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How to Make The Common Cold in Infinite Craft

The Common Cold is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Conservatives plus The Sneeze. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ConservativesThe SneezeThe Common Cold

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FireFossilDinosaur
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7DinosaurSteamStegosaurus
  8. 8FireStegosaurusFire-osaurus
  9. 9Fire-osaurusWaterExtinction
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11MountainMountainMountain Range
  12. 12PlantSteamTea
  13. 13Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  14. 14ExtinctionTea PartyRepublicans
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19DustTreeWood
  20. 20SandstormWoodSandal
  21. 21DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  22. 22LakeThesaurusSynonym
  23. 23RepublicansSynonymConservatives
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionDustWish
  26. 26WaterWishGenie
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28GenieWeedHashish
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  33. 33HashishTime Machine1960s
  34. 34DustPlantPollen
  35. 35PollenWindAllergy
  36. 36MountainWindAvalanche
  37. 37AvalancheEngineSnowmobile
  38. 38AllergySnowmobileSneezemobile
  39. 391960sSneezemobileThe Sneeze
  40. 40ConservativesThe SneezeThe Common Cold
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur6Fire + Water→ Steam7Dinosaur + Steam→ Stegosaurus8Fire + Stegosaurus→ Fire-osaurus9Fire-osaurus + Water→ Extinction10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range12Plant + Steam→ Tea13Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party14Extinction + Tea Party→ Republicans15Water + Water→ Lake16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Earth + Plant→ Tree19Dust + Tree→ Wood20Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal21Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus22Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym23Republicans + Synonym→ Conservatives24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Dust→ Wish26Water + Wish→ Genie27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Genie + Weed→ Hashish29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Dust + Engine→ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole32Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine33Hashish + Time Machine→ 1960s34Dust + Plant→ Pollen35Pollen + Wind→ Allergy36Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche37Avalanche + Engine→ Snowmobile38Allergy + Snowmobile→ Sneezemobile391960s + Sneezemobile→ The Sneeze40Conservatives + The Sneeze→ The Common Cold

The Common Cold at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to The Common Cold, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Common Cold in Infinite Craft?

Combine Conservatives with The Sneeze. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Common Cold?

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

Is The Common Cold hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Common Cold?

Only one known combination produces The Common Cold.

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