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How to Make Skim the Surface in Infinite Craft

Skim the Surface is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Skimming Stone. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseSkimming StoneSkim the Surface

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 532 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25LavaStoneObsidian
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28SurfWindSurfing
  29. 29StoneSurfingSkimming
  30. 30ObsidianSkimmingSkimming Stone
  31. 31Future TenseSkimming StoneSkim the Surface
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Lava + Stone→ Obsidian26Water + Wind→ Wave27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Surf + Wind→ Surfing29Stone + Surfing→ Skimming30Obsidian + Skimming→ Skimming Stone31Future Tense + Skimming Stone→ Skim the Surface

Other ways to make Skim the Surface

2 combinations are known to produce Skim the Surface. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Skim the Surface
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseSkimming StoneSkim the Surface
Future TenseSkimming stoneSkim the Surface

Skim the Surface at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Skim the Surface in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Skimming Stone. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Skim the Surface?

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

Is Skim the Surface hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Skim the Surface?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Skim the Surface, 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.