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How to Make Tar in Infinite Craft

Tar sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 7 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Oil plus Swamp.

The final combination

OilSwampTar

Moderate7 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 9112 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 7 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FossilWaterOil
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7OilSwampTar
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fossil + Water→ Oil6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Oil + Swamp→ Tar

Other ways to make Tar

112 combinations are known to produce Tar. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Tar

Tar at a glance

Steps to craft
7
Moderate
Crafting depth
9
faster than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
112
ways to make it
Used in
1,642
other combinations

Other elements that take 7 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tar in Infinite Craft?

Combine Oil with Swamp. The full path from the base elements takes 7 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tar?

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

Is Tar hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 7 steps it is faster than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tar?

Yes. 112 combinations are known to produce Tar, 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.