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

Is Pencil Crab hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pencil Crab?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Pencil Crab, and the shortest route is shown above.

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