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How to Make Substruction in Infinite Craft

Substruction is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 71 combinations to get there, and the final one is Canstruction plus Subreddit. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CanstructionSubredditSubstruction

Marathon71 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 125

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 71 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7PlanetSandstormMars
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10PotatoSandstormPringles
  11. 11GlassPringlesCan
  12. 12GlassSandHourglass
  13. 13SandWaterBeach
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15BeachSteamSauna
  16. 16SaunaWaterSweat
  17. 17HourglassSweatWork
  18. 18CanWorkCan-do
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeWaterOcean
  21. 21OceanWaterFish
  22. 22FishWindFlying Fish
  23. 23FireFishSushi
  24. 24Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  25. 25LakePlantLily
  26. 26Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29FireFireVolcano
  30. 30FjordVolcanoIceland
  31. 31SteamWaveSurf
  32. 32SurfWindSurfing
  33. 33IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  34. 34Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  35. 35EarthThisThat
  36. 36Can-doThatCan-that
  37. 37EarthFjordLand
  38. 38FireWindSmoke
  39. 39SmokeWaterFog
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42SandstormStoneSphinx
  43. 43FogSphinxRiddle
  44. 44PlantWindDandelion
  45. 45DandelionWaterWine
  46. 46SteamWineStew
  47. 47EarthPlantTree
  48. 48StewTreeStewpid
  49. 49RiddleStewpidYou
  50. 50LandYouYour
  51. 51Can-thatYourCan-you
  52. 52CanCan-youCan-you-can
  53. 53StoneStoneBoulder
  54. 54DandelionDustWish
  55. 55TreeWishMoney
  56. 56BoulderMoneyRockefeller
  57. 57BoulderRockefellerRockefeller Center
  58. 58Can-you-canRockefeller CenterCanstruction
  59. 59DandelionEarthFlower
  60. 60TreeWaterRiver
  61. 61EarthRiverDelta
  62. 62FirePlanetSun
  63. 63FireSunSolar
  64. 64PlanetSolarSystem
  65. 65FireSystemComputer
  66. 66WindWindTornado
  67. 67TornadoWaterTsunami
  68. 68ComputerTsunamiInternet
  69. 69DeltaInternetReddit
  70. 70FlowerRedditSubreddit
  71. 71CanstructionSubredditSubstruction
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm7Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars8Earth + Water→ Plant9Mars + Plant→ Potato10Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles11Glass + Pringles→ Can12Glass + Sand→ Hourglass13Sand + Water→ Beach14Fire + Water→ Steam15Beach + Steam→ Sauna16Sauna + Water→ Sweat17Hourglass + Sweat→ Work18Can + Work→ Can-do19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Water→ Ocean21Ocean + Water→ Fish22Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish23Fire + Fish→ Sushi24Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi25Lake + Plant→ Lily26Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Lake + Mountain→ Fjord29Fire + Fire→ Volcano30Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland31Steam + Wave→ Surf32Surf + Wind→ Surfing33Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing34Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This35Earth + This→ That36Can-do + That→ Can-that37Earth + Fjord→ Land38Fire + Wind→ Smoke39Smoke + Water→ Fog40Earth + Fire→ Lava41Lava + Water→ Stone42Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx43Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle44Plant + Wind→ Dandelion45Dandelion + Water→ Wine46Steam + Wine→ Stew47Earth + Plant→ Tree48Stew + Tree→ Stewpid49Riddle + Stewpid→ You50Land + You→ Your51Can-that + Your→ Can-you52Can + Can-you→ Can-you-can53Stone + Stone→ Boulder54Dandelion + Dust→ Wish55Tree + Wish→ Money56Boulder + Money→ Rockefeller57Boulder + Rockefeller→ Rockefeller Center58Can-you-can + Rockefeller Center→ Canstruction59Dandelion + Earth→ Flower60Tree + Water→ River61Earth + River→ Delta62Fire + Planet→ Sun63Fire + Sun→ Solar64Planet + Solar→ System65Fire + System→ Computer66Wind + Wind→ Tornado67Tornado + Water→ Tsunami68Computer + Tsunami→ Internet69Delta + Internet→ Reddit70Flower + Reddit→ Subreddit71Canstruction + Subreddit→ Substruction

Substruction at a glance

Steps to craft
71
Marathon
Crafting depth
125
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Substruction in Infinite Craft?

Combine Canstruction with Subreddit. The full path from the base elements takes 71 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Substruction?

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

Is Substruction hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 71 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Substruction?

Only one known combination produces Substruction.

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