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How to Make Retain in Infinite Craft

Retain is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Retire plus Saint. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RetireSaintRetain

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 252 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6HangoverWaterCure
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10CarEarthTire
  11. 11CureTireRetire
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakePlantLily
  15. 15DustLilyAngel
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17PlantSmokeIncense
  18. 18IncenseSmokePrayer
  19. 19AngelPrayerSaint
  20. 20RetireSaintRetain
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Hangover + Water→ Cure7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Plant→ Car10Car + Earth→ Tire11Cure + Tire→ Retire12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Plant→ Lily15Dust + Lily→ Angel16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Plant + Smoke→ Incense18Incense + Smoke→ Prayer19Angel + Prayer→ Saint20Retire + Saint→ Retain

Other ways to make Retain

2 combinations are known to produce Retain. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Retain
FirstSecondResult
RetireSaintRetain
HaveRemainRetain

Retain at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
25
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Retain in Infinite Craft?

Combine Retire with Saint. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Retain?

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

Is Retain hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Retain?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Retain, 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.