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How to Make The Crust in Infinite Craft

The Crust is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 76 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Surface Of The Earth. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Surface Of The EarthThe Crust

Marathon76 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1332 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 76 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31SteamWaveSurf
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34FireSunSolar
  35. 35PlanetSolarSystem
  36. 36GlassSystemWindows
  37. 37SurfWindowsSurface
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39TornadoWaterTsunami
  40. 40TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  41. 41FireSteamEngine
  42. 42DustEngineVacuum
  43. 43FireVacuumBlack Hole
  44. 44Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  45. 45SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  46. 46DestructionTime TravelParadox
  47. 47AshFirePhoenix
  48. 48AshPhoenixRebirth
  49. 49PlantSteamTea
  50. 50RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  51. 51PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  52. 52PlantSolarOxygen
  53. 53OxygenWaterHydrogen
  54. 54DandelionHydrogenHelium
  55. 55EnginePlantCar
  56. 56DandelionEarthFlower
  57. 57CarFlowerCarnation
  58. 58CarnationTeaT
  59. 59HeliumTThe
  60. 60RepeatTheThe The
  61. 61EarthTsunamiIsland
  62. 62EarthIslandContinent
  63. 63ContinentSurfAustralia
  64. 64EarthEarthMountain
  65. 65MountainWindAvalanche
  66. 66AvalancheWindSnow
  67. 67AustraliaSnowNo
  68. 68WaterWaterLake
  69. 69LakeWaterOcean
  70. 70NoOceanNot
  71. 71AshNotIs
  72. 72DestructionIsWas
  73. 73The TheWasThe Was
  74. 74ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  75. 75SurfaceThe IsThe Surface Of The Earth
  76. 76Past TenseThe Surface Of The EarthThe Crust
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf32Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet33Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun34Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar35Planet + Solarโ†’ System36Glass + Systemโ†’ Windows37Surf + Windowsโ†’ Surface38Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado39Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami40Tornado + Tsunamiโ†’ Destruction41Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine42Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum43Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole44Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine45Steam + Time Machineโ†’ Time Travel46Destruction + Time Travelโ†’ Paradox47Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix48Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth49Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea50Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea51Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat52Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen53Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen54Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium55Engine + Plantโ†’ Car56Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower57Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation58Carnation + Teaโ†’ T59Helium + Tโ†’ The60Repeat + Theโ†’ The The61Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island62Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent63Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia64Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain65Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche66Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow67Australia + Snowโ†’ No68Water + Waterโ†’ Lake69Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean70No + Oceanโ†’ Not71Ash + Notโ†’ Is72Destruction + Isโ†’ Was73The The + Wasโ†’ The Was74Paradox + The Wasโ†’ The Is75Surface + The Isโ†’ The Surface Of The Earth76Past Tense + The Surface Of The Earthโ†’ The Crust

Other ways to make The Crust

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Crust
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Surface Of The EarthThe Crust
Past tenseThe Surface Of The EarthThe Crust

The Crust at a glance

Steps to craft
76
Marathon
Crafting depth
133
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 76 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Crust in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Surface Of The Earth. The full path from the base elements takes 76 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Crust?

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

Is The Crust hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 76 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Crust?

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