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How to Make Tangents in Infinite Craft

Tangents is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Gnats. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramGnatsTangents

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 562 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17AshDustCinder
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20SmokeStoneStatue
  21. 21CinderStatueDavid
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25EngineGlassWindshield
  26. 26DavidWindshieldBugsplat
  27. 27AnagramBugsplatGnats
  28. 28AnagramGnatsTangents
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Earth + Windโ†’ Dust16Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash17Ash + Dustโ†’ Cinder18Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava19Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone20Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue21Cinder + Statueโ†’ David22Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass25Engine + Glassโ†’ Windshield26David + Windshieldโ†’ Bugsplat27Anagram + Bugsplatโ†’ Gnats28Anagram + Gnatsโ†’ Tangents

Other ways to make Tangents

2 combinations are known to produce Tangents. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Tangents
FirstSecondResult
PluralTangentTangents
AnagramGnatsTangents

Tangents at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tangents in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Gnats. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tangents?

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

Is Tangents hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tangents?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Tangents, 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.