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How to Make Tau Cannon in Infinite Craft

Tau Cannon is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mad Scientists plus Tau Snake. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mad ScientistsTau SnakeTau Cannon

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 87

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3LakeMountainFjord
  4. 4FjordMountainNorway
  5. 5FireNorwayViking
  6. 6EarthVikingBerserker
  7. 7WaterWindWave
  8. 8EarthWaveSand
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10FireGlassLens
  11. 11LensWaterMicroscope
  12. 12BerserkerMicroscopeMad Scientist
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24NoOceanNot
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31Mad ScientistPluralMad Scientists
  32. 32FireWindSmoke
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34DustFogSmog
  35. 35SmogWaterAcid Rain
  36. 36EarthWaterPlant
  37. 37PlantSmokeIncense
  38. 38IncenseSandSnake
  39. 39Acid RainSnakeToxic Snake
  40. 40FireFireVolcano
  41. 41Toxic SnakeVolcanoLava Snake
  42. 42OceanWaterFish
  43. 43TornadoTornadoHurricane
  44. 44HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  45. 45EarthPlantTree
  46. 46SteamboatTreePaddle
  47. 47FishPaddleRowboat
  48. 48PlantWindDandelion
  49. 49EarthFireLava
  50. 50LavaWaterStone
  51. 51LavaStoneObsidian
  52. 52DandelionObsidianClock
  53. 53DandelionWindSeed
  54. 54SeedTreeApple
  55. 55AppleSteamPie
  56. 56IslandPiePi
  57. 57ClockPiTau
  58. 58RowboatTauTau Boat
  59. 59Lava SnakeTau BoatTau Snake
  60. 60Mad ScientistsTau SnakeTau Cannon
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Lake + Mountain→ Fjord4Fjord + Mountain→ Norway5Fire + Norway→ Viking6Earth + Viking→ Berserker7Water + Wind→ Wave8Earth + Wave→ Sand9Fire + Sand→ Glass10Fire + Glass→ Lens11Lens + Water→ Microscope12Berserker + Microscope→ Mad Scientist13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Fire + Water→ Steam18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23Lake + Water→ Ocean24No + Ocean→ Not25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity30Not + Singularity→ Plural31Mad Scientist + Plural→ Mad Scientists32Fire + Wind→ Smoke33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Dust + Fog→ Smog35Smog + Water→ Acid Rain36Earth + Water→ Plant37Plant + Smoke→ Incense38Incense + Sand→ Snake39Acid Rain + Snake→ Toxic Snake40Fire + Fire→ Volcano41Toxic Snake + Volcano→ Lava Snake42Ocean + Water→ Fish43Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane44Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat45Earth + Plant→ Tree46Steamboat + Tree→ Paddle47Fish + Paddle→ Rowboat48Plant + Wind→ Dandelion49Earth + Fire→ Lava50Lava + Water→ Stone51Lava + Stone→ Obsidian52Dandelion + Obsidian→ Clock53Dandelion + Wind→ Seed54Seed + Tree→ Apple55Apple + Steam→ Pie56Island + Pie→ Pi57Clock + Pi→ Tau58Rowboat + Tau→ Tau Boat59Lava Snake + Tau Boat→ Tau Snake60Mad Scientists + Tau Snake→ Tau Cannon

Tau Cannon at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tau Cannon in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mad Scientists with Tau Snake. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tau Cannon?

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

Is Tau Cannon hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tau Cannon?

Only one known combination produces Tau Cannon.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.