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How to Make The CIA in Infinite Craft

The CIA is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 82 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus The Can Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsThe Can WasThe CIA

Marathon82 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1382 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 82 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42WaterWindWave
  43. 43EarthWaveSand
  44. 44FireSandGlass
  45. 45PlanetSandstormMars
  46. 46MarsPlantPotato
  47. 47PotatoSandstormPringles
  48. 48GlassPringlesCan
  49. 49DustFireAsh
  50. 50AshFirePhoenix
  51. 51AshPhoenixRebirth
  52. 52PlantSteamTea
  53. 53RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  54. 54PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  55. 55PlantWindDandelion
  56. 56FirePlanetSun
  57. 57FireSunSolar
  58. 58PlantSolarOxygen
  59. 59OxygenWaterHydrogen
  60. 60DandelionHydrogenHelium
  61. 61DandelionEarthFlower
  62. 62CarFlowerCarnation
  63. 63CarnationTeaT
  64. 64HeliumTThe
  65. 65RepeatTheThe The
  66. 66WindWindTornado
  67. 67TornadoWaterTsunami
  68. 68TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  69. 69EarthTsunamiIsland
  70. 70EarthIslandContinent
  71. 71SteamWaveSurf
  72. 72ContinentSurfAustralia
  73. 73MountainWindAvalanche
  74. 74AvalancheWindSnow
  75. 75AustraliaSnowNo
  76. 76LakeWaterOcean
  77. 77NoOceanNot
  78. 78AshNotIs
  79. 79DestructionIsWas
  80. 80The TheWasThe Was
  81. 81CanThe WasThe Can Was
  82. 82InitialsThe Can WasThe CIA
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Pollen + Wind→ Allergy22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Dust→ Rust26Fire + Rust→ Iron27Earth + Iron→ Metal28Allergy + Metal→ Nickel29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname41Acronym + Nickname→ Initials42Water + Wind→ Wave43Earth + Wave→ Sand44Fire + Sand→ Glass45Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars46Mars + Plant→ Potato47Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles48Glass + Pringles→ Can49Dust + Fire→ Ash50Ash + Fire→ Phoenix51Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth52Plant + Steam→ Tea53Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea54Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat55Plant + Wind→ Dandelion56Fire + Planet→ Sun57Fire + Sun→ Solar58Plant + Solar→ Oxygen59Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen60Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium61Dandelion + Earth→ Flower62Car + Flower→ Carnation63Carnation + Tea→ T64Helium + T→ The65Repeat + The→ The The66Wind + Wind→ Tornado67Tornado + Water→ Tsunami68Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction69Earth + Tsunami→ Island70Earth + Island→ Continent71Steam + Wave→ Surf72Continent + Surf→ Australia73Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche74Avalanche + Wind→ Snow75Australia + Snow→ No76Lake + Water→ Ocean77No + Ocean→ Not78Ash + Not→ Is79Destruction + Is→ Was80The The + Was→ The Was81Can + The Was→ The Can Was82Initials + The Can Was→ The CIA

Other ways to make The CIA

2 combinations are known to produce The CIA. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The CIA
FirstSecondResult
InitialsThe Can WasThe CIA
INITIALSThe Can WasThe CIA

The CIA at a glance

Steps to craft
82
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The CIA in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with The Can Was. The full path from the base elements takes 82 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The CIA?

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

Is The CIA hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 82 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The CIA?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The CIA, 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.