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How to Make Saltpetre in Infinite Craft

Saltpetre 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 Carrot plus Potash.

The final combination

CarrotPotashSaltpetre

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 154 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. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWindSeed
  6. 6EngineSeedCarrot
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9DandelionPlantWeed
  10. 10PlantWeedPot
  11. 11AshPotPotash
  12. 12CarrotPotashSaltpetre
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Wind→ Seed6Engine + Seed→ Carrot7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Dandelion + Plant→ Weed10Plant + Weed→ Pot11Ash + Pot→ Potash12Carrot + Potash→ Saltpetre

Other ways to make Saltpetre

4 combinations are known to produce Saltpetre. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Saltpetre
FirstSecondResult
CarrotPotashSaltpetre
BrineTNTSaltpetre
DungSodiumSaltpetre
AmmoliteSaltSaltpetre

What you can make with Saltpetre

Saltpetre at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Saltpetre in Infinite Craft?

Combine Carrot with Potash. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Saltpetre?

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

Is Saltpetre 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 Saltpetre?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Saltpetre, 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.