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How to Make Strain in Infinite Craft

Strain 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 Sty plus Train.

The final combination

StyTrainStrain

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 16

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickBrickWall
  5. 5EarthWallFence
  6. 6FenceMudPigpen
  7. 7PigpenWallSty
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineSteamTrain
  10. 10StyTrainStrain
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud3Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick4Brick + Brickโ†’ Wall5Earth + Wallโ†’ Fence6Fence + Mudโ†’ Pigpen7Pigpen + Wallโ†’ Sty8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Steamโ†’ Train10Sty + Trainโ†’ Strain

What you can make with Strain

Strain at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
16
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Strain in Infinite Craft?

Combine Sty with Train. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Strain?

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

Is Strain 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 Strain?

Only one known combination produces Strain.

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