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How to Make The Big Tan in Infinite Craft

The Big Tan is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Tan plus The Big Bang. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

TanThe Big BangThe Big Tan

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 24

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8LensSunSunburn
  9. 9SunburnWaterTan
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11SteamWaveSurf
  12. 12SurfWindSurfing
  13. 13PlanetSunSolar System
  14. 14DustSolar SystemUniverse
  15. 15SurfingUniverseSurfing the Universe
  16. 16FireSurfing the UniverseThe Big Bang
  17. 17TanThe Big BangThe Big Tan
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun8Lens + Sunโ†’ Sunburn9Sunburn + Waterโ†’ Tan10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf12Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing13Planet + Sunโ†’ Solar System14Dust + Solar Systemโ†’ Universe15Surfing + Universeโ†’ Surfing the Universe16Fire + Surfing the Universeโ†’ The Big Bang17Tan + The Big Bangโ†’ The Big Tan

What you can make with The Big Tan

The Big Tan at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to The Big Tan, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Big Tan in Infinite Craft?

Combine Tan with The Big Bang. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Big Tan?

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

Is The Big Tan hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Big Tan?

Only one known combination produces The Big Tan.

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