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How to Make Potential Energy in Infinite Craft

Potential Energy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pot of Gold plus Potential. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Pot of GoldPotentialPotential Energy

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 283 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthMudClay
  4. 4SteamWindCloud
  5. 5CloudWaterRain
  6. 6RainWaterRainbow
  7. 7ClayRainbowPot of Gold
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12DustEngineVacuum
  13. 13FireVacuumBlack Hole
  14. 14Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  15. 15SunTime MachineFuture
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19PlantWeedPot
  20. 20FuturePotPotential
  21. 21Pot of GoldPotentialPotential Energy
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Mud→ Clay4Steam + Wind→ Cloud5Cloud + Water→ Rain6Rain + Water→ Rainbow7Clay + Rainbow→ Pot of Gold8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Dust + Engine→ Vacuum13Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole14Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine15Sun + Time Machine→ Future16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Plant + Weed→ Pot20Future + Pot→ Potential21Pot of Gold + Potential→ Potential Energy

Other ways to make Potential Energy

3 combinations are known to produce Potential Energy. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Potential Energy
FirstSecondResult
PackPotentialPotential Energy
Pot of GoldPotentialPotential Energy
Kinetic EnergyOppositePotential Energy

What you can make with Potential Energy

Potential Energy at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
28
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

Similar effort to Potential Energy, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Potential Energy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pot of Gold with Potential. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Potential Energy?

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

Is Potential Energy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Potential Energy?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Potential Energy, 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.