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How to Make Rutenium in Infinite Craft

Rutenium is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Rutanium plus Tenium. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RutaniumTeniumRutenium

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6TornadoWaterTsunami
  7. 7HouseTsunamiRuin
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11DustFogSmog
  12. 12SteamTsunamiTitanic
  13. 13TitanicTornadoTitanado
  14. 14SmogTitanadoSmogon
  15. 15RuinSmogonRU
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineWindWindmill
  18. 18WaterWindmillEnergy
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20EnginePlanetSaturn
  21. 21EarthSaturnTitan
  22. 22EnergyTitanTitanium
  23. 23RUTitaniumRutanium
  24. 24EarthWaterPlant
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26FirePlanetSun
  27. 27FireSunSolar
  28. 28PlantSolarOxygen
  29. 29OxygenWaterHydrogen
  30. 30DandelionHydrogenHelium
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33DustOasisMummy
  34. 34DandelionMummyScarecrow
  35. 35DustScarecrowTin Man
  36. 36EarthTin ManTin
  37. 37HeliumTinTenium
  38. 38RutaniumTeniumRutenium
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Wind→ House5Wind + Wind→ Tornado6Tornado + Water→ Tsunami7House + Tsunami→ Ruin8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Dust + Fog→ Smog12Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic13Titanic + Tornado→ Titanado14Smog + Titanado→ Smogon15Ruin + Smogon→ RU16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Wind→ Windmill18Water + Windmill→ Energy19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Engine + Planet→ Saturn21Earth + Saturn→ Titan22Energy + Titan→ Titanium23RU + Titanium→ Rutanium24Earth + Water→ Plant25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Fire + Planet→ Sun27Fire + Sun→ Solar28Plant + Solar→ Oxygen29Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen30Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis33Dust + Oasis→ Mummy34Dandelion + Mummy→ Scarecrow35Dust + Scarecrow→ Tin Man36Earth + Tin Man→ Tin37Helium + Tin→ Tenium38Rutanium + Tenium→ Rutenium

Rutenium at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rutenium in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rutanium with Tenium. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rutenium?

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

Is Rutenium hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rutenium?

Only one known combination produces Rutenium.

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