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How to Make Substitutes in Infinite Craft

Substitutes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Submarines plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SubmarinesSynonymSubstitutes

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 334 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4PlanetSteamSteampunk
  5. 5EarthSteampunkRobot
  6. 6PlanetRobotCyborg
  7. 7CyborgPlanetCybertron
  8. 8CybertronSteampunkTransformers
  9. 9TransformersWindAutobots
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12AutobotsOceanSubmarines
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16PlantStoneFossil
  17. 17FireFossilDinosaur
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19EarthPlantTree
  20. 20DustTreeWood
  21. 21SandstormWoodSandal
  22. 22DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  23. 23LakeThesaurusSynonym
  24. 24SubmarinesSynonymSubstitutes
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Fire + Water→ Steam4Planet + Steam→ Steampunk5Earth + Steampunk→ Robot6Planet + Robot→ Cyborg7Cyborg + Planet→ Cybertron8Cybertron + Steampunk→ Transformers9Transformers + Wind→ Autobots10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Water→ Ocean12Autobots + Ocean→ Submarines13Earth + Water→ Plant14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Plant + Stone→ Fossil17Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur18Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm19Earth + Plant→ Tree20Dust + Tree→ Wood21Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal22Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus23Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym24Submarines + Synonym→ Substitutes

Other ways to make Substitutes

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

Alternative combinations that produce Substitutes
FirstSecondResult
SubmarinesSynonymSubstitutes
PluralSubstituteSubstitutes
Nuclear SubmarinesSynonymSubstitutes
ManySubstituteSubstitutes

What you can make with Substitutes

Substitutes at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Substitutes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Submarines with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Substitutes?

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

Is Substitutes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Substitutes?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Substitutes, 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.