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How to Make The Garbage Man in Infinite Craft

The Garbage Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Trash. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe TrashThe Garbage Man

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 85

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24AshPhoenixRebirth
  25. 25RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  26. 26PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28FireSunSolar
  29. 29PlantSolarOxygen
  30. 30OxygenWaterHydrogen
  31. 31DandelionHydrogenHelium
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33DandelionEarthFlower
  34. 34CarFlowerCarnation
  35. 35CarnationTeaT
  36. 36HeliumTThe
  37. 37RepeatTheThe The
  38. 38FireWindSmoke
  39. 39SmokeWaterFog
  40. 40DustFogSmog
  41. 41FireSmogPollution
  42. 42EarthPollutionTrash
  43. 43The TheTrashThe Trash
  44. 44Future TenseThe TrashThe Garbage Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Ash + Fire→ Phoenix24Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth25Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea26Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Fire + Sun→ Solar29Plant + Solar→ Oxygen30Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen31Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium32Engine + Plant→ Car33Dandelion + Earth→ Flower34Car + Flower→ Carnation35Carnation + Tea→ T36Helium + T→ The37Repeat + The→ The The38Fire + Wind→ Smoke39Smoke + Water→ Fog40Dust + Fog→ Smog41Fire + Smog→ Pollution42Earth + Pollution→ Trash43The The + Trash→ The Trash44Future Tense + The Trash→ The Garbage Man

The Garbage Man at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Garbage Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Trash. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Garbage Man?

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

Is The Garbage Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Garbage Man?

Only one known combination produces The Garbage Man.

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