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How to Make Photocell in Infinite Craft

Photocell is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cadmium plus Zinc. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CadmiumZincPhotocell

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 393 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWindLeaf
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7DustEngineVacuum
  8. 8VacuumWaterSponge
  9. 9LeafSpongeAbsorb
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12EngineStoneSteamroller
  13. 13EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  14. 14Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  15. 15EarthFrisbeeDisc
  16. 16DiscFireCD
  17. 17AbsorbCDCadmium
  18. 18PlantWaterSwamp
  19. 19FireSwampDragon
  20. 20DragonDustDragonfly
  21. 21DragonflyEarthAnt
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23PlantSmokeIncense
  24. 24AntIncenseAunt
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26AuntMountainAntimony
  27. 27EngineSteamTrain
  28. 28TrainWindZephyr
  29. 29AntimonyZephyrZinc
  30. 30CadmiumZincPhotocell
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Wind→ Leaf4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Dust + Engine→ Vacuum8Vacuum + Water→ Sponge9Leaf + Sponge→ Absorb10Earth + Fire→ Lava11Lava + Water→ Stone12Engine + Stone→ Steamroller13Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth14Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee15Earth + Frisbee→ Disc16Disc + Fire→ CD17Absorb + CD→ Cadmium18Plant + Water→ Swamp19Fire + Swamp→ Dragon20Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly21Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Plant + Smoke→ Incense24Ant + Incense→ Aunt25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Aunt + Mountain→ Antimony27Engine + Steam→ Train28Train + Wind→ Zephyr29Antimony + Zephyr→ Zinc30Cadmium + Zinc→ Photocell

Other ways to make Photocell

3 combinations are known to produce Photocell. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Photocell
FirstSecondResult
CadmiumZincPhotocell
Manganese OxideSeleniumPhotocell
Manganese DioxideSeleniumPhotocell

What you can make with Photocell

Photocell at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Photocell in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cadmium with Zinc. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Photocell?

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

Is Photocell hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Photocell?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Photocell, 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.