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How to Make Subsistence in Infinite Craft

Subsistence is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Submarine plus Survival. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SubmarineSurvivalSubsistence

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 193 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineSteamTrain
  4. 4TrainWaterSubmarine
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8FireGlassLens
  9. 9LensWaterMicroscope
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11MicroscopeTornadoDNA
  12. 12DNAWindEvolution
  13. 13SteamWaveSurf
  14. 14EvolutionSurfSurvival
  15. 15SubmarineSurvivalSubsistence
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Steamโ†’ Train4Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass8Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens9Lens + Waterโ†’ Microscope10Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado11Microscope + Tornadoโ†’ DNA12DNA + Windโ†’ Evolution13Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf14Evolution + Surfโ†’ Survival15Submarine + Survivalโ†’ Subsistence

Other ways to make Subsistence

3 combinations are known to produce Subsistence. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Subsistence
FirstSecondResult
SubmarineSurvivalSubsistence
SubredditSurvivalSubsistence
SubredditSustainableSubsistence

Subsistence at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Subsistence in Infinite Craft?

Combine Submarine with Survival. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Subsistence?

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

Is Subsistence hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Subsistence?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Subsistence, 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.