What is the fastest way to get Rainbow Machine in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 11-step path ending in Piston + Rainbow. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Rainbow Machine in Infinite Craft

Rainbow Machine sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Piston plus Rainbow.

The final combination

PistonRainbowRainbow Machine

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 142 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

1FireWaterSteam
2FireSteamEngine
3EarthWindDust
4DustEngineVacuum
5FireVacuumBlack Hole
6Black HoleEarthHole
7EngineHolePiston
8SteamWindCloud
9CloudWaterRain
10RainWaterRainbow
11PistonRainbowRainbow Machine

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Rainbow Machine

2 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Machine. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rainbow Machine
First	Second	Result
Piston	Rainbow	Rainbow Machine
Blueprint	Rainbow	Rainbow Machine

What you can make with Rainbow Machine

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Rainbow MachineThentriving Rainbow Thriving
Rainbow MachineIce Sword Rainbow Sword
Rainbow MachineOre Gold
Rainbow MachinePokemon Mew
Rainbow MachineNeedle Sewing Machine
Rainbow MachineHoneymoon Salad Rainbow Salad
Rainbow MachineCarnivorous Hangbot Rainbow Hangbot
Rainbow MachineJumbo Sartan Rainbow Sartan
Rainbow MachineFractal Mean Fractal Rainbow
Rainbow MachineParty Hard 2 Party Hard 2: Rainbow Machine
Rainbow MachineBlue Steampunk Scandibro Rainbow Steampunk Scandibro

Rainbow Machine at a glance

Steps to craft: 11; Long
Crafting depth: 14; faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes: 2; ways to make it
Used in: 15; other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rainbow Machine in Infinite Craft?

Combine Piston with Rainbow. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rainbow Machine?

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

Is Rainbow Machine hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rainbow Machine?

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