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How to Make Tankton in Infinite Craft

Tankton sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Plankton plus Tank.

The final combination

PlanktonTankTankton

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 152 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6LensWaterMicroscope
  7. 7LakeMicroscopePlankton
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthEngineTractor
  11. 11EngineTractorTank
  12. 12PlanktonTankTankton
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Lens + Water→ Microscope7Lake + Microscope→ Plankton8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Earth + Engine→ Tractor11Engine + Tractor→ Tank12Plankton + Tank→ Tankton

Other ways to make Tankton

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

Alternative combinations that produce Tankton
FirstSecondResult
Icelandic PlanktonTankTankton
PlanktonTankTankton

What you can make with Tankton

Tankton at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tankton in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plankton with Tank. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tankton?

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

Is Tankton hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tankton?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Tankton, 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.