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How to Make Retrograde in Infinite Craft

Retrograde sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Retirement plus Saturn.

The final combination

RetirementSaturnRetrograde

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 176 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5SandWaterBeach
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FirePlanetSun
  9. 9BeachSunVacation
  10. 10EngineVacationRetirement
  11. 11EnginePlanetSaturn
  12. 12RetirementSaturnRetrograde
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Sand + Water→ Beach6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Fire + Planet→ Sun9Beach + Sun→ Vacation10Engine + Vacation→ Retirement11Engine + Planet→ Saturn12Retirement + Saturn→ Retrograde

Other ways to make Retrograde

6 combinations are known to produce Retrograde. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Retrograde
FirstSecondResult
RetirementSaturnRetrograde
GoodbyeRetroRetrograde
OppositeRetroRetrograde
ReverseVirgoRetrograde
EntourageReverseRetrograde
RetiringUpgradeRetrograde

What you can make with Retrograde

Retrograde at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Retrograde in Infinite Craft?

Combine Retirement with Saturn. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Retrograde?

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

Is Retrograde hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Retrograde?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Retrograde, 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.