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How to Make Rainbow Dross in Infinite Craft

Rainbow Dross is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Banal Dross plus Rainbow Anaconda. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Banal DrossRainbow AnacondaRainbow Dross

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17SandstormWindDust Storm
  18. 18Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21Dust BowlSurfSurf Bowl
  22. 22SandstormSurf BowlSand Bowl
  23. 23AnagramSand BowlBanal Dross
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWaterWine
  26. 26SandWineSandwich
  27. 27SandwichSnakeAnaconda
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EngineSteamTrain
  30. 30SteamTrainLocomotive
  31. 31SteamWindCloud
  32. 32CloudWaterRain
  33. 33RainWaterRainbow
  34. 34LocomotiveRainbowRainbow Train
  35. 35AnacondaRainbow TrainRainbow Anaconda
  36. 36Banal DrossRainbow AnacondaRainbow Dross
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm18Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl19Fire + Water→ Steam20Steam + Wave→ Surf21Dust Bowl + Surf→ Surf Bowl22Sandstorm + Surf Bowl→ Sand Bowl23Anagram + Sand Bowl→ Banal Dross24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Water→ Wine26Sand + Wine→ Sandwich27Sandwich + Snake→ Anaconda28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Engine + Steam→ Train30Steam + Train→ Locomotive31Steam + Wind→ Cloud32Cloud + Water→ Rain33Rain + Water→ Rainbow34Locomotive + Rainbow→ Rainbow Train35Anaconda + Rainbow Train→ Rainbow Anaconda36Banal Dross + Rainbow Anaconda→ Rainbow Dross

Rainbow Dross at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Rainbow Dross, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rainbow Dross in Infinite Craft?

Combine Banal Dross with Rainbow Anaconda. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rainbow Dross?

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

Is Rainbow Dross hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rainbow Dross?

Only one known combination produces Rainbow Dross.

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