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How to Make Saltpeter in Infinite Craft

Saltpeter sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Fire plus Potash.

The final combination

FirePotashSaltpeter

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 10109 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionPlantWeed
  6. 6PlantWeedPot
  7. 7AshPotPotash
  8. 8FirePotashSaltpeter
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Plant→ Weed6Plant + Weed→ Pot7Ash + Pot→ Potash8Fire + Potash→ Saltpeter

Other ways to make Saltpeter

109 combinations are known to produce Saltpeter. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Saltpeter

Saltpeter at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
109
ways to make it
Used in
2,485
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Saltpeter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire with Potash. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Saltpeter?

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

Is Saltpeter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Saltpeter?

Yes. 109 combinations are known to produce Saltpeter, 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.