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How to Make Sand Crab in Infinite Craft

Sand Crab sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Hermit Crab plus Sandstorm.

The final combination

Hermit CrabSandstormSand Crab

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1432 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9CrabDandelionHermit Crab
  10. 10Hermit CrabSandstormSand Crab
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Crab + Dandelionโ†’ Hermit Crab10Hermit Crab + Sandstormโ†’ Sand Crab

Other ways to make Sand Crab

32 combinations are known to produce Sand Crab. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sand Crab
FirstSecondResult
Sand CrabSuntan LotionSand Crab
CrabSand GolemSand Crab
Hermit CrabSandcastleSand Crab
CrabSand EngineSand Crab
CrabgrassSand CastleSand Crab
Hermit CrabSand CastleSand Crab
CrabDust MonsterSand Crab
CrabSand HorseSand Crab
CrabSand SurferSand Crab
Crab CakeSandcastleSand Crab
CrabappleSand CastleSand Crab
SandySnow CrabSand Crab
Crab KingSandcastleSand Crab
CrabSand SkatingSand Crab
CrabSand DragonSand Crab
CrabSand PunkSand Crab
CrabSand BuggySand Crab
CrabSand CastleSand Crab
Sand TractorShrimp FishSand Crab
Sand BuggyShrimp FishSand Crab
Sand CrabSteam TrainSand Crab
CrabSand GhostSand Crab
CrabSand GenieSand Crab
CrabSand BeeSand Crab
CrabSand CoughSand Crab

What you can make with Sand Crab

Sand Crab at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
14
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
32
ways to make it
Used in
77
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sand Crab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hermit Crab with Sandstorm. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sand Crab?

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

Is Sand Crab hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sand Crab?

Yes. 32 combinations are known to produce Sand Crab, 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.