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How to Make Taint in Infinite Craft

Taint is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hack Train plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hack TrainNotTaint

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 36

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FirePlanetSun
  4. 4FireSunSolar
  5. 5PlanetSolarSystem
  6. 6FireSystemComputer
  7. 7ComputerFireHack
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EngineSteamTrain
  15. 15Mountain DewTrainMountain Train
  16. 16HackMountain TrainHack Train
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24MountainWindAvalanche
  25. 25AvalancheWindSnow
  26. 26AustraliaSnowNo
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30Hack TrainNotTaint
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun4Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar5Planet + Solarโ†’ System6Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer7Computer + Fireโ†’ Hack8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion10Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain11Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew12Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam13Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine14Engine + Steamโ†’ Train15Mountain Dew + Trainโ†’ Mountain Train16Hack + Mountain Trainโ†’ Hack Train17Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado18Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island20Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent21Water + Windโ†’ Wave22Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf23Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia24Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche25Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow26Australia + Snowโ†’ No27Water + Waterโ†’ Lake28Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean29No + Oceanโ†’ Not30Hack Train + Notโ†’ Taint

Taint at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Taint in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hack Train with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Taint?

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

Is Taint hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Taint?

Only one known combination produces Taint.

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