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How to Make Ruthen in Infinite Craft

Ruthen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ruthenium plus Smoke. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RutheniumSmokeRuthen

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WaterWineHoly Water
  5. 5FireHoly WaterVampire
  6. 6VampireWindBat
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9DustTreeWood
  10. 10BatWoodBaseball Bat
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12PlanetPlanetStar
  13. 13Baseball BatStarBabe Ruth
  14. 14FirePlanetSun
  15. 15FireSunSolar
  16. 16PlantSolarOxygen
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18PlantSteamTea
  19. 19TeaWoodTable
  20. 20OxygenTablePeriodic
  21. 21Babe RuthPeriodicRuthenium
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23RutheniumSmokeRuthen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Water + Wine→ Holy Water5Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire6Vampire + Wind→ Bat7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Dust + Tree→ Wood10Bat + Wood→ Baseball Bat11Dust + Earth→ Planet12Planet + Planet→ Star13Baseball Bat + Star→ Babe Ruth14Fire + Planet→ Sun15Fire + Sun→ Solar16Plant + Solar→ Oxygen17Fire + Water→ Steam18Plant + Steam→ Tea19Tea + Wood→ Table20Oxygen + Table→ Periodic21Babe Ruth + Periodic→ Ruthenium22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Ruthenium + Smoke→ Ruthen

What you can make with Ruthen

Ruthen at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ruthen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ruthenium with Smoke. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ruthen?

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

Is Ruthen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ruthen?

Only one known combination produces Ruthen.

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