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How to Make Rusty Child in Infinite Craft

Rusty Child is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Child plus Rusty Window. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChildRusty WindowRusty Child

Marathon22 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 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5EarthFishWhale
  6. 6DustWhaleSperm
  7. 7SpermWaterBaby
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshEarthSoil
  10. 10SoilSoilDirt
  11. 11BabyDirtChild
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16CarDustRust
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassWindWindow
  21. 21RustWindowRusty Window
  22. 22ChildRusty WindowRusty Child
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Water + Waterโ†’ Lake3Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean4Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish5Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale6Dust + Whaleโ†’ Sperm7Sperm + Waterโ†’ Baby8Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash9Ash + Earthโ†’ Soil10Soil + Soilโ†’ Dirt11Baby + Dirtโ†’ Child12Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam13Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Engine + Plantโ†’ Car16Car + Dustโ†’ Rust17Water + Windโ†’ Wave18Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand19Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass20Glass + Windโ†’ Window21Rust + Windowโ†’ Rusty Window22Child + Rusty Windowโ†’ Rusty Child

Other ways to make Rusty Child

2 combinations are known to produce Rusty Child. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rusty Child
FirstSecondResult
ChildRusty WindowRusty Child
ChildRusty BerserkerRusty Child

What you can make with Rusty Child

Rusty Child at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
25
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to Rusty Child, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rusty Child in Infinite Craft?

Combine Child with Rusty Window. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rusty Child?

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

Is Rusty Child hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rusty Child?

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

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