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How to Make Tardigrades in Infinite Craft

Tardigrades is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Red Tea. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramRed TeaTardigrades

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 363 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 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. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  20. 20EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  21. 21EngineMountain Dew Code RedRed Bull
  22. 22PlantSteamTea
  23. 23Red BullTeaRed Tea
  24. 24AnagramRed TeaTardigrades
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew20Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red21Engine + Mountain Dew Code Red→ Red Bull22Plant + Steam→ Tea23Red Bull + Tea→ Red Tea24Anagram + Red Tea→ Tardigrades

Other ways to make Tardigrades

3 combinations are known to produce Tardigrades. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Tardigrades
FirstSecondResult
AnagramRed TeaTardigrades
PluralTardigradeTardigrades
AnagramRoadkill TeaTardigrades

Tardigrades at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tardigrades in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Red Tea. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tardigrades?

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

Is Tardigrades hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tardigrades?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Tardigrades, 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.