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How to Make The Infection in Infinite Craft

The Infection is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 89 combinations to get there, and the final one is Infect plus The Addition. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InfectThe AdditionThe Infection

Marathon89 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 143

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 89 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWaterRiver
  5. 5MountainRiverCanyon
  6. 6CanyonEarthGrand Canyon
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9EarthFireLava
  10. 10LavaWaterStone
  11. 11PlanetStoneMeteor
  12. 12Grand CanyonMeteorMeteor Crater
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17DustTreeWood
  18. 18SandstormWoodSandal
  19. 19DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  20. 20LakeThesaurusSynonym
  21. 21Meteor CraterSynonymImpact
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25FireGlassLens
  26. 26LensWaterMicroscope
  27. 27EarthMicroscopeBacteria
  28. 28BacteriaWaterSick
  29. 29ImpactSickInfect
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32TreeWineDrunk
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34SmokeWineSmoker
  35. 35DrunkSmokerAlcoholic
  36. 36PlantSmokeIncense
  37. 37IncenseSmokePrayer
  38. 38AlcoholicPrayerAA
  39. 39FireWaterSteam
  40. 40EarthSteamMud
  41. 41FireMudBrick
  42. 42BrickMudAdobe
  43. 43SandstormWindDust Storm
  44. 44Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  45. 45Dust BowlMudMud Bowl
  46. 46Dust BowlMud BowlSuper Bowl
  47. 47AdobeSuper BowlAd
  48. 48AAAdAdd
  49. 49WindWindTornado
  50. 50TornadoWaterTsunami
  51. 51TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  52. 52FireSteamEngine
  53. 53DustEngineVacuum
  54. 54FireVacuumBlack Hole
  55. 55Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  56. 56SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  57. 57DestructionTime TravelParadox
  58. 58DustFireAsh
  59. 59AshFirePhoenix
  60. 60AshPhoenixRebirth
  61. 61PlantSteamTea
  62. 62RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  63. 63PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  64. 64FirePlanetSun
  65. 65FireSunSolar
  66. 66PlantSolarOxygen
  67. 67OxygenWaterHydrogen
  68. 68DandelionHydrogenHelium
  69. 69EnginePlantCar
  70. 70DandelionEarthFlower
  71. 71CarFlowerCarnation
  72. 72CarnationTeaT
  73. 73HeliumTThe
  74. 74RepeatTheThe The
  75. 75EarthTsunamiIsland
  76. 76EarthIslandContinent
  77. 77SteamWaveSurf
  78. 78ContinentSurfAustralia
  79. 79MountainWindAvalanche
  80. 80AvalancheWindSnow
  81. 81AustraliaSnowNo
  82. 82LakeWaterOcean
  83. 83NoOceanNot
  84. 84AshNotIs
  85. 85DestructionIsWas
  86. 86The TheWasThe Was
  87. 87ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  88. 88AddThe IsThe Addition
  89. 89InfectThe AdditionThe Infection
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Water→ River5Mountain + River→ Canyon6Canyon + Earth→ Grand Canyon7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Earth→ Planet9Earth + Fire→ Lava10Lava + Water→ Stone11Planet + Stone→ Meteor12Grand Canyon + Meteor→ Meteor Crater13Water + Water→ Lake14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Dust + Tree→ Wood18Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal19Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus20Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym21Meteor Crater + Synonym→ Impact22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Fire + Sand→ Glass25Fire + Glass→ Lens26Lens + Water→ Microscope27Earth + Microscope→ Bacteria28Bacteria + Water→ Sick29Impact + Sick→ Infect30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Tree + Wine→ Drunk33Fire + Wind→ Smoke34Smoke + Wine→ Smoker35Drunk + Smoker→ Alcoholic36Plant + Smoke→ Incense37Incense + Smoke→ Prayer38Alcoholic + Prayer→ AA39Fire + Water→ Steam40Earth + Steam→ Mud41Fire + Mud→ Brick42Brick + Mud→ Adobe43Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm44Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl45Dust Bowl + Mud→ Mud Bowl46Dust Bowl + Mud Bowl→ Super Bowl47Adobe + Super Bowl→ Ad48AA + Ad→ Add49Wind + Wind→ Tornado50Tornado + Water→ Tsunami51Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction52Fire + Steam→ Engine53Dust + Engine→ Vacuum54Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole55Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine56Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel57Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox58Dust + Fire→ Ash59Ash + Fire→ Phoenix60Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth61Plant + Steam→ Tea62Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea63Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat64Fire + Planet→ Sun65Fire + Sun→ Solar66Plant + Solar→ Oxygen67Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen68Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium69Engine + Plant→ Car70Dandelion + Earth→ Flower71Car + Flower→ Carnation72Carnation + Tea→ T73Helium + T→ The74Repeat + The→ The The75Earth + Tsunami→ Island76Earth + Island→ Continent77Steam + Wave→ Surf78Continent + Surf→ Australia79Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche80Avalanche + Wind→ Snow81Australia + Snow→ No82Lake + Water→ Ocean83No + Ocean→ Not84Ash + Not→ Is85Destruction + Is→ Was86The The + Was→ The Was87Paradox + The Was→ The Is88Add + The Is→ The Addition89Infect + The Addition→ The Infection

The Infection at a glance

Steps to craft
89
Marathon
Crafting depth
143
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Infection in Infinite Craft?

Combine Infect with The Addition. The full path from the base elements takes 89 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Infection?

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

Is The Infection hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 89 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Infection?

Only one known combination produces The Infection.

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