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How to Make Tardy in Infinite Craft

Tardy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Date plus Reverse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DateReverseTardy

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 195 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EnginePlantCar
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11FireSandGlass
  12. 12GlassSteamMirror
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14MirrorVolcanoEcho
  15. 15CarEchoReverse
  16. 16DateReverseTardy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Plant→ Car9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Fire + Sand→ Glass12Glass + Steam→ Mirror13Fire + Fire→ Volcano14Mirror + Volcano→ Echo15Car + Echo→ Reverse16Date + Reverse→ Tardy

Other ways to make Tardy

5 combinations are known to produce Tardy. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Tardy
FirstSecondResult
DateReverseTardy
LateTrainTardy
Back to the FutureCoughdropTardy
Back to the FutureMuddy CoughTardy
ArrivalTuckedTardy

What you can make with Tardy

Tardy at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tardy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Date with Reverse. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tardy?

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

Is Tardy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tardy?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Tardy, 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.